Description
Offered for sale is a Japanese copy of This Was by Jethro Tull, including the original obi, a second “tour” obi, and lyric insert.
About this copy: This copy of This Was is a 1974 Japanese issue of an album that was originally released in 1968.
The cover is M- with trace corner wear. The two obi are M-. The lyric insert is VG+ with slight foxing, but no writing or tears.
The disc is M- with one or two very faint sleeve scuffs. There is a single spindle mark on each label; the record has probably only been played a couple of times. Clean disc!
A nice copy of a scarce Jethro Tull LP, as the band’s albums sold quite poorly in Japan.
Background: Originally released in 1968, This Was was the debut LP by Jethro Tull. The album reached #10 on the UK charts and #62 on the U.S. charts.
Allmusic.com gave This Was a 3 star review:
Jethro Tull was very much a blues band on their debut album, 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. … 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 music.
| Country of origin: | Japan |
| Size: | 12″ |
| Record Label: | Reprise |
| Catalog Number: |
CHR-1041 |
| Year of Release: | 1974 |
| Format: | Stereo |
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