My Generation
A1: MY GENERATION
A2: PINBALL WIZARD (Live at Leeds ’70)
B1: BORIS THE SPIDER
B2: MY GENERATION (Deep Love Remix)
UK: Polydor 8639187 Released: June 1996 Highest chart position: – No US release
MY GENERATION written by Pete Townshend Produced by Shel Talmy Recorded at Pye Studios, London, 13 October 1965
PINBALL WIZARD written by Pete Townshend Produced by The Who Recorded live at Leeds University, 14 February 1970
BORIS THE SPIDER written by John Entwistle Produced by Kit Lambert Recorded at IBC Stduios, London, November 1966
MY GENERATION (DEEP LOVE REMIX) written by Pete Townshend Produced by Shel Talmy Recorded at Pye Studios, London, 13 October 1965 Mix engineered by Andy and Pete Lee / Darrin Tidsey Remix and additional production by Love To Infinity for JPS productions at Tecnoir Studios, Manchester In 1996
MY GENERATION was used in a UK TV commercial for Calippo, an ice lollipop produced by Walls. On the strength of this Polydor re-issued the song as a CD single, adding a live version of PINBALL WIZARD from Leeds University, 1970, BORIS THE SPIDER (studio version) and a ‘Deep Love remix’ of MY GENERATION. The single was also issued on 7″ yellow vinyl (863 918-7) and cassette (836 918-4)with just MY GENERATION and PINBALL WIZARD. A 12″ single was also released with four different dance mixes of MY GENERATION: Regeneration Mix, Aphrodisiac Mix, Deep Love Remix and Deep Love Instrumental.