In 1966 The Who's 2nd Album, A Quick One, marked a change in The Who's recording approach, and although re-recording songs that had previously been cut with Shel Talmy and discovering stereo as everyone was at the time, the addition of the Mini Opera demonstrated the path the band would eventually be taking.
Kit's early days in production used a lot of compression and plenty of mid-range EQ so re- mastering from these original mixes one is tempted to find some top and bottom (if it exists!) and to diminish the hard mid frequencies. However, in this collection, I have tried to be true to the period, so very little EQ has been used.
One or two things, like the "Ready, Steady, Who" tracks have been softened a little in the mids to help them fit and the opposite, of course, has been applied to the mixes that Andy MacPherson and I did in '90s~'00s which we have had to use where original stereo mixes do not exist.
The Stereo mixes from that period mainly come from the German Polydor archives; however the original stereo German Quick One LP tapes sound a little better than the tapes for the LP "The Who" where the stereo 'I'm A Boy' and 'In The City' came from.
I have spent some time finding the best-sounding tapes (and there are a lot of tapes) for this compilation but one or two things like a decent sounding Circles, Substitute (US Single version), and I'm A Boy (Alternate version) have been hard to find.
However plenty of original mixes were found. These tapes, like the mono and stereo LP mixes, were played on a slightly modified Ampex ATR and the only EQ used was analogue with a Manley Massive Passive or the Prism/Maselec MEA-2. I also used a Maselec 3 x band compressor on some of the newer mixes to age them a little.
The conversion to digital at 96k / 24bit is then through DCS converters and the last stage is through the TC 6000 where a little more volume is gained with the 5 band compressor / limiter before being recorded into my Sadie 5 system where the editing and any digital processing like de- click and retouch is done.
The Sadie processing does a very nice 96 to 44.1 conversion and finally the 24 bit audio is dithered down to 16 using Daniel Weiss's POW-r plug in.
Error-free DDP files are then burnt within the Sadie computer to a DVD-r to send off for replication.
by Jon Astley, 2008
1. Run Run Run - 2:31
2. Boris The Spider - 2:28
3. I Need You - 2:24
4. Whiskey Man - 2:56
5. Heat Wave (Brian Holland, Edward Holland, Jr., Lamont Dozier) - 1:55
6. Cobwebs And Strange - 2:29
7. Don't Look Away - 2:52
8. See My Way - 1:52
9. So Sad About Us - 3:01
10.A Quick One, While He's Away - 9:07
11.Substitute - 3:47
12.Circles - 2:28
13.I'm A Boy - 2:37
14.In The City (John Entwistle, Keith Moon) - 2:22
15.Batman (Don Altfeld, Fred Weider, Jan Berry) - 1:25
16.Bucket T (Dean Torrence, Don Altfeld, Roger Christian) - 2:08
17.Barbara Ann (Fred Fassert) - 1:58
18.Disguises - 3:10
19.Happy Jack - 2:11
20.I've Been Away - 2:07
21.Substitute (US Single Version) - 2:57
22.I'm A Boy (Alternate Version) - 3:17
23.Batman (Instrumental) (Don Altfeld, Fred Weider, Jan Berry) - 1:12
24.Happy Jack (Acoustic Version) - 2:52
25.Happy Jack (Alternate Mix) - 2:13
Songs 1,7,9,10,11,12,13,18,19,21,22,24,25 written by Pete Townshend
Songs 2,20 written by John Entwistle
Songs 3,6 written by Keith Moon
Songs 4,8 written by Roger Daltrey
Disc 2 Stereo
1. Run Run Run - 2:43
2. Boris The Spider - 2:27
3. I Need You - 2:22
4. Whiskey Man - 2:56
5. Heat Wave (Brian Holland, Edward Holland, Jr., Lamont Dozier) - 1:53
6. Cobwebs And Strange - 2:29
7. Don't Look Away - 2:52
8. See My Way - 1:51
9. So Sad About Us - 2:58
10.A Quick One, While He's Away - 9:09
11.I'm A Boy - 2:36
12.In The City (John Entwistle, Keith Moon) - 2:21
13.Batman (Don Altfeld, Fred Weider, Jan Berry) - 1:34
14.Bucket T (Dean Torrence, Don Altfeld, Roger Christian) - 2:07
15.Barbara Ann (Fred Fassert) - 1:57
16.Disguises - 3:19
17.I've Been Away - 2:07
18.Man With Money (Don Everly, Phil Everly) - 2:43
19.My Generation • Land Of Hope And Glory (Pete Townshend • Edward Elgar, Arthur C. Benson) - 2:04
20.I'm A Boy (Alternate Version) - 3:43
Songs 1,7,9,10,11,16,20 written by Pete Townshend
Songs 2,17 written by John Entwistle
Songs 3,6 written by Keith Moon
Songs 4,8 written by Roger Daltrey
*Roger Daltrey – Vocals, Trombone
*Pete Townshend – Guitar, Vocals, Keyboards
*John Entwistle – Bass Guitar, Keyboards, Horns, Vocals
*Keith Moon – Drums, Percussion, Vocals, Tuba
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The strange story of "Waltz for a Pig" b-side of Substitute in USA, written by Ginger Baker and played by The Who Orchestra (Graham Bond Organization) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9SVdOuBE8o, now available on CD "Solid Bond". Thanks Marios
ReplyDeleteExcellent version of a classic record! Thank you very much, Marios. There are two similar japan double disc box sets of "my generatios" and "sell out". Any chance to upload them? many thanks in advance!!
ReplyDeleteThe album was recorded at IBC Studios, Pye Studios and Regent Sound, in London, England in 1966. Produced by Kit Lambert
ReplyDeleteSleeve design by Alan Aldridge [later editor of The Beatles Illustrated Lyrics and designer of the cover for Elton John's Captain Fantastic and The Brown Dirt Cowboy]
[Original liner notes, US album only, by Nick Jones of Melody Maker]
The album was intended to be pop music, a sonic participant in the pop art movement. The cover was designed by the pop art exponent Alan Aldridge, with the front cover depicting the band playing their instruments. The back cover is a black-and-white photo montage of the band members accompanied by a short personality sketch of each (infamous among Who fans for Keith Moon's humorous assertion that he was keen on "breeding chickens"). A track listing, a couple of paragraphs touting the band, an ad for their first album, and a technical blurb are also crowded onto the back cover. In 2003, the album was ranked number 383 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.
A Quick One was originally released as Reaction 593 002 on December 3rd, 1966. It reached #4 in the U.K. In the U.S. the release was held back until May 1967. The album was retitled Happy Jack because the "Happy Jack" single had been a minor hit [#24] for The Who there and partly because Decca, their record company, objected to the double entendre in the original title. Released as Decca DL4892 (mono), DL 74892 (stereo) it peaked at #51. Happy Jack was the same album as A Quick One except "Heatwave" was replaced by "Happy Jack." [the U.S. album had six tracks in true stereo. The rest were in reprocessed fake stereo. The album was originally to have been called Jigsaw Puzzle and consist of the following tracks: "I'm A Boy" (slow version later released on Meaty Beaty Big and Bouncy), "Run Run Run", "Don't Look Away", "Circles", "I Need You", "Showbiz Sonata" (later retitled "Cobwebs and Strange"), "In The City", "Boris The Spider", "Whiskey Man", "See My Way", "Heat Wave" and "Barbara Ann."]
The Ready Steady Who! EP was released in the U.K. as Reaction 592001 on Nov. 11th, 1966. [It reached #1 on the British EP's chart. The Who did intend to use their live performances on the TV special filmed Oct. 18, 1966 and aired Oct. 21 but they were denied the rights to use audio from the show. The songs performed on the special were "Batman" (lip-synced), "Cobwebs and Strange," "Bucket T," "I'm A Boy," "Disguises," and "My Generation/Rule Brittania." All copies of the broadcast appear to have been lost.]
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Now it's OK. Thanks a lot Marios.
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Hi! I think links for The Who Albums are all dead... If you can reupload them when you'll have the time... Regards.
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DeleteThank you for sharing this version Marios. I have both the mono and stereo versions but without bonus tracks. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteI think the links aren't working (lead to 404). Many thanks :)
ReplyDeleteHi L'Angelo Misterioso, just checked, worked fine to me...
DeleteSeem to work now. Don't know what the problem was. Sorry to disturb. :)
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ReplyDeleteThanks very much indeed for reposting this. It is very much appreciated. Looking forward to any further Who reposts you have the time to do.
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ReplyDeleteMany thanks for uncompressed!!!
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