The The Who Sell Out [Deluxe Edition]

by The Who

Overview

Pete Townshend originally planned The Who Sell Out as a concept album of sorts that would simultaneously mock and pay tribute to pirate radio stations, complete with fake jingles and commercials linking the tracks. For reasons that remain somewhat ill defined, the concept wasn't quite driven to completion, breaking down around the middle of side two (on the original vinyl configuration). Nonetheless, on strictly musical merits, it's a terrific set of songs that ultimately stands as one of the group's greatest achievements. "I Can See for Miles" (a Top Ten hit) is the Who at their most thunderous; tinges of psychedelia add a rush to "Armenia City in the Sky" and "Relax"; "I Can't Reach You" finds Townshend beginning to stretch himself into quasi-spiritual territory; and "Tattoo" and the acoustic "Sunrise" show introspective, vulnerable sides to the singer/songwriter that had previously been hidden. "Rael" was another mini-opera, with musical motifs that reappeared in Tommy. The album is as perfect a balance between melodic mod pop and powerful instrumentation as the Who (or any other group) would achieve; psychedelic pop was never as jubilant, not to say funny (the fake commercials and jingles interspersed between the songs are a hoot). [Subsequent reissues added over half a dozen interesting outtakes from the time of the sessions, as well as unused commercials, the B-side "Someone's Coming," and an alternate version of "Mary Anne with the Shaky Hand."] ~ Richie Unterberger

Product Details

Release Date:	04/23/2021
Label:	Geffen / Polydor
UPC:	0602577114274
Rank:	49734

Tracks

Disc 1

1. Armenia City in the Sky
2. Heinz Baked Beans
3. Mary Anne With the Shaky Hand
4. Odorono
5. Tattoo
6. Our Love Was
7. I Can See For Miles
8. I Can't Reach You
9. Medac
10. Relax
11. Silas Stingy
12. Sunrise
13. Rael(1 and 2)/Track Records
14. Pictures of Lily [Original UK Track Single Mix]
15. Doctor, Doctor [Original UK Track Single Mix]
16. The Last Time [Original UK Track Single Mix]
17. Under My Thumb [Original UK Track Single Mix]
18. I Can See For Miles [Original UK Track Single Mix]
19. Mary Anne With the Shaky Hand [Original US Decca Single Mix]
20. Someone's Coming [Original US Decca Single Mix]
21. Unused Radio London Ad/Early Morning... [Original 1967 Mono Mix]
22. Unused Radio London Bulletin Link/Jaguar [Original 1967 Mono Mix]
23. Unused Radio London Ad/Tattoo [Early Alt. Mono Mix]
24. Rael [Talentmasters Studio, New York Early Rough Mix]
25. Sunn Amps Promo Spots
26. Great Shakes Ad

Disc 2

27. Armenia City in the Sky
28. Heinz Baked Beans
29. Mary Anne With the Shaky Hand
30. Odorono
31. Tattoo
32. Our Love Was
33. I Can See For Miles
34. I Can't Reach You
35. Medac
36. Relax
37. Silas Stingy
38. Sunrise
39. Rael
40. Rael Na¿¿ve (Complete With Organ Coda Ending)
41. Maryanne With the Shaky Hand [US Single Version]
42. Someone's Coming
43. Summertime Blues
44. Glittering Girl
45. Early Morning Cold Taxi
46. Girl's Eyes
47. Coke After Coke
48. Sodding About
49. Things Go Better With Coke
50. Hall of the Mountain King
51. Jaguar
52. Rael [IBC Remake]/Track Records

Album Credits

Performance Credits

The Who   Primary Artist
John Entwistle   Bass,Vocals,Trumpet,Keyboards,Lead Vocals,Guitar (Bass),Vocals (Background)
Roger Daltrey   Vocals,Harmonica,Lead Vocals
Al Kooper   Organ
Keith Moon   Drums,Vocals,Percussion
Pete Townshend   Piano,Guitar,Vocals,Keyboards,Lead Vocals,Synthesizer,Guitar (Electric),Vocals (Background)
Speedy Keen   Vocals
John "Speedy" Keen   Vocals,Lead Vocals

Technical Credits

John Entwistle   Composer
Roger Daltrey   Composer
Naomi Neville   Composer
Jerry Capehart   Composer
Al Kooper   Engineer
The Who   Arranger,Composer
Keith Moon   Composer
Keith Richards   Composer
Eddie Cochran   Composer
Jon Astley   Producer,Remixing,Mastering,Remastering
Pete Townshend   Composer,Engineer,Producer,Restoration
Mick Jagger   Composer
Damon Lyon-Shaw   Engineer
Dave Marsh   Liner Notes
Robert Rosenberg   Executive Producer
David Montgomery   Photography
Richard Evans   Design,Art Direction
David King   Cover Design
Bill Curbishley   Executive Producer
John Keene   Composer,Composer
Roger Law   Cover Design
Chris Stamp   Producer
Dave Langston   Composer
Myles Clarke   Producer,Restoration
John "Speedy" Keen   Composer,Engineer
Shel Talmy   Producer
Andy MacPherson   Remixing,Remastering
Kit Lambert   Engineer,Producer
Chris Charlesworth   Executive Producer
Chris Huston   Engineer
Fred Heath   Composer
Edvard Grieg   Composer