TOP WHITE LABEL PROMO 1969 ORIG 1st LP JETHRO TULL THIS WAS UK BLUES PSYCH
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1969 Orig WHITE LABEL PROMO Reprise ~ 1st Lp
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JETHRO TULL
THIS WAS
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RARE as they get!
WHITE LABEL PROMOTIONAL ~ ADVANCED RELEASE 1968 pre-release artifact!!!
Original 1969 first pressing on the old two-tone Reprise label...in thick gatefold cover...it's the first Jethro Tull album, a rag tag blitz of British bluesrock with a psych twist and lots of irresistable charm...
JETHRO TULL
THIS WAS
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The very first Jethro Tull, a strange mix of blues & underground psych that alerted many to the fact that this was more than just another London hopeful. No, these cats had a weird bent edge, and that raggedy man who sang & played fluttering flute, standing on one leg, had a special unique delivery that caught attention...This Was JETHRO TULL
Jethro Tull was vaguely reminiscent of the Graham Bond Organization only more cohesive, and with greater commercial sense. The revelations about the group's roots on This Was -- which was recorded during the summer of 1968 -- can be astonishing, even 30 years after the fact. Original lead guitarist Mick Abrahams contributed to the songwriting and the singing, and his presence as a serious bluesman is felt throughout, often for the better: "Some Day the Sun Won't Shine for You," an Ian Anderson original that could just as easily be credited to Big Bill Broonzy or Robert Johnson; "Cat's Squirrel," Abrahams' big showcase, where he ventures into Eric Clapton territory; and "It's Breaking Me Up," which also features some pretty hot guitar from Abrahams. Roland Kirk's "Serenade to a Cuckoo" (the first song Anderson learned to play on flute), their jazziest track ever, is one of the best parts of the album. The drum solo on the electrified jammer, "Dharma for One" is understandable in the context of the time in which it was done. The one number here that everybody knows, "A Song for Jeffrey," almost pales amid these surroundings, but at the time it was a superb example of commercial psychedelic blues. This would be the last album of its kind by the group, as Abrahams' departure and the lure of more fertile inspiration tugged them toward English folk & progressive music.
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Side one
- "My Sunday Feeling" – 3:43
- "Some Day the Sun Won't Shine for You" – 2:49
- "Beggar's Farm" – 4:19
- "Move on Alone" – 1:58
- "Serenade to a Cuckoo– 6:07
- Side two
- "Dharma for One" – 4:15
- "It's Breaking Me Up" – 5:04
- "Cat's Squirrel" – 5:42
- "A Song for Jeffrey" – 3:22
- "Round" – 1:03
CONDITION: The cover is a gatefold cover, rated: near M- front, M- back, M- insides ... solid all over stiff and CLEAN ... overall represents a nice collection copy = no seam splits, no bends, no writing...
The vinyl is rated: M- and plays terrific! TOP VINYL with the rare (& clean) WHITE PROMO Reprise labels ...loads of clear shine on both sides of the platter is all
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