Jethro Tull - This Was (50th Anniversary Edition) (2019) [Hi-Res]

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?”

The album includes songs that have been in and out of Jethro Tull’s live show for 50 years, like “My Sunday Feeling” and “Beggar’s Farm.” Also featured are several bonus tracks: “Love Story,” “A Christmas Song,” “Sunshine Day” and “Aeroplane.”

Ian Anderson, lead vocals (all except track 4), flute, mouth organ, "claghorn", piano
Mick Abrahams, lead vocals (track 4), backing vocals, electric guitar, nine-string guitar
Glenn Cornick, bass
Clive Bunker, drums, percussion hooter, charm bracelet
Additional musicians:
David Palmer, French horn and orchestral arrangements

Recorded 13 June 1968 – 23 August 1968 at Sound Techniques, Chelsea, London
Produced by Terry Ellis, Jethro Tull

Digitally remastered