Jethro Tull: Blues For The 18th

[Kim Olesen]

Can any of the tull experts shed any light on this track?

[PROGMONSTER]

1967 I think. Wonder if that is Evans on harpsichord. Barlow, Evans and Hammond were in a band with Ian in 1967

[ronmac]

At the 1:50 mark it states 1968 and that it was one track left over from the infamous "Jethro Toe" single. The released tracks were Sunshine Day/Aeroplane.

I have the Green Bullfrog album and it's pretty damned good.

[Mister Triscuits]

Note that the two released single tracks were not recorded at the same time and are not even the same band. This track was probably recorded in late 1967 at the same time as "Aeroplane" and is technically the John Evan Band, not Jethro Tull. "Sunshine Day" was recorded in early 1968 by the first Jethro Tull lineup.

[TheH]

Note that the two released single tracks were not recorded at the same time and are not even the same band. This track was probably recorded in late 1967 at the same time as "Aeroplane" and is technically the John Evan Band, not Jethro Tull. "Sunshine Day" was recorded in early 1968 by the first Jethro Tull lineup.

Correct, but the band's name doesn't matter much cause they changed it nearly every few weeks to be able to get a second gig in Clubs
the already played in. Jethro Tull was just the name they used as they got the contract, so they kept it.

[Mister Triscuits]

Correct, but the band's name doesn't matter much cause they changed it nearly every few weeks to be able to get a second gig in Clubs the already played in. Jethro Tull was just the name they used as they got the contract, so they kept it.

Yes, but that name changing business happened after John Evans left and it was obviously no longer going to be the John Evan Band. (Although the JEB itself did also gig under the alternate name the John Evan Smash.)

The lyrics to this song were printed in the Tull fanzine A New Day under the title "Letting You Go."