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Jethro Tull: Five letters and a painting by Ian Anderson, circa 1967-1972,
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Jethro Tull: Five letters and a painting by Ian Anderson,
circa 1967-1972,
the letters all from Ian and addressed to 'Yvonne', in various pens, several written just before and during Tull's first visit to the USA in spring 1969, including playing support to Led Zeppelin, variously commenting on personal and career matters:
...We are playing at the Marquee again on Friday and I am scared stiff as we are on with Peter Green who is now the top blues band and I wish you could be there to make it worth trying - it always made me try harder when you were there. I must go now as I have to be up early tomorrow to go to Luton to practise all day...
...Will you marry me before I go to America?I seem to remember saying that before!. If I do actually go this time, I think it would be a good idea. I don't suppose you will though...
...Here I am in the USA travelling around and seeing everything just as you want to do and it is just the same as everywhere else. We are being quite successful over here and will be coming back again in the summer. I mean back to America. We return to England on April 10th or thereabouts...Our single got to 22 in England and we actually did Top of the Pops but they refused to show the film because we were going to the States and that meant we would unable to appear on the programme in forthcoming weeks. (They can only show a film once.)...
...I am still here in America but return to London in two weeks so write back to the above address as usual...there is more at stake now - more to lose and more to gain but I don't think about it much, just try to get the most from things and wait eagerly for what ever the future brings. (Although I know the future is really of my own making.)...
...It's snowing in Montreal and we are here to play a concert at the Forum. Martin, the guitar player is rather ill and 16,000 people will be a little disappointed if he doesn't get better in time for the show. It's the first night of an American tour - I hope it goes all right...Our new record is not released here yet so it will be interesting to see how the new song goes down with a virgin audience. We haven't played a concert for two weeks - I think I am a bit rusty. We stayed in Switzerland for 9 days looking around - mainly in Montreux. It was nice really - quite anonymous which suits nicely...We shall be here for 4 weeks and then return to Montreux for a couple of weeks before starting another tour here..., this last letter accompanied by a ticket for Jethro Tull at the Queens Playhouse, Glasgow, 26th March 1972; together with an abstract painting by Ian Anderson, circa 1967/68, oil on board, unsigned, a gift to the vendor from Ian, 13¼ x 15 inches (33.5 x 38cm) (6)
the letters all from Ian and addressed to 'Yvonne', in various pens, several written just before and during Tull's first visit to the USA in spring 1969, including playing support to Led Zeppelin, variously commenting on personal and career matters:
...We are playing at the Marquee again on Friday and I am scared stiff as we are on with Peter Green who is now the top blues band and I wish you could be there to make it worth trying - it always made me try harder when you were there. I must go now as I have to be up early tomorrow to go to Luton to practise all day...
...Will you marry me before I go to America?I seem to remember saying that before!. If I do actually go this time, I think it would be a good idea. I don't suppose you will though...
...Here I am in the USA travelling around and seeing everything just as you want to do and it is just the same as everywhere else. We are being quite successful over here and will be coming back again in the summer. I mean back to America. We return to England on April 10th or thereabouts...Our single got to 22 in England and we actually did Top of the Pops but they refused to show the film because we were going to the States and that meant we would unable to appear on the programme in forthcoming weeks. (They can only show a film once.)...
...I am still here in America but return to London in two weeks so write back to the above address as usual...there is more at stake now - more to lose and more to gain but I don't think about it much, just try to get the most from things and wait eagerly for what ever the future brings. (Although I know the future is really of my own making.)...
...It's snowing in Montreal and we are here to play a concert at the Forum. Martin, the guitar player is rather ill and 16,000 people will be a little disappointed if he doesn't get better in time for the show. It's the first night of an American tour - I hope it goes all right...Our new record is not released here yet so it will be interesting to see how the new song goes down with a virgin audience. We haven't played a concert for two weeks - I think I am a bit rusty. We stayed in Switzerland for 9 days looking around - mainly in Montreux. It was nice really - quite anonymous which suits nicely...We shall be here for 4 weeks and then return to Montreux for a couple of weeks before starting another tour here..., this last letter accompanied by a ticket for Jethro Tull at the Queens Playhouse, Glasgow, 26th March 1972; together with an abstract painting by Ian Anderson, circa 1967/68, oil on board, unsigned, a gift to the vendor from Ian, 13¼ x 15 inches (33.5 x 38cm) (6)
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