This Was (Collectors Edition) (2CD)

Jethro Tull - This Was (Collectors Edition) (2CD)

This Was (Collectors Edition) (2CD)
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Artist: Jethro Tull
Edition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown)
Format: Extra tracks, Import, Original recording remastered, Special Edition
CD Release Date: 2008-06-10
Music Label: EMI
Soundtracks:
Music CD 1
  1. My Sunday Feeling
  2. Some Day the Sun Won't Shine
  3. Beggar's Farm
  4. Move on Alone
  5. Serenade to a Cuckoo
  6. Dharma for One
  7. It's Breaking Me Up
  8. Cat's Squirrel
  9. A Song for Jeffrey
  10. Round
  11. So Much Trouble
  12. My Sunday Feeling
  13. Serenade to a Cuckoo
  14. Cat's Squirrel
  15. A Song for Jeffrey
  16. Love Story
  17. Stormy Monday
  18. Beggar's Farm
  19. Dharma for One
Music CD 2
  1. My Sunday Feeling
  2. Some Day the Sun Won't Shine
  3. Beggar's Farm
  4. Move on Alone
  5. Serenade to a Cuckoo
  6. Dharma for One
  7. It's Breaking Me Up
  8. Cat's Squirrel
  9. A Song for Jeffrey
  10. Round
  11. Love Story [Stereo Mix]
  12. Christmas Song [Stereo Mix]
  13. Sunshine Day [Mono Version]
  14. One for John Gee
  15. Love Story
  16. Christmas Song

Free Music Notes for This Was (Collectors Edition) (2CD)

Free Music Review: "...Won't Somebody Tell Me Where I Lay My Head Last Night..."
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This 2008 40th Anniversary 2CD COLLECTOR'S EDITION of Jethro Tull's explosive debut album has been a long time coming - but the wait has been so worth it.

Soundwise - this peach is simply off the charts good - and as a reissue - has breathed new life into a long forgotten and largely dismissed album. I suspect that even people who don't like Tull (and they are derided in certain circles) will enjoy this and be duly impressed...

There's a lot on here, so here's a detailed breakdown first...

DISC 1 (71:28 minutes):
Tracks 1 to 10 are the MONO VERSION of the album "This Was" released 25 October 1968 in the UK on Island ILP 985
(February 1969 saw the album released in the USA on Reprise RS 6336 but in Stereo only - the Stereo mix is on Disc 2)

Tracks 11 to 15 are live-in-the-studio recordings made for John Peel's "Top Gear" Radio program on BBC 1, recorded 23 July 1968 in London (broadcast August & September 1968)
Tracks 16 to 19 are more live-in-the-studio recordings as per 11 to 15...recorded 5 November 1968 in London (broadcast December 1968)

DISC 2 (55:18 minutes):
Tracks 1 to 10 are the STEREO VERSION of the album "This Was" released 25 October 1968 on Island ILPS 9085 [credited here as a "New Stereo Mix"]

Tracks 11 and 12 are ADDITIONAL NEW STEREO MIXES of "Love Story" and "Christmas Song" [New to this set]

Tracks 13 to 16 are ORIGINAL MONO RECORDINGS (UK Singles)
13 is "Sunshine Day", their debut UK 7" single issued 16 February 1968 on MGM Records 1348 [miscredited as Jethro Toe]
14 is "One For John Gee", non-album B-side to "A Song For Jeffrey", 2nd UK 7" single issued September 1968 on Island WIP 6043
15 is "Love Story", November 1968, Non-Album Track, A-side of their 3rd UK 7" single on Island WIP 6048
16 is "Christmas Song", also a non-album track on release, B-side to 15

PETER MEW at Abbey Road has expertly remastered the 1st generation original masters tapes and the results are stupendous - the clarity is now unbelievable on both the old MONO MIX and the newly constructed STEREO MIX. Getting your hands on an original UK MONO vinyl copy of this album has always been an expensive and difficult affair - the STEREO version a little less so. So it's great to finally have both on a good CD. The 12-page booklet is a little crammed (pictures of 45's you can barely make out due to their tiny size), but it does features new notes from both Ian Anderson and Mick Abrahams.

Highlights - the opening track "My Sunday Feeling" (lyrics above) is classic Tull - rock with a flute jazz tint. Speaking of which - the track "Serenade To A Cuckoo" first appeared on Rahsaah Roland Kirk's 1964 album "I Talk With The Spirits". Kirk's flute technique of humming and mouthing as you play the instrument clearly blew away the young Ian Anderson, because he's been aping that style ever since (it's also the only time a cover version has appeared on a Jethro Tull album).

The bluesy "Beggar's Farm" is so clear now as are Clive Bunker's drums on "Dharma For One". The Stereo Mix of "Some Day The Sun Won't Shine" absolutely leaps out of the speakers, while the harmonica and guitar duo intro on "It's Breaking Me Up" perfectly compliments the slinky bass line by Glenn Cornick. "Cat's Squirrel" just rocks like a monster too.

The additional BBC stuff is very good (the band was still fresh) as are the properly remastered versions of the early Tull singles (most of which were non-album until the 2LP set "Living In The Past" in 1972).

I'd have preferred a far more expanded booklet, but it's the great remaster that makes me come back to this reissue time and time again... Onwards from here to Mick Abraham's Blodwyn Pig and their stunning 1969 debut "Ahead Rings Out" (see separate review).

EMI are to be praised for this - an absolute winner - recommended big time.

PS: for Peter Mew's work see also Dr. Feelgood's "Down By The Jetty" DELUXE EDITION (reviewed), Deep Purple's "Burn" EXPANDED EDITION and Kevin Ayers' "The Confessions Of Dr. Dream And Other Stories" (reviewed)

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This Was (Collectors Edition) (2CD) Poster

2008 two CD 40th Anniversary collector's edition of Jethro Tull debut album. Disc One contains the mono version of the album, which has never been available on CD, plus nine BBC tracks from sessions which relate to the album. Disc Two features a new stereo mix of the album plus four bonus tracks from rare early singles: 'Sunshine Day', 'Song For John Gee', 'Love Story' and 'Christmas Song'. This release also features new liner notes and anecdotes from the band members. This Was originally reached #10 in the UK charts, partly thanks to great airplay from BBC Radio DJ John Peel. 35 tracks. EMI.

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