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JETHRO TULL This Was CHRYSALIS RECORDS 180 gram Audiophile pressing 
Tracklist A1My Sunday Feeling Written-By – * 3:38A2Some Day The Sun Won't Shine For You Written-By – * 2:42A3Beggar's Farm Written-By – *, * 4:19A4Move On Alone Arranged By – Written-By – * 2:00A5Serenade To A Cuckoo Written-By – 

6:01B1Dharma For One Written-By – *, * 4:11B2It's Breaking Me Up Written-By – * 4:45B3Cat's Squirrel Arranged By – *Written-By –  5:36B4A Song For Jeffrey Written-By – * 3:18B5Round Written-By – *, *, *, *, * 0:50 *(all photos are of the actual item) Copyright (c) – 
Recorded At –  Bass Guitar –  Drums [Hooter & Charm Bracelet] –  Engineer – * Flute, Harmonica [& Claghorn], Piano, Vocals –  Guitar, Guitar [Nine-string], Vocals –  Producer – ,  Notes Sticker on shrink wrap: 
"Stereo cut from new 2008 mix 
180gm Vinyl 
Recorded at Sound Techniques Studio, Chelsea, London. Thursday 13th June to Friday 23rd August (1968). 

© Chrysalis Productions Ltd. 1968 
Jethro Tull songs published by Chrysalis Music. "Serenade to a Cuckoo" published by Flamingo Music. 

℗ 2008 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by Chrysalis Records Ltd. 
© 2014 Parlophone Records Ltd. 
© 2014 Chrysalis Records Ltd. A Warner Music Group Company. 

Printed in the EU. Barcode and Other Identifiers Barcode: 8 25646 30780 7 Barcode (String): 825646307807 Matrix / Runout (Side A hand etched): BE45829-01 A3 SV 0825646307807-01 Matrix / Runout (Side B hand etched): BE45829-01 B2 0825646307807-01 Barcode: GEMA/MCPS Label Code: LC01626

     Jethro Tull was initially a strange kind of blues band. Their first line-up included Mick Abrahams, Glenn Cornick, Clive Bunker, and Ian Anderson. In June 1968, just before recording of This Was began, Jethro Tull began a residency at London's famed Marquee Club (where the ‘Stones and The Who also launched their careers). Band advisers failed to get Ian to give up the flute and let Mick do all the singing. The album was recorded without any record company contract presuming, correctly, that a deal could be made afterwards.

The debut album hit No. 10 in the British charts, partly thanks to great airplay from BBC Radio DJ John Peel. Just before the release in the U.S., guitarist Abrahams left to form "Blodwyn Pig," primarily due to Anderson's preference for a less blues-orientated future.

Tull began their first US tour in January 1969, immediately after securing the services of guitarist Martin Barre.

The album had little commercial impact in the US charts (No. 62) but the U.S. tour did earn the band a strong cult following.