Jethro TullThis Was

Label:

Island Records – ILP 985

Format:

Vinyl , LP, Album, Mono , Mono sleeve

Country:

UK

Released:

Genre:

Rock

Style:

Blues Rock

Tracklist

A1 My Sunday Feeling
Written-ByAnderson*
3:38
A2 Some Day The Sun Won't Shine For You
Written-ByAnderson*
2:42
A3 Beggar's Farm
Written-ByAbrahams*
4:19
A4 Move On Alone
Arranged ByDavid Palmer (2)
Written-ByAbrahams*
2:00
A5 Serenade To A Cuckoo
Written-ByKirk*
6:01
B1 Dharma For One
Written-ByAnderson*
4:11
B2 It's Breaking Me Up
Written-ByAnderson*
4:56
B3 Cat's Squirrel
Arranged ByAbrahams*
Written-ByTraditional
5:36
B4 A Song For Jeffrey
Written-ByAnderson*
3:18
B5 Round
Written-ByEllis*
0:50

Companies, etc.

  • Recorded AtSound Techniques, London
  • Copyright ©Chrysalis Productions Ltd.
  • Published ByChrysalis Music
  • Published ByFlamingo Music
  • Pressed ByOrlake Records

Credits

  • Bass GuitarGlenn Cornick
  • Design [Cover Concept]Terry Ellis
  • Drums, Wind [Hooter], Other [Charm Bracelet]Clive Bunker
  • EngineerVictor Gamm*
  • Flute, Harmonica, Wind [Claghorn], Piano, Vocals, Design [Cover Concept]Ian Anderson
  • Guitar, Guitar [Nine-string], VocalsMick Abrahams
  • Photography ByBrian Ward (5)
  • ProducerTerry Ellis

Notes

First mono pink island 'orange/black circle eye' 1st issue label. Rough textured labels.
Pink island "orange/black circle eye" labels with "Made in England" are from 1969 (as Jethro Tull - This Was).
Laminated gatefold mono cover.
Inside gatefold (Unlaminated spread, overlapped glue-tab at top):
Recorded Thursday 13th June to Friday 23rd August, 1968 at Sound Techniques Studio, Chelsea, London.
© Chrysalis Productions Ltd. 1968.
Jethro Tull songs published by Chrysalis Music. 'Serenade To A Cuckoo' published by Flamingo Music".

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Matrix / Runout (A-Side Run-out, Stamped): ILP+985+A
  • Matrix / Runout (B-Side Run-out, Stamped): ILP+985+B

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This Was (LP, Album, Stereo, Terre Haute Pressing, Gatefold) Reprise Records RS 6336 US 1968
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This Was (LP, Album) Reprise Records RS 6336, 6336 Canada 1968
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This Was (LP, Album, Promo) Reprise Records RS 6336 US 1968

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