This Was is Jethro Tull’s debut album, released in 1968. At this early stage, the band had a strong blues influence, with jazz elements and the signature flute of frontman Ian Anderson already beginning to shape their sound. The album features a mix of original compositions and traditional blues covers, and it represents a period before the group fully embraced progressive rock and British folk. It is also the only Jethro Tull studio album to feature guitarist Mick Abrahams, whose blues orientation was central to this early sound.

Tracklist:

Side A:
A1. My Sunday Feeling
A2. Some Day The Sun Won't Shine For You
A3. Beggar's Farm
A4. Move On Alone
A5. Serenade To A Cuckoo

Side B:
B1. Dharma For One
B2. It's Breaking Me Up
B3. Cat's Squirrel
B4. A Song For Jeffrey
B5. Round