Band formed by guitarist Mick Abrahams, who left Jethro Tull after their debute album "This Was" due to a sqabble with Ian Anderson over the band's future direction. Abrahams wanted to continue in a more classic blues/rock direction while Anderson was eager to try new ways. Story well known, still important to keep in mind when listening to this album cause it has more in common with "This Was" than any further Jethro Tull issues. So - let's say - if Abrahams had been the winner in the direction argument this is probably a lot what second JT LP would have sounded like. You get the familiar r/b with the recognizable guitars and very nice flute play from Jack Lancaster...who you can hear wasn't totally unaware of Anderson's idiom at that time. It's quite a bit jazzier with more brass and long instrumental parts and some might miss Ian Andersons vocals, but if you're a fan of the 1:st JT LP you'll find this isn't far from. Favorite tracks - "Dear Jill", "It's Only Love" and "Leave it with me". Also originally issued in US, Canada and Downunder (all on A&M SP-4210). UK 2012 CD on EMI (357 6852 2 7) came with seven bonus tracks. UK Island went through three different label designs 1969 - commonly called "eye", "block" and "i" - and this was issued on all of them. But even if the one here carries the third of those variation I still see it as a close enough original since it came with earliest matrixes (ILPS + 9100 + A/ILPS + 9101 + B2) in the original matt fold/out cover. (ÖSÄP*) (YÖHT*)
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