The Who - Who Are You [Japanese Ed. SHM-CD] (1978)

Year: 18 August 1978 (CD Feb 20, 2013)
Label: Universal Music (Japan), UICY-20425
Style: Classic Rock, Rock, Pop Rock
Country: London, England
Time: 70:59
Format: Flac Tracks 16/44,1 kHz
Size: 510 Mb

It’s staggering, in retrospect, that The Who – punks before punk was invented – should have run scared from Rotten and company. Yet by 1978 there’s no doubt they had lost their way: Quadrophenia and The Who By Numbers had scarcely added to their stage set list and they were unashamedly trading on past glories, while Roger Daltrey had more than one eye on his parallel solo career. A reset was desperately needed, and Who Are You was it.
But as the accompanying book to this set explains (8CD Boxset), civil war was breaking out on several levels in the band’s Ramport Studios. Daltrey headbutted co-producer Glyn Johns, leaving Pete Townshend’s brother-in-law Jon Astley to pick up the musical, if not physical, pieces. Drummer Keith Moon was read the riot act for his impaired performance – he shaped up remarkably, only to accidentally/fatally overdose weeks after release. Bassist John Entwistle rejected the initial mix, claiming it didn’t have enough bottom end. And guitarist/songwriter Townshend routinely downed tools at five to be with his family.
All in all, it’s amazing that a coherent album resulted. The title track, reflecting Townshend’s fear that the new wave would make his band seem irrelevant, has since gone on to be acclaimed a classic. Music Must Change is still an endearing oddity: its 6/8 time signature flummoxed Keith Moon, as writer Townshend had predicted, so doesn’t feature him at all. Curiously, it was one of only four songs from the album ever played live, alongside Who Are You, Sister Disco and Trick Of The Light. The latter was one of three John Entwistle contributions among the nine tracks, a high proportion indeed.
This was the last Who album with Keith Moon.
(recordcollectormag.com/reviews/album/the-who-who-are-you-reviews)

01. New Song (04:13)
02. Had Enough (04:30)
03. 905 (04:02)
04. Sister Disco (04:22)
05. Music Must Change (04:38)
06. Trick of the Light (04:47)
07. Guitar and Pen (05:58)
08. Love is Coming Down (04:06)
09. Who Are You (06:21)
10. No Road Romance (Previously unreleased) (05:05)
11. Empty Glass (Previously unreleased) (06:23)
12. Guitar and Pen (Olympic '78 mix - previously unreleased) (06:02)
13. Love is Coming Down (Work-in-progress mix - previously unreleased) (04:05)
14. Who Are You (Lost verse mix - previously unreleased) (06:22)

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The Who - The Who by Numbers (1975)

Year: 3 October 1975 (CD 1987)
Label: Polydor Records (West Germany), 831552-2
Style: Classic Rock, Rock, Pop Rock
Country: London, England
Time: 37:29
Format: Flac Tracks 16/44,1 kHz
Size: 227 Mb

With both the successes and failures of conceptual rock operas behind them, The Who made a transitional record with 1975’s The Who By Numbers. The album contains some leftover tracks from early 1970s aborted projects, Lifehouse and Long Live Rock, along with a few other tracks which remain faithful to the group’s classic rock sound. Conversely, the rest of the album contains songs previewing the solo work of guitarist Pete Townshend, who would become an ever dominant force in the group.
Townshend admits that, The Who By Numbers, was very difficult to compose and record as he suffered from writer’s block and a bout of depression as his 30th birthday approached. Produced by Glyn Johns, the sessions for the album were reportedly long and uninspired, only saved by the group’s stellar performances even when at their worst. The apathy of this project went so far that no one really cared about packaging, so bassist John Entwistle submitted the hand-drawn artwork which became the album’s cover.
“Slip Kid” opens with and is built on a steady percussion which persists throughout without much further affirmative animation by drummer Keith Moon. Townshend provides crisp riffing throughout and a soaring guitar lead in the middle, with a post-lead interplay section between his pedal-effected guitars and the piano tickling of guest Nicky Hopkins. “However Much I Booze” features a bright acoustic, with bouncy bass and steady drums throughout the pleasant verses. Townshend takes lead vocals above an arrangement which is reflective of a traditional Who track in dynamics and theatrical vibe.
(full version: classicrockreview.com/2015/10/1975-the-who-by-numbers/)

Album recorded and mixed in the analog domain - AAD. That is, a minimum of digital processing.
A=Analog. D=digital. The first letter stands for how the music was recorded. The second letter for how it was mixed. The third letter stands for the format (all CD's will have D as the last letter).

01. Slip Kid (04:31)
02. However Much I Booze (05:05)
03. Squeeze Box (02:43)
04. Dreaming From the Waist (04:09)
05. Imagine a Man (04:06)
06. Success Story (03:25)
07. They Are All in Love (03:02)
08. Blue, Red and Grey (02:51)
09. How Many Friends (04:09)
10. In a Hand or a Face (03:25)

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The Who - Who's Next (1971)

Year: 2 August 1971 (CD Dec 17, 1984)
Label: MCA Records (US), MCAD-37217, DIDX-152
Style: Classic Rock, Rock, Pop Rock
Country: London, England
Time: 43:13
Format: Flac Tracks 16/44,1 kHz
Size: 269 Mb

Who's Next is the fifth studio album by English rock band the Who. It developed from the aborted Lifehouse project, a multi-media rock opera conceived by the group's guitarist Pete Townshend as a follow-up to the band's 1969 album Tommy. The project was cancelled owing to its complexity and to conflicts with Kit Lambert, the band's manager, but the group salvaged some of the songs, without the connecting story elements, to release as their next album. Eight of the nine songs on Who's Next were from Lifehouse, the lone exception being the John Entwistle-penned "My Wife". Ultimately, the remaining Lifehouse tracks would all be released on other albums throughout the next decade.
The Who recorded Who's Next with assistance from recording engineer Glyn Johns. After producing the song "Won't Get Fooled Again" in the Rolling Stones Mobile Studio, they relocated to Olympic Studios to record and mix most of the album's remaining songs. They made prominent use of synthesizer on the album, particularly on "Won't Get Fooled Again" and "Baba O'Riley", which were both released as singles. The cover photo was shot by Ethan Russell; it made reference to the monolith in the 1968 film 2001: A Space Odyssey, as it featured group members standing by a concrete piling protruding from a slag heap in Easington Colliery, County Durham, apparently having urinated against it.
The album was an immediate success when it was released on 14 August 1971. It has since been viewed by many critics as the Who's best album and one of the greatest albums of all time.
(1001albumsgenerator.com/albums/5MqyhhHbT13zsloD3uHhlQ/whos-next)

Album recorded and mixed in the analog domain - AAD. That is, a minimum of digital processing.
A=Analog. D=digital. The first letter stands for how the music was recorded. The second letter for how it was mixed. The third letter stands for the format (all CD's will have D as the last letter).

01. Baba O'Riley (04:58)
02. Bargain (05:31)
03. Love Ain't For Keepin' (02:10)
04. My Wife (03:33)
05. The Song Is Over (06:15)
06. Gettin' In Tune (04:48)
07. Going Mobile (03:41)
08. Behind Blue Eyes (03:41)
09. Won't Get Fooled Again (08:31)

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