This Was (1968) is the first album by the rock band Jethro Tull. An amaturish effort, recorded at a cost of only 1200 British poundss, it is mainly of interest to historians of rock music. Nevertheless, some of the songs reveal the kind of inventiveness that characerizes the band's later work.
Unlike their later albums, vocalist Ian Anderson shared songwriting chores with guitarist Mick Abrahams. The album overall has more of a rhythm and blues feel than the progressive rock feel the band is better known for.
Abrahams left the group following this album.
Jethro Tull's next album is Stand Up.
This Was was remastered in 2001 and released with three tracks not on the original album.
Personnel
Track listing