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Note: A couple of English 45s to start the festivities...

Sunshine Day / Aeroplane
Abrahams (2:20) / Anderson-Barnard (2:13)
MGM MGM-1384 [UK], 2/68

as by Jethro Toe, listed here due to wrong name on label
Love Story / A Christmas Song
Anderson (2:49) / Anderson (3:05)
Island WIP-6048 [UK], 11/68 UK

Any other Christmas rock 'n' roll records ??

Mick Abrahams to Blodwyn Pig

Martin Barre from Gethsemane (yet another British Blues Band®)
 

Rock 'N' Roll Circus: never aired (filmed 12/11/68)
Band (with Tommy Iommi miming Mick's guitar) joins The Stones & Friends to record TV special—never aired (now on DVD).
1/24-25/69: Fillmore East, New York
with Blood, Sweat & Tears

This Was
Reprise RS-6336
2/3/69 BB [UK: 10/68] T20
Back Cover

 
Inside Cover

Side One
My Sunday Feeling Anderson 3:42
Some Day The Sun Won't Shine For You Anderson 2:49
Beggar's Farm Abrahams-Anderson 4:20
Move On Alone Abrahams 1:59
Serenade To A Cuckoo Kirk 6:11
Side Two
Dharma For One Anderson-Bunker 4:16
It's Breaking Me Up Anderson 5:05
Cat's Squirrel arr Abrahams 5:44
A Song For Jeffrey Abrahams-Anderson 3:23
Round Abrahams-Anderson-Bunker-Cornick :49
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Ian Anderson-flute, mouth organ, claghorn, piano, vocals
Mick Abrahams-guitars, vocal (Move On Alone)
Glenn Cornick-bass
Clive Bunker-drums, hooter, charm bracelet
with:
David Palmer-French horn, orchestral arrangements
§Cover Design-Terry Ellis
Produced by: Jethro Tull, Terry Ellis

 

Love Story / A Song For Jeffrey
Anderson (3:00) / Abrahams-Anderson (3:18)
Reprise 0815, 3/69

UK track with new B-side
Newport 69(5/21/69)
Newport Jazz Festival(7/4/69)
Laurel Pop Festival(7/11/69)
Living In The Past / Driving Song
Anderson (3:22) / Anderson (2:47)
Reprise 0845, 8/69 T20

 

Stand Up
Reprise RS-6360
9/29/69 T20 [UK: 7/69]  #1 
Back Cover

 
They "Stand Up"

Side One
A New Day Yesterday Anderson 4:10
Jeffrey Goes To Leicester Square Anderson 2:12
Bourée Bach, arr Anderson 3:47
Back To The Family Anderson 3:48
Look Into The Sun Anderson 4:21
Side Two
Nothing Is Easy Anderson 4:26
Fat Man Anderson 2:52
We Used To Know Anderson 4:00
Reasons For Waiting Anderson 4:06
For A Thousand Mothers Anderson 4:13
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Ian Anderson-flute, guitar, organ, piano, mandolin, balalaika, bouzouki, mouth organ, vocals
Martin Barre-guitar, flute (Jeffrey Goes To Leicester Square, Reasons For Waiting)
Glenn Cornick-bass
Clive Bunker-drums, percussion
§Cover Art (woodcut)-Jimmy Grashow
Produced by: Terry Ellis

Note: The album received NME's award for best album atwork, 1969
 

Sweet Dream / Reasons For Waiting
Anderson (4:04) / Anderson (4:00)
Reprise 0886, 1/70 T20

B-side is actually Back To The Family—oops!
The Witches Promise / Teacher
Anderson (3:50) / Anderson (3:58)
Reprise 0899, 3/70 T20

 

Benefit
Reprise RS-6400
4/20/70 T20 [UK: 4/70] T20
Back Cover

Side One
With You There To Help Me Anderson 6:17
Nothing To Say Anderson 5:12
Inside Anderson 3:49
Son Anderson 2:50
For Michael Collins, Jeffrey and Me Anderson 3:49
Side Two
To Cry You A Song Anderson 6:12
A Time For Everything Anderson 2:43
Teacher Anderson 3:59
Play In Time Anderson 3:48
Sossity, You're A Woman Anderson 4:30
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Ian Anderson-flute, guitar, vocals
Martin Barre-electric guitar
Glenn Cornick-bass
Clive Bunker-drums, percussion
with:
John Evans-piano, organ
§Cover Art-Ruan O'Lochlainn
Produced by: Ian Anderson

Note: The UK version has Alive And Well And Living In instead of Teacher, which is alternate take from a UK 45
 

Inside / A Time For Everything
Anderson (2:35) / Anderson (2:42)
Reprise 0927, 6/70

 
New York Pop(7/17/70)
Strawberry Fields Festival(8/7/70)
Goose Lake International Music Festival(8/9/70)
Isle of Wight Festival(8/30/70)

Aqualung
Reprise MS-2035
5/3/71 T20 RS500 [UK: 3/71] T20
Back Cover

 
Inside Cover

 
Lyric Sheet Insert Front


 
Lyric Sheet Insert Back


Side One: Aqualung
Aqualung Anderson 6:31
Cross-Eyed Mary Anderson 4:06
Cheap Day Return Anderson 1:21
Mother Goose Anderson 3:51
Wond'ring Aloud Anderson 1:53
Side Two: My God
Up To Me Anderson 3:14
My God Anderson 7:08
Hymn 43 Anderson 3:15
Slipstream Anderson 1:12
Locomotive Breath Anderson 4:23
Wind Up Anderson 6:01
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Ian Anderson-guitar, flute, vocals
Martin Barre-guitar, recorder
John Evan-organ, piano, mellotron
Jeffrey Hammond-Hammond-bass, recorder, odd voices
Clive Bunker-drums, percussion
with:
David Palmer-synthesizer, sax
§Cover Painting-Burton Silverman
Produced by: Ian Anderson, Terry Ellis

Note: More about the cover artwork @ wiki .
 

Hymn #43 / Mother Goose
Anderson (3:15) / Anderson (3:51)
Reprise 1024, 7/71 BB

 

 ➜ Live: 11/4, Carnegie Hall; released 2015: Live At Carnegie Hall 1970 
Note: A more complete concert than what was on Living In The Past
 

Locomotive Breath³ / Wind Up²
Anderson (3:05) / Anderson (2:36)
Reprise 1054, 11/71

 

 

Catching Up With The Past

Jethro Tull started out as a typical British blues band and made a dramatic change once Mick Abrahams quit. Ian Anderson's folk and artsy side took over and we were blessed with Aqualung, Thick As A Brick, and Passion Play.

The group had a bunch of 45s and an EP laying around and decided to gather them all up into an elaborate package, complete with 12-page booklet chock full of photos. The two-record set featured a trio of previously unreleased tracks and one side from their November 4, 1971 benefit concert for Phoenix House at Carnegie Hall (complete concert released for RSD in 2015, above). The UK-only EP Life Is A Long Song makes up most of side four.


Living In The Past
Chrysalis 2CH-1035
10/72 T20 [UK: 7/72] T20
Back Cover

 
Inside Cover

 
UK "Long Song..." EP

Side One
Song For Jeffrey Anderson 3:17
Love Story(non-lp 45) Anderson 3:03
Christmas Song(UK 45) Anderson 3:04
Living In The Past(non-lp 45) Anderson 3:18
Driving Song(non-lp 45) Anderson 2:37
Bouree Anderson 3:40
Side Two
Sweet Dream(non-lp 45) Anderson 4:02
Singing All Day(prev unr) Anderson 3:04
Teacher Anderson 4:07
Witch's Promise(non-lp 45) Anderson 3:50
Alive And Well And Living In(UK Benefit) Anderson 2:45
Just Trying To Be(prev unr) Anderson 1:35
Side Three: Recorded Live At Carnegie Hall
By Kind Permission Of Evan 8:43
Dharma For One Anderson-Bunker 9:11
Side Four
Wond'ring Again(prev unr) Anderson 4:11
Hymn 43 Anderson 3:16
Life Is A Long Song(UK EP) Anderson 3:18
Up The 'Pool(UK EP) Anderson 3:10
Dr Bogenbroom(UK EP) Anderson 2:59
From Later(UK EP) Anderson 2:06
Nursie(UK EP) Anderson 1:35
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Ian Anderson-flute, acoustic guitar, mandolin, lead vocals
Mick Abrahams-guitar (first two tracks only)
Martin Barre-guitar
John Evan-piano, Hammond organ, celesta, mellotron, harpsichord (sides 2-4)
Glenn Cornick-bass
Jeffrey Hammond-Hammond-bass (Hymn 43 to end)
Clive Bunker-drums, glockenspiel, percussion
Barriemore Barlow-drums (Life Is A Long Song to end)
§Album Design-CCS
Produced by: Ian Anderson, Jethro Tull, Terry Ellis

 

Ian continued the Tull band for years, finally winning their elusive Grammy in 1989 for Best Hard Rock/Metal. Ha-Ha
His band went thru many stages: blues, prog roc, folk, heavy rock. Jethro Tull (the band) finally stopped in 2011.

Links!

Official Jethro Tull web site
Cup Of Wonder (Lyric web site)
Jethro Tull Archive

 


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