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What I've not been able to find is the details of Jethro Tull's cover shoot for "This Was".
What I've not been able to find is the details of Jethro Tull's cover shoot for "This Was".
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Craig in Indy
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^^ who's the kid in the first two shots, Gerald Bostock?
^^ who's the kid in the first two shots, Gerald Bostock?
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Looks more like Harry Potter to me Craig.
Great pictures Jeffrey, I can say with absolute certainty that I never saw any of those available in the record shops here back when they were released.
I guess we just got the full album releases, the only way to get a hold of those records would have been to import them.
Looks more like Harry Potter to me Craig.
Great pictures Jeffrey, I can say with absolute certainty that I never saw any of those available in the record shops here back when they were released.
I guess we just got the full album releases, the only way to get a hold of those records would have been to import them.
Craig in Indy
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I think our exposure to Tull here on this side of the pond was considerably different than in merry olde England. It was always my understanding that in the US they had no singles released at all untill "Living in the Past" (the song) was released along with Living in the Past (the album) in 1972. Up to that point, all of their record sales here had been LPs driven by concert tours, FM airplay and word of mouth. At least that's what I've been told. There are other Tullsters here with much more knowledge about them than I have. Perhaps they could confirm or deny that.
I think our exposure to Tull here on this side of the pond was considerably different than in merry olde England. It was always my understanding that in the US they had no singles released at all untill "Living in the Past" (the song) was released along with Living in the Past (the album) in 1972. Up to that point, all of their record sales here had been LPs driven by concert tours, FM airplay and word of mouth. At least that's what I've been told. There are other Tullsters here with much more knowledge about them than I have. Perhaps they could confirm or deny that.
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That's not entirely correct. "Living in the Past" was Jethro Tull's eleventh single. What's true though is that Jethro Tull had no charting singles in the States until "Hymn 43" just made it onto the Billboard Hot 100 in 1971. The band's singles did slightly better in the U.K.
Here's a list of Tull's charting singles up until 1973 in the U.S. or the U.K. and the highest position they reached on the charts in the States and the U.K.:
1969 "Love Story" / "A Christmas Song" - U.K. #29
1969 "Living in the Past" / "Driving Song" - U.K. #3
1969 "Sweet Dream" / "17" - U.K. #7
1970 "Witch's Promise" / "Teacher" - U.K. #4
1971 "Hymn 43" - U.S. #91
1973 "Living in the Past" - U.S. #11
1973 "A Passion Play" - U.S. #80
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Craig in Indy said:
That's not entirely correct. "Living in the Past" was Jethro Tull's eleventh single. What's true though is that Jethro Tull had no charting singles in the States until "Hymn 43" just made it onto the Billboard Hot 100 in 1971. The band's singles did slightly better in the U.K.
Here's a list of Tull's charting singles up until 1973 in the U.S. or the U.K. and the highest position they reached on the charts in the States and the U.K.:
1969 "Love Story" / "A Christmas Song" - U.K. #29
1969 "Living in the Past" / "Driving Song" - U.K. #3
1969 "Sweet Dream" / "17" - U.K. #7
1970 "Witch's Promise" / "Teacher" - U.K. #4
1971 "Hymn 43" - U.S. #91
1973 "Living in the Past" - U.S. #11
1973 "A Passion Play" - U.S. #80
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The policy of releasing singles around the world is, on one hand, an interesting experience as there are many pic sleeves which are quite eyecatching. The down side is after all the years some are quite expensive and can be difficult to locate. In the UK, for example, nothing from Passion Play ever found its way onto the market as a 7" single so to find an example you have to travel to the States, Germany or even Brazil to collect one.
The policy of releasing singles around the world is, on one hand, an interesting experience as there are many pic sleeves which are quite eyecatching. The down side is after all the years some are quite expensive and can be difficult to locate. In the UK, for example, nothing from Passion Play ever found its way onto the market as a 7" single so to find an example you have to travel to the States, Germany or even Brazil to collect one.
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More than happy to share those images, both the ones to records I have and the elusive ones which I've only ever found on the web.Great pictures Jeffrey, I can say with absolute certainty that I never saw any of those available in the record shops here back when they were released.
Craig in Indy
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Thanks for the more accurate info, Hep!
Thanks for the more accurate info, Hep!
