Jethro Tull - This Was (1968) (The 50th Anniversary Edition) [3CD] (2018)
Rock, Blues Rock, Prog-Rock | WEB FLAC (tracks) / MP3 CBR 320 kbps | 03:14:29 h. | 1 Gb / 461,7 Mb
Label: Chrysalis (EU) | Cat.# 0190295611484 | Released: 2018-11-09 (1968)
After several name changes, Jethro Tull played its first show as Jethro Tull in February 1968. Months later, Ian Anderson, Mick Abrahams, Glenn Cornick and Clive Bunker released the band’s debut – This Was. The album debuted at #10 on the U.K. album chart, but more important, it was the first step in a 50-year (and counting) journey that made Jethro Tull one of the world’s most successful progressive rock bands. Recorded during the summer of 1968, This Was is the only Jethro Tull album to feature guitarist Mick Abrahams, who left the group shortly after the album came out to form Blodwyn Pig. The title of the album refers to the band moving away from its early blues-based sound, which was referenced in the original liner notes: “This was how we were playing then – but things change – don’t they?”