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Jethro Tull- Stand Up 55th Anniversary- Ian Anderson
"Well the biggest difference was that I was going to have to write all the songs this time," quips Ian Anderson in a bit of understatement when I asked, in this classic rock interview, about the departure of Jethro Tull co-founder Mick Abrahams between their 1968 debut, "This Was", and the much more successful "Stand Up" the following year.

Jethro Tull- Benefit- Ian Anderson
They were the changes in musical direction and key personnel made on Jethro Tull's critical preceding third album, "Benefit", in April 1970, that provided the oxygen in "Aqualung" 's tank a year later.