12 Oct 2012
Christmas Comes Early For Who Fans
LIVE AT HULL
THE STUDIO ALBUMS VINYL BOXSET
MY GENERATION MONO CD
ALL RELEASED (IN THE UK) ON WHOVEMBER 19th 2012
‘LIVE AT HULL’ TO BE RELEASED FOR THE FIRST TIME
AS A STAND ALONE CD
11th October 2012 Christmas has come early for fans of The Who with the release of three very special items being released on November 19th due to overwhelming popular demand.
LIVE AT HULL
Previously only available as part of the long deleted ‘Live At Leeds’ deluxe boxset this is the first time that ‘the connoisseur’s choice’ has been available as a stand-alone double cd. The live album from the band’s performance in Hull on February 15, 1970, the night after the Leeds gig was recorded, has long been regarded as the fans favourite of the two shows.
A small selection of original tapes for the Hull show were missing bassist John Entwistle’s contribution due to a recording mix-up, but for this edition the parts have been added from the Leeds show.
Pete Townshend from his autobiography ‘Who I Am’
“I had a few weeks free from engagements to mix and edit the two new live tapes, but it only took me two days. The first reel I put up, from Hull, had no bass guitar track. If I had listened to the subsequent reels I would have discovered that this was only an intermittent problem, that more and more of John’s playing had been safely recorded as the show went on. But it seemed such a tricky problem to fix that I moved quickly on to Leeds”.
Who front man Roger Daltrey ”Hull was a better gig than Leeds, I remember it like it was yesterday, although in retrospect ‘Live At Hull’ doesn’t really trip off the tongue!”
The double cd package will come with an all-new 6-panel digi-pak based on the tapes recorded by soundman Bob Pridden on the night.
One of The Who’s managers at the time, Kit Lambert later commented “In those days live albums were always Live At the Coliseum In Rome or Live At The Palladium, Hollywood Bowl, etc. I said ‘live’ isn’t really like that. Touring is much seedier. So why didn’t we think of Live At Grimsby or Live At Mud-on-Sea. I looked at the schedule and said: ‘You’re in Hull on Wednesday and Leeds on Thursday [sic] so it’s going to be Live At Hull or Live At Leeds”
The Who – Live at Hull
Polydor UPC: 006025 3711349
TRACK LISTINGS
Disc One:
- Heaven and Hell 5:09
- I Can’t Explain 2:26
- Fortune Teller 3:22
- Tattoo 3:00
- Young Man Blues 5:56
- Substitute 3:04
- Happy Jack 2:13
- I’m a Boy 2:45
- A Quick One, While He’s Away 8:51
- Summertime Blues 3:34
- Shakin’ All Over 4:34
- My Generation 15:24
Disc Two: ‘Tommy’
- Overture 6:53
- It’s a Boy 0:31
- 1921 2:26
- Amazing Journey 3:18
- Sparks 4:23
- Eyesight to the Blind 1:58
- Christmas 3:19
- The Acid Queen 3:35
- Pinball Wizard 2:25
- Do You Think It’s Alright? 0:22
- Fiddle About 1:13
- Tommy, Can You Hear Me? 0:55
- There’s a Doctor 0:23
- Go to the Mirror! 3:24
- Smash The Mirror 1:19
- Miracle Cure 0:13
- Sally Simpson 4:01
- I’m Free 2:39
- Tommy’s Holiday Camp 1:00
- We’re Not Gonna Take It 8:48
THE WHO STUDIO ALBUMS VINYL BOX SET
The second Who release for November is a limited edition vinyl box set of all eleven Who studio albums. All of the albums have been re-mastered by long time Who associate Jon Astley in 24-96 format on virgin heavyweight vinyl.
For this strictly limited edition release, all care has been taken to ensure it looks as good as it sounds. The box itself is a hard, full-colour presentation with matt lamination and spot-gloss varnish, while artwork restorations include the ‘Tommy’ sleeve with its original 6-panel fold-out and 12-page colour booklet, ‘Face Dances’ with its 24” by 24” poster insert and ‘The Who Sell Out’, with the same 20” by 30” poster as on the original 1967 pressings. ‘Quadrophenia’ has it’s lavish Pete Townshend and Ethan Russell photo book restored which at the time cost £10,000 and was shot over two weeks in London, Brighton and Cornwall.
The Studio Albums box set includes;
- My Generation (1965)
- A Quick One (1966)
- The Who Sell Out (1967)
- Tommy (double) (1969)
- Who’s Next (1971)
- Quadrophenia (double) (1973)
- The Who By Numbers (1975)
- Who Are You (1978)
- Face Dances (1981)
- It’s Hard (1982)
- Endless Wire (double) (2006)
The Who Studio Albums Vinyl Box Set
Polydor UPC: 006025 3715573 6
TRACK LISTINGS
MY GENERATION
SIDE ONE
1. Out In The Street 2’29
2. I Don’t Mind 2’34
3. The Good’s Gone 4’00
4. La La La Lies 2’14
5. Much Too Much 2’44
6. My Generation 3’17
SIDE TWO
1. The Kids Are Alright 3’03
2. Please, Please, Please 2’43
3. It’s Not True 2’29
4. I’m A Man 3’18
5. A Legal Matter 2’47
6. The Ox 3’49
A QUICK ONE
SIDE ONE
1. Run Run Run 2’30
2. Boris the Spider 2’28
3. I Need You 2’24
4. Whiskey Man 2’56
5. Heat Wave 1’55
6. Cobwebs and Strange 2’29
SIDE TWO
1. Don’t Look Away 2’51
2. See My Way 1’51
3. So Sad About Us 3’01
4. A Quick One, While He’s Away 9’07
THE WHO SELL OUT
SIDE ONE
1. Armenia City In The Sky 3’50
2. Heinz Baked Beans 1’00
3. Mary Anne With The Shaky Hand 2’34
4. Odorono 2’35
5. Tattoo 2’54
6. Our Love Was 3’25
7. I Can See For Miles 4’05
SIDE TWO
1. I Can’t Reach You 3’31
2. Medac 0’57
3. Relax 2’38
4. Silas Stingy 3’04
5. Sunrise 3’03
6. Rael (1 & 2) 5’40
TOMMY
SIDE ONE
1. Overture 3’50
2. It’s A Boy 2’07
3. 1921 2’49
4. Amazing Journey 3’25
5. Sparks 3’45
6. The Hawker (Eyesight…) 2’15
SIDE TWO
1. Christmas 4.34
2. Cousin Kevin 4’06
3. The Acid Queen 3’34
4. Underture 10’01
SIDE THREE
1. Do You Think It’s Alright? 0’24
2. Fiddle About 1’31
3. Pinball Wizard 3’00
4. There’s A Doctor 0’23
5. Go To the Mirror! 3’47
6. Tommy Can You Hear Me? 1’35
7. Smash The Mirror 1’34
8. Sensation 2’26
SIDE FOUR
1. Miracle Cure 0’12
2. Sally Simpson 4’10
3. I’m Free 2’39
4. Welcome 4’32
5. Tommy’s Holiday Camp 0’57
6. We’re Not Gonna Take It 7.06
WHO’S NEXT
SIDE ONE
1. Baba O’Riley 4’59
2. Bargain 5’33
3. Love Ain’t For Keeping 2’10
4. My Wife 3’35
5. The Song Is Over 6’17
SIDE TWO
1. Getting In Tune 4’48
2. Going Mobile 3’42
3. Behind Blue Eyes 3’40
4. Won’t Get Fooled Again 8’32
QUADROPHENIA
SIDE ONE
1. I Am the Sea 2’08
2. The Real Me 3’20
3. Quadrophenia 6’13
4. Cut My Hair 3’44
5. The Punk And The Godfather 5’10
SIDE TWO
1. I’m One 2’37
2. The Dirty Jobs 4’28
3. Helpless Dancer 2’33
4. Is It In My Head? 3’43
5. I’ve Had Enough 6’14
SIDE FOUR
1. 5’15 4’59
2. Sea And Sand 5’00
3. Drowned 5’26
4. Bell Boy 4’55
SIDE FOUR
1. Doctor Jimmy 8’35
2. The Rock 6’37
3. Love Reign O’er Me 5’47
THE WHO BY NUMBERS
SIDE ONE
1. Slip Kid 4’38
2. However Much I Booze 5’05
3. Squeeze Box 2’41
4. Dreaming From The Waist 4’10
5. Imagine A Man 4’05
SIDE TWO
1. Success Story 3’22
2. They Are All In Love 3’02
3. Blue Red And Grey 2’48
4. How Many Friends 4’06
5. In A Hand or A Face 3’23
WHO ARE YOU
SIDE ONE
1. New Song 4’18
2. Had Enough 4’28
3. 905 3’57
4. Sister Disco 4’21
5. Music Must Change 4’35
SIDE TWO
1. Trick Of The Light 4’23
2. Guitar And Pen 5’44
3. Love Is Coming Down 3’59
4. Who Are You 6’22
FACE DANCES
SIDE ONE
1. You Better You Bet 5’36
2. Don’t let Go the Coat 3’43
3. Cache Cache 3’55
4. The Quiet One 3’07
5. Did you Steal My Money 4’12
SIDE TWO
1. How Can You Do It Alone 5’26
2. Daily Records 3’26
3. You 4’29
4. Another Tricky Day 4’54
IT’S HARD
SIDE ONE
1. Athena 3’46
2. It’s Your Turn 3’38
3. Cooks County 3’47
4. It’s Hard 3’43
5. Dangerous 3’17
6. Eminence Front 5’39
SIDE TWO
1. I’ve Known No War 5’48
2. One Life’s Enough 2’20
3. One At A Time 3.01
4. Why Did I Fall For That 3’23
5. A Man Is A Man 3’53
6. Cry If You Want 4’39
ENDLESS WIRE
SIDE ONE
1. Fragments 3’56
2. A Man In A Purple Dress 4’15
3. Mike Post Theme 4’29
4. In The Ether 3’35
SIDE TWO
1. Black Widow’s Eyes 3’08
2. Two Thousand Years 2’51
3. God Speaks Of Marty Robbins 3’27
4. It’s Not Enough 4’02
5. You Stand By Me 1’36
SIDE THREE
WIRE & GLASS A MINI OPERA
1. Sound Round 1’22
2. Pick Up the Peace 1’28
3. Unholy Trinity 2’08
4. Trilby’s Piano 2’05
5. Endless Wire 1’51
6. Fragments Of Fragments 2’23
7. We Got A Hit 1’18
8. They Made My Dream Come True 1’13
SIDE FOUR
1. Mirror Door 4’14
2. Tea & Theatre 3’23
3. We Got A Hit (Extended) 3’05
4. Endless Wire (Extended) 3’04
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MY GENERATION MONO CD
Last but certainly not least is the remastered Mono single disc cd / download version of The Who’s debut album ‘My Generation’ originally released at the tail end of 1965.
Something of a holy grail for Who aficionados this original Mono version is as close as possible to how the band envisaged it sounding in the studio and contains overdubs which were lost in previous Stereo masterings.
My Generation Mono CD
Polydor UPC 3716077
TRACK LISTINGS
1. Out In The Street
2. I Don’t Mind
3. The Good’s Gone
4. La La La Lies
5. Much Too Much
6. My Generation
7. The Kids Are Alright
8. Please, Please, Please
9. It’s Not True
10. I’m A Man
11. A Legal Matter
12. The Ox
What about Quadrophenia re-released in 3D60? I heard one track in 3D60 in Little Green exhibition and it sounded amazing…
I have been saying all week that Christmas has come early!
Pete, His Book, Tv appearances, signings, etc. now another release.
:whew: how much can a Who fan take 😉
All three new album releases are welcome. Hopefully, the vinyl box is not too limited. It would be nice to be able to get one in the distant future, as well as now.
I can’t wait for the Hull cd!!! Live Who is the best. I’m going to seethem in Boston next month!! I wonder if they’re doing official bootleg cds for this tour?
uk dates please!!
I wish The Who would relaese some of the concerts of Quadrophenia from the early 70″s,or any live material from 72-76.
Yes I would love to see more Live material from the ‘golden’ era of 1969-1976 too, in particular the now legendary Swansea football ground gig from June 1976. I know we have had bits from it on the boxed set, ‘By Numbers’ and ‘Backstage pass’ but I would LOVE the complete show to see the light of day. not only was it brilliant performance, it was also Moonies last proper UK gig. it also happened to be MY first ever concert and it remains the best gig i’ve ever seen by ANY band!