Abrahams, Mick

In 1968, Abrahams, along with Jethro Tull, recorded This Was . Shortly after the release of this album, Mick was forced to leave the group, due to conflicts that he and Ian Anderson had over the band’s musical direction ^{[1] [2]} . Abrahams wanted to move in the direction of blues rock, while Anderson wanted to bring elements of jazz and folk into the sound of the group. Mick was originally replaced by Tony Iommi , but he left Jethro Tull after a few weeks, and soon he was replaced by Martin Barr , who subsequently played until the band broke up in 2014.

After leaving the band, Abrahams founded the Blodwyn Pig band and recorded two albums with it: Ahead Rings Out (1969) and Getting to This (1970). In 1970, the group broke up. Then Abrahams formed the Mick Abrahams Band , which included some Blodwyn Pig musicians and released a number of albums under that name. He worked as a driver, lifeguard and financial consultant, and also gave concerts from time to time at Dunstable , in Bedfordshire ^[3] .

In the late 1990s, Abrahams caused a lot of controversy among fans over creating the group 'This Was', which included members of the original Jethro Tull lineup (except Ian Anderson) and the entire Jethro Tull repertoire written during that period. Fans of Tull were disapproving of this venture, but Anderson apparently wasn’t very offended, because in recent years, Abrahams and Ian have often acted as guest musicians from each other. Abrahams has also participated in various Jethro Tull reunions for many years and has performed with various concert projects.

According to reports on its official website, in November 2009, Mick suffered a heart attack and was supposed to recover quickly. In April 2010, the official website announced that he had had Meniere's disease , which delayed his return to the music industry for another year. In December 2013, he announced that he was still experiencing health problems, but, nevertheless, despite all this, he hopes to release his solo album in 2014.

In 2015, the musician announced his new album - Revived! . As a guest on the album, Martin Barr was noted, who at one time replaced Mick in Jethro Tull ^[4] .

Jethro Tull

• 1968 This Was

Blodwyn Pig

• 1969 Ahead Rings Out
• 1970 Getting to This
• 1997 Live at Lafayette (bootleg)
• 1999 Live At the Fillmore West: August 3rd, 1970 (bootleg)
• 1999 On Air: Rare Singles & Radio Sessions 1969-1989 (bootleg)
• 2000 The Basement Tapes
• 2002 Live at the Marquee Club London 1974 (Official Bootleg)
• 2003 Rough Gems (Official Bootleg No.2)
• 2012 Radio Sessions '69 to '71

Mick Abrahams Band

• 1971 A Musical Evening with Mick Abrahams
• 1972 At Last
• 1997 Live In Madrid
• 2008 Amongst Vikings

Solo Releases

• 1975 Have Fun Learning The Guitar with Mick Abrahams
• 1991 All Said And Done
• 1996 Mick's Back
• 1996 One
• 2000 Novox (instrumental)
• 2000 The Very Best of ABY (compilation)
• 2001 Music to the Play 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'
• 2002 The Best of ABY Vol. 2
• 2002 How Many Times (with Sharon Watson)
• 2003 Can't Stop Now
• 2005 Back With The Blues Again
• 2005 Leaving Home Blues
• 2008 65 ... The Music
• 2013 Hoochie Coochie Man - Lost studio album - Secret Records
• 2015 Revived!

Reformed Blodwyn Pigs

• 1993 Lies
• 1995 All Tore Down - Live
• 1996 Pig In The Middle
• 2000 See My Way
• 2004 All Said and Done
• 2005 Pigthology
• 2011 Times Have Changed (reissue of Lies )

This Was Band

• 2001 This Is (Live)

• Official Abrahams / Blodwyn Pig site
• Bio from official Jethro Tull site