This Was
This Was is the debut album by the progressive rock band Jethro Tull, released in 1968. Recorded at a cost of only £1200, it is the only studio album to feature guitarist Mick Abrahams. The good reception of the album permitted the band to perform in the Marquee Club, where other successful British groups started their careers, such as the Rolling Stones and The Who.
Music
While vocalist Ian Anderson's creative vision largely shaped Jethro Tull's later albums, on This Was, Anderson shared songwriting duties with Tull's guitarist Mick Abrahams. In part due to Abrahams' influence, the album incorporates more rhythm and blues and jazz influences than the progressive rock the band later became known for. In particular:
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This Was
by: Jethro TullIn the morning -- gonna get my things together.
Packing up and I'm leaving this place.
I don't believe you'll cry, there'll be a smile upon your face.
I didn't think how much you'd hurt me.
That's something that I laugh about.
Bring in the good times, baby.
And let the bad times out.
That old sun keeps on shining,
But someday it won't shine for you.
In the morning I'll be leaving.
I'll leave your mother too.