LAMINATED Island JETHRO TULL THIS WAS '69 BLUES PSYCH

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    High Quality Super-Sound & Laminated Gatefold Collectible

                                                   JETHRO TULL

                     THIS WAS

\                             German - pink rimmed ISLAND RECORDS - 85 683 

Machine stamped matrix numbers ...TOP CLEAN vintage German super pressing vinyl on the old pink rimmed Island Records label...in nice laminated gatefold cover...it's the first 1969 Jethro Tull album, a rag tag blitz of British bluesrock with a psych twist and lots of irresistable charm...

The German pressing is of HIGH quality and delivers an astonishing sound spectrum of wide range clarity blowing away the USA pressing....

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The 1969 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 40+ 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.

•  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
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• 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: The fragile gatefold is super nice M- all laminated, shiny & clean with no bends, no split seams and no writing...the back of the gatefold cover, also laminated has a real light corner crease that is not easy to see and minor....overall collection ready keeper!

The Vinyl: all glossy clean over both sides "EX" (excellent) to M- looks (and plays) very enjoyable with no audio problems...the wide range clarity will put you 'there' ...blows away the USA pressing.... 

      A cool addition to anyone's music library!

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