This Was is the debut album by the British progressive rock band Jethro Tull, released in 1968. Recorded at a cost of \u00a31200, it is the only Jethro Tull album with guitarist Mick Abrahams, who was a major influence for the sound and music style of the band’s first songs. When the album was released the band was already performing at the Marquee Club in London, where other successful British groups, such as the Rolling Stones and The Who, had started their careers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
This Was is the debut album by the British progressive rock band Jethro Tull, released in 1968. Recorded at a cost of \u00a31200, it is the only Jethro Tull album with guitarist Mick Abrahams, who was a major influence for the sound and music style of the band’s first songs. When the album was released […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":201,"featured_media":1457,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[100],"tags":[1,18],"class_list":["post-1456","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-jethro-tull","tag-international-rock","tag-progressive-rock"],"yoast_head":"\n