This Was

1968 debut studio album by Jethro Tull
MusicAlbum album Q583790
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This Was

Summary

This Was is an album[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (916 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • This Was's instance of is recorded as album[3].
  • This Was's genre is blues rock[4].
  • This Was was produced by Terry Ellis[5].
  • This Was was performed by Jethro Tull[6].
  • This Was's record label is recorded as Island Records[7].
  • This Was's place of publication is recorded as United Kingdom[8].
  • This Was is part of Jethro Tull's albums in chronological order[9].
  • This Was's language of work or name is recorded as English[10].
  • This Was was distributed by LP record[11].
  • This Was was distributed by music streaming[12].
  • This Was's review score is recorded as 3[13].
  • This Was was published on October 25, 1968[14].
  • This Was's tracklist is recorded as Round[15].
  • This Was's tracklist is recorded as It's Breaking Me Up[16].
  • This Was's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'This Was'}[17].
  • This Was's has characteristic is recorded as debut album[18].
  • This Was's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11574', 'amount': '+2575'}[19].
  • This Was's number of parts of this work is recorded as {'unit': 'Q7302866', 'amount': '+10'}[20].
  • This Was's form of creative work is recorded as studio album[21].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Album[22]

  • First release date: 1968-10-04[23]

  • Genre(s): blues rock, classic rock, folk rock, hard rock, progressive rock, rock[24]

  • Community tags: blues rock, classic rock, folk rock, hard rock, progressive rock, rock[25]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 41a282c6-542a-3096-88d9-063d54f6a383[26]

Body

Authorship and Creation

This Was was performed by Jethro Tull[6]. It was produced by Terry Ellis[5].

Publication

This Was was released on October 25, 1968[14]. Its place of publication is recorded as United Kingdom[8]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[10]. Its genre is blues rock[4]. It is part of Jethro Tull's albums in chronological order[9]. Recorded distribution format include LP record[11] and music streaming[12].

Reception

This Was's review score is recorded as 3[13].

Why It Matters

This Was ranks in the top 2% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (916 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . AllMusic. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [22] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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