Singer: Jethro Tull
Title: This Was
Label: Reprise Records ‎– RS 6336
Type: Vinyl, LP, Album, CTH Pressing, Gatefold
Country: US
Date of released: 25 Oct 1968
Category: Rock
Style: Blues Rock
Size MP3 zip: 1651 mb
Size FLAC zip: 1531 mb
Rating: 3.7✭
Format: MP3 AHX MPC VOX ADX AA WAV APE FLAC

Tracklist Hide Credits

A1	My Sunday Feeling Written-By – Ian Anderson	3:38
A2	Some Day The Sun Won't Shine For You Written-By – Ian Anderson	2:42
A3	Beggar's Farm Written-By – Ian Anderson, Abrahams*	4:19
A4	Move On Alone Written-By – Abrahams*	2:00
A5	Serenade To A Cuckoo Written-By – Roland Kirk	6:01
B1	Dharma For One Written-By – Bunker*, Ian Anderson	4:11
B2	It's Breaking Me Up Written-By – Ian Anderson	4:45
B3	Cat's Squirrel Arranged By – Abrahams*Written-By – Traditional	5:36
B4	A Song For Jeffrey Written-By – Ian Anderson	3:18
B5	Round Written-By – Bunker*, Cornick*, Ian Anderson, Abrahams*, Ellis*	0:50

Companies, etc.

• Record Company – Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records, Inc.
• Produced For – Chrysalis Productions Ltd.
• Copyright (c) – Chrysalis Productions Ltd.
• Pressed By – Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Terre Haute
• Recorded At – Sound Techniques, London

Credits

• Bass Guitar – Glenn Cornick
• Cover [Concept] – Ian Anderson, Terry Ellis
• Drums, Other [Hooter And Charm Bracelet] – Clive Bunker
• Engineer – Victor Gamm*
• Flute, Harmonica [Mouth Organ], Flute [Claghorn], Piano, Vocals – Ian Anderson
• Guitar, Guitar [Nine String], Vocals – Mick Abrahams
• Producer – Jethro Tull, Terry Ellis

Notes

First US press with "W7" and ":r" logos on two-tone orange label. Gatefold cover.
Front cover: "Stereo" above group name.
Reprise logo and Category is in upper right corner.
Back cover: Album title is on rear.
The "T" in the runout is for Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Terre Haute

(Later US issues have later tan layout labels, or Chrysalis labels and full group name and title on front cover. They are mid 1970's editions and were continued in production until 1989).

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (Side 1 Runout Etched): T 30867 RS 6336 A -1A 1
• Matrix / Runout (Side 2 Runout Etched): T 30868 RS 6336 B -1A 1

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
ILP 985	Jethro Tull	This Was ‎(LP, Album, Mono, Ste)	Island Records	ILP 985	UK	1968
CHR 1041	Jethro Tull	This Was ‎(LP, Album, RE, RP, Whi)	Chrysalis	CHR 1041	UK	1983
ILPS 9085	Jethro Tull	This Was ‎(LP, Album, RP)	Island Records	ILPS 9085	UK	Unknown
GX 01-340	Jethro Tull	Jethro Tull ‎(LP, Album)	Reprise Records, Gamma	GX 01-340	Mexico	1968
RST 6336-C	Jethro Tull	This Was ‎(Reel, 4tr Stereo, 7" Reel, Album)	Reprise Records	RST 6336-C	US	1968

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