Thirty Years of Maximum R&B

~ Release by The Who (see all versions of this release, 5 available)

Tracklist

▶CD 1
▼CD 2
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1Rotosound Strings
0:06
2I Can See for Miles
producer:
Kit Lambert
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor Ltd. (UK) (not for release label use! aka Polydor Ltd. or Polydor Ltd. (London), fka Polydor Records Ltd.) (in 1967)
recorded at:
CBS Studios (London, 1967 - 1972) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1967-09), Gold Star Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1967-09) and Talent Masters Studios in New York, New York, United States (in 1967-09)
recording of:
I Can See for Miles (in 1967-09)
lyricist and composer:
Pete Townshend (of The Who)
publisher:
Fabulous Music, Ltd. (this is a publisher, not an imprint!) and TRO-Essex Music, Inc.
4:14
3Mary Anne With the Shaky Hand
producer:
Kit Lambert
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor Ltd. (UK) (not for release label use! aka Polydor Ltd. or Polydor Ltd. (London), fka Polydor Records Ltd.) (in 1967)
recorded at:
De Lane Lea Studios in Soho, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1967-10-24)
recording of:
Mary Anne With the Shaky Hand (on 1967-10-24)
lyricist and composer:
Pete Townshend (of The Who)
publisher:
Fabulous Music, Ltd. (this is a publisher, not an imprint!) and TRO-Essex Music, Inc.
2:09
4Armenia City in the Sky
producer:
Kit Lambert
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor Ltd. (UK) (not for release label use! aka Polydor Ltd. or Polydor Ltd. (London), fka Polydor Records Ltd.) (in 1967)
recorded at:
IBC Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1967-10-20)
recording of:
Armenia City in the Sky (on 1967-10-20)
lyricist and composer:
John David Keen ("Speedy")
publisher:
Fabulous Music, Ltd. (this is a publisher, not an imprint!) and Gowmonk, Inc.
3:17
5Tattoo
producer:
Kit Lambert
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor Ltd. (UK) (not for release label use! aka Polydor Ltd. or Polydor Ltd. (London), fka Polydor Records Ltd.) (in 1967)
recorded at:
IBC Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1967-10-12)
recording of:
Tattoo (on 1967-10-12)
lyricist and composer:
Pete Townshend (of The Who)
publisher:
ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”), Fabulous Music, Ltd. (this is a publisher, not an imprint!) and Towser Tunes, Inc.
2:42
6Our Love Was
producer:
Kit Lambert
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor Ltd. (UK) (not for release label use! aka Polydor Ltd. or Polydor Ltd. (London), fka Polydor Records Ltd.) (in 1967)
recorded at:
Columbia Studios (Hollywood, 1961-1972) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1967-08-17)
recording of:
Our Love Was (on 1967-08-17)
lyricist and composer:
Pete Townshend (of The Who)
publisher:
ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”), Fabulous Music, Ltd. (this is a publisher, not an imprint!) and Towser Tunes, Inc.
3:07
7Rael 1
producer:
Kit Lambert
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor Ltd. (UK) (not for release label use! aka Polydor Ltd. or Polydor Ltd. (London), fka Polydor Records Ltd.) (in 1967)
recorded at:
Talent Masters Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1967-07-05)
recording of:
Rael (on 1967-07-05)
lyricist and composer:
Pete Townshend (of The Who)
publisher:
ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”), Fabulous Music, Ltd. (this is a publisher, not an imprint!) and Towser Tunes, Inc.
5:42
8Rael 2
producer:
Kit Lambert
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor Ltd. (UK) (not for release label use! aka Polydor Ltd. or Polydor Ltd. (London), fka Polydor Records Ltd.) (in 1994)
recorded at:
Talent Masters Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1967-07-05)
recording of:
Rael (on 1967-07-05)
lyricist and composer:
Pete Townshend (of The Who)
publisher:
ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”), Fabulous Music, Ltd. (this is a publisher, not an imprint!) and Towser Tunes, Inc.
0:52
9Track Records / Premier Drums
0:32
10Sunrise
producer:
Kit Lambert
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor Ltd. (UK) (not for release label use! aka Polydor Ltd. or Polydor Ltd. (London), fka Polydor Records Ltd.) (in 1967)
recorded at:
IBC Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1967-11-02)
recording of:
Sunrise (on 1967-11-02)
lyricist and composer:
Pete Townshend (of The Who)
publisher:
ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”), Fabulous Music, Ltd. (this is a publisher, not an imprint!) and Towser Tunes, Inc.
3:02
11[Russell Harty dialogue]
0:22
12Jaguar
producer:
Kit Lambert
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor Ltd. (UK) (not for release label use! aka Polydor Ltd. or Polydor Ltd. (London), fka Polydor Records Ltd.) (in 1994)
recorded at:
IBC Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1967-11)
recording of:
Jaguar (in 1967-11)
lyricist and composer:
Pete Townshend (of The Who)
publisher:
Eel Pie Publishing Ltd. and Towser Tunes, Inc.
2:04
13Melancholia
producer:
Kit Lambert
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor Ltd. (UK) (not for release label use! aka Polydor Ltd. or Polydor Ltd. (London), fka Polydor Records Ltd.) (in 1994)
recorded at:
Advision Studios in Fitzrovia, Camden, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1968-05-29)
recording of:
Melancholia (on 1968-05-29)
lyricist and composer:
Pete Townshend (of The Who)
publisher:
ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”), Fabulous Music, Ltd. (this is a publisher, not an imprint!) and Towser Tunes, Inc.
3:19
14Fortune Teller
producer:
Kit Lambert
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor Ltd. (UK) (not for release label use! aka Polydor Ltd. or Polydor Ltd. (London), fka Polydor Records Ltd.) (in 1994)
recorded at:
Advision Studios in Fitzrovia, Camden, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1968-05-29)
recording of:
Fortune Teller (on 1968-05-29)
lyricist and composer:
Naomi Neville
publisher:
EMI United Partnership Ltd.
2:19
15Magic Bus
engineer:
Damon Lyon-Shaw
executive producer:
Chris Stamp
producer:
Kit Lambert
mixer:
Kit Lambert (in 1968-06)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor Ltd. (UK) (not for release label use! aka Polydor Ltd. or Polydor Ltd. (London), fka Polydor Records Ltd.) (in 1968)
recorded at:
IBC Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1968-05)
mixed at:
Gold Star Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1968-06)
recording of:
Magic Bus (in 1968-05)
lyricist and composer:
Pete Townshend (of The Who)
publisher:
Fabulous Music, Ltd. (this is a publisher, not an imprint!) and TRO-Essex Music, Inc.
3.353:16
16Little Billy
producer:
Kit Lambert
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor Ltd. (UK) (not for release label use! aka Polydor Ltd. or Polydor Ltd. (London), fka Polydor Records Ltd.) (in 1974)
recorded at:
Pye Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1968) and IBC Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1968-02-11)
recording of:
Little Billy (on 1968-02-11)
lyricist and composer:
Pete Townshend (of The Who)
publisher:
Fabulous Music, Ltd. (this is a publisher, not an imprint!)
2:17
17Dogs
executive producer:
Chris Stamp
producer:
Kit Lambert
vocals:
Roger Daltrey
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor Ltd. (UK) (not for release label use! aka Polydor Ltd. or Polydor Ltd. (London), fka Polydor Records Ltd.) (in 1968)
recorded at:
Advision Studios in Fitzrovia, Camden, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1968-05-22)
recording of:
Dogs (on 1968-05-22)
lyricist and composer:
Pete Townshend (of The Who)
publisher:
ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”), Essex Music, Inc., Essex Musikvertrieb GmbH, Fabulous Music, Ltd. (this is a publisher, not an imprint!), Suolubaf Music, The Richmond Organization Éditions Essex (TRO), Towser Tunes, Inc., TRO Essex Japan, A-Division, TRO Essex Music Ltd. and Westminster Music Ltd.
3:02
18Overture
producer:
Kit Lambert
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor Ltd. (UK) (not for release label use! aka Polydor Ltd. or Polydor Ltd. (London), fka Polydor Records Ltd.) (in 1969)
recorded at:
IBC Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1968-10 until 1969-03)
recording of:
Overture (Tommy) (from 1968-10 until 1969-03)
orchestrator:
Wil Malone
lyricist:
Pete Townshend (of The Who)
composer:
Pete Townshend (of The Who) (in 1969)
publisher:
Eel Pie Publishing Ltd. and Fabulous Music, Ltd. (this is a publisher, not an imprint!)
3:52
19The Acid Queen
recorded in:
England, United Kingdom
engineer:
Damon Lyon-Shaw
executive producer:
Chris Stamp
producer:
Kit Lambert
lead vocals:
Pete Townshend (of The Who)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor Ltd. (UK) (not for release label use! aka Polydor Ltd. or Polydor Ltd. (London), fka Polydor Records Ltd.) (in 1969)
recorded at:
IBC Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
The Acid Queen (from 1968-10 until 1969-03)
lyricist:
Pete Townshend (of The Who)
composer:
Pete Townshend (of The Who) (in 1969)
publisher:
Eel Pie Publishing Ltd. and Fabulous Music, Ltd. (this is a publisher, not an imprint!)
43:33
20[Abbie Hoffman incident (live)]
recorded at:
Woodstock Music & Art Fair (1969-08-15 – 1969-08-18) (1969)
recorded at:
Yasgur's Farm in Bethel, New York, United States (on 1969-08-17)
0:15
21Underture (live)
producer:
Kit Lambert
recorded at:
Woodstock Music & Art Fair (1969-08-15 – 1969-08-18) (1969)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor Ltd. (UK) (not for release label use! aka Polydor Ltd. or Polydor Ltd. (London), fka Polydor Records Ltd.) (in 1979)
recorded at:
Yasgur's Farm in Bethel, New York, United States (on 1969-08-17)
live recording of:
Underture (on 1969-08-17)
composer:
Pete Townshend (of The Who) (in 1969)
publisher:
Eel Pie Publishing Ltd. and Fabulous Music, Ltd. (this is a publisher, not an imprint!)
4:03
22Pinball Wizard
recorded in:
England, United Kingdom
engineer:
Damon Lyon-Shaw
executive producer:
Chris Stamp
producer:
Kit Lambert
guitar:
Pete Townshend (of The Who) (on 1969-02-07)
lead vocals:
Roger Daltrey (on 1969-02-07) and Pete Townshend (of The Who) (on 1969-02-07)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor Ltd. (UK) (not for release label use! aka Polydor Ltd. or Polydor Ltd. (London), fka Polydor Records Ltd.) (in 1969)
recorded at:
IBC Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom and Morgan Studios (Morgan Sound Studios) in Willesden, Brent, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-02-07)
recording of:
Pinball Wizard (on 1969-02-07)
lyricist:
Pete Townshend (of The Who)
composer:
Pete Townshend (of The Who) (in 1969)
publisher:
ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”), Eel Pie Publishing Ltd., Fabulous Music, Ltd. (this is a publisher, not an imprint!) and Towser Tunes, Inc.
4.653:00
23I’m Free
recorded in:
England, United Kingdom
engineer:
Damon Lyon-Shaw
executive producer:
Chris Stamp
producer:
Kit Lambert
lead vocals:
Roger Daltrey
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor Ltd. (UK) (not for release label use! aka Polydor Ltd. or Polydor Ltd. (London), fka Polydor Records Ltd.) (in 1969)
recorded at:
IBC Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1968-10 until 1969-03)
recording of:
I’m Free (from 1968-10 until 1969-03)
lyricist:
Pete Townshend (of The Who)
composer:
Pete Townshend (of The Who) (in 1969)
publisher:
ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”), Eel Pie Publishing Ltd., Fabulous Music, Ltd. (this is a publisher, not an imprint!) and Towser Tunes, Inc.
4.52:37
24See Me, Feel Me (live)
producer:
Kit Lambert
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor Ltd. (UK) (not for release label use! aka Polydor Ltd. or Polydor Ltd. (London), fka Polydor Records Ltd.) (in 1994)
recorded at:
University Refectory in Leeds, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom (on 1970-02-14)
live recording of:
See Me, Feel Me (on 1970-02-14)
lyricist:
Pete Townshend (of The Who)
composer:
Pete Townshend (of The Who) (in 1969)
publisher:
Fabulous Music, Ltd. (this is a publisher, not an imprint!)
part of:
We’re Not Gonna Take It
3:32
25Heaven and Hell
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor Ltd. (UK) (not for release label use! aka Polydor Ltd. or Polydor Ltd. (London), fka Polydor Records Ltd.) (in 1970)
recorded at:
IBC Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1970-07-10)
recording of:
Heaven and Hell (on 1970-07-10)
lyricist and composer:
John Entwistle
publisher:
New Ikon Music Ltd.
3:33
26[Pete Townshend dialogue (live)]
recorded at:
University Refectory in Leeds, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom (on 1970-02-14)
0:37
27Young Man Blues
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor Ltd. (UK) (not for release label use! aka Polydor Ltd. or Polydor Ltd. (London), fka Polydor Records Ltd.) (in 1970)
recorded at:
University Refectory in Leeds, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom (on 1970-02-14)
live recording of:
Young Man Blues (on 1970-02-14)
lyricist and composer:
Mose Allison
publisher:
Bug Music Ltd. and Jazz Editions (in 2006)
4:45
28Summertime Blues
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor Ltd. (UK) (not for release label use! aka Polydor Ltd. or Polydor Ltd. (London), fka Polydor Records Ltd.) (in 1970)
recorded at:
University Refectory in Leeds, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom (on 1970-02-14)
live cover recording of:
Summertime Blues (on 1970-02-14)
writer:
Jerry Capehart and Eddie Cochran
publisher:
American Music (publisher), Cinephonic Music Co., Ltd., Elvis Presley Music, Gladys Music, Hill and Range Songs, Inc., Rightsong Music, Viva Music, Inc and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
3:34
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Credits

Release

art direction and design:Richard Evans (graphic designer/photographer)
photography:Richard E. Aaron (Photographer)
Claude Gassian
Ross Halfin
Dezo Hoffmann
Graham Hughes
David James (photographer)
Colin Jones (photographer)
Jeffrey Mayer (Photographer)
David Montgomery (photographer)
Chris Morphet
Terry O’Neill (photographer)
Neal Preston (photographer)
Ethan Russell
Julian Ruthven (photographer)
Pennie Smith (photographer)
Jeff Veitch
Tom Wright (photographer)
liner notes:Keith Altham (British music journalist, publicist and broadcaster)
Dave Marsh (US music critic)
Jon Astley (in 1994-03)
Chris Charlesworth (producer) (in 1994-03)
Pete Townshend (of The Who) (in 1994-03)
producer:Jon Astley
Chris Charlesworth (producer)
Bill Curbishley
mastering:Jon Astley
Tim Young (mastering engineer)
remastering:Jon Astley
Andy MacPherson
remixer:Jon Astley
Andy MacPherson
compiler:Chris Charlesworth (producer)
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:Polydor Ltd. (UK) (not for release label use! aka Polydor Ltd. or Polydor Ltd. (London), fka Polydor Records Ltd.) (in 1994)
licensed to:Polydor Ltd. (UK) (not for release label use! aka Polydor Ltd. or Polydor Ltd. (London), fka Polydor Records Ltd.)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/467898 [info]
ASIN:UK: B000025EST [info]