Genre
Folk rock and progressive rock, with jazz and classical touches. Stand Up marks a decisive shift away from the blues rock of Jethro Tull's debut, introducing folk, jazz, and classical influences
Release
Released on July 25, 1969, by Island Records in the UK and Reprise Records in the US. The original gatefold sleeve, with woodcut artwork by New York artist Jimmy Grashow, opened to reveal a pop-up cut-out of the band — a detail that won NME's award for best album artwork in 1969.
Production
Produced by Ian Anderson and Terry Ellis. Recorded at Morgan Studios, London, England, during April, May, and August 1969.
Reception
Stand Up was Jethro Tull's only album to reach number one on the UK Albums Chart, also peaking at number two in the Netherlands, number five in Germany, and number twenty in the United States. The concurrent single "Living in the Past" reached number three in the UK. Rolling Stone's 1969 review called the album "quite marvellous," while later assessments have praised it as a transitional masterpiece bridging the band's early blues period and their prog rock peak. It has been certified gold by the RIAA.
Jethro Tull
Jethro Tull are an English rock band formed in Luton in 1967, led throughout their career by vocalist, flautist, and primary songwriter Ian Anderson (born August 10, 1947, Dunfermline, Scotland). Their name was supplied inadvertently by a booking agent's staff member — a history enthusiast who suggested the name of the 18th-century agriculturist who invented the seed drill. The classic lineup that recorded Stand Up comprised Anderson, guitarist Martin Barre, bassist Glenn Cornick, and drummer Clive Bunker. Their landmark albums include Aqualung (1971), Thick as a Brick (1972), and A Passion Play (1973). In 1989 they won the first-ever Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance for Crest of a Knave (1987). By 1975 they were selling out five consecutive nights at the 20,000-seat Los Angeles Forum, prompting Melody Maker to ask whether they were "The World's Biggest Band." They have accumulated six RIAA gold records.
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