That Was the Year That Was is a live album recorded at the hungry i in San Francisco, containing performances by Tom Lehrer of satiric topical songs he originally wrote for the NBC television series That Was The Week That Was, known informally as TW3. All of the songs related to items then in the news.
First U.S. pressing with subdued gold, pink, and green Reprise center labels. Includes one record with liner notes. Inner sleeve features other titles available from the Reprise Records catalog.