    this was is the debut album by the rock band jethro tull, released in 1968. recorded at a cost of only Â£1200 gbp, the album received generally favourable reviews and sold well upon its release. in the documentary film of the woodstock festival, portions of the songs "beggar's farm" and "serenade to a cuckoo" may be heard on the pa system, indicating the level of notice the album achieved in the united states. the album reached number 10 on the uk album chartchart and number 62 on the billboard 200. == music == while vocalist ian anderson's creative vision largely shaped jethro tull's later albums, on this was anderson shared songwriting duties with tull's guitarist mick abrahams. in part due to abrahams' influence, the album incorporates more rhythm and blues and jazz influences than the progressive rock the band later became known for. in particular: * the music to "beggar's farm", "my sunday feeling", "it's breaking me up" and "some day the sun won't shine for you" are based on blues progressions, with the latter song arranged similarly to [[big bill
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