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• Jethro Tull’s 1970 classic Benefit was their third studio album in as many years, following the successes of This Was (1968) and Stand Up (1969).

  For Benefit, Ian Anderson (flute, guitars, vocals), Martin Barre (guitars), Glenn Cornick (bass), and Clive Bunker (drums) were joined by John Evan on piano and organ. Evan would go on to play on all of Jethro Tull’s albums throughout the ’70s. It was also the last to include Cornick, who was fired from the band upon completion of touring for the album.

  Recorded at Morgan Studios, where the band recorded Stand Up, the album featured more advanced studio techniques, such as a backward-recorded flute on “With You There To Help Me” and a sped-up guitar on “Play In Time.” Frontman Ian Anderson said Evan had changed the band’s style: “John