The Who's debut album "My Generation"
features 48-tracks digitally remastered 2-disc SHM-CD album set - perhaps the
definitive release of this landmark 1965 album. Includes the original 1965 mono
mix (--1st time on CD!), B-sides, outtakes and demos from the LP sessions,
plus Shel Talmy's 2002 stereo remix....An explosive debut, and the hardest mod
pop recorded by anyone.
At the time of its release, it also had the most
ferociously powerful guitars and drums yet captured on a rock record. Pete
Townshend's exhilarating chord crunches and guitar distortions threaten to leap
off the grooves on "My Generation" and "Out in the Street"; Keith Moon attacks
the drums with a lightning, ruthless finesse throughout. Some "Maximum R&B"
influence lingered in the two James Brown covers, but much of Townshend's
original material fused Beatlesque hooks and power chords with anthemic mod
lyrics, with "The Good's Gone", "Much Too Much", "La La La Lies", and especially
"The Kids Are Alright" being highlights. "A Legal Matter" hinted at more
ambitious lyrical concerns, and "The Ox" was instrumental mayhem that pushed the
envelope of 1965 amplification with its guitar feedback and nonstop crashing
drum rolls.
While the execution was sometimes crude, and the songwriting not as
sophisticated as it would shortly become, the Who never surpassed the pure
energy level of this record.
by Adamus67
Tracks
Disc 1 (Mono)
1.Out In The Street - 2:33
2.I Don't Mind (James Brown) - 2:37
3.The Good's Gone - 4:02
4.La-La-La Lies - 2:16
5.Much Too Much - 2:47
6.My Generation - 3:20
7.The Kids Are Alright - 3:07
8.Please, Please, Please (James Brown, John Terry) - 2:46
9.It's Not True - 2:33
10.I'm A Man (Ellis McDaniel) - 3:23
11.A Legal Matter - 2:50
12.The Ox (John Entwistle, Keith Moon, Nicky Hopkins, Pete Townshend) - 3:53
13.I Can't Explain - 2:07
14.Bald Headed Woman - 2:11
15.Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere (Pete Townshend, Roger Daltrey) - 2:43
16.Daddy Rolling Stone (Otis Blackwell) - 2:49
17.Anytime You Want Me (Garnet Mimms, Jerry Ragovoy) - 2:37
18.Shout And Shimmy (James Brown) - 3:19
19.Circles - 3:14
20.Leaving Here (Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, Edward Holland Jr.) - 2:48
21.Lubie (Come Back Home) (Mark Lindsay, Paul Revere) - 3:36
22.(Love Is Like A) Heat Wave (Brian Holland-Lamont Dozier-Edward Holland Jr.) - 2:41
23.Motoring (Ivy Hunter, Phil Jones, William "Mickey" Stevenson) - 2:49
24.Circles (Alternate Mix) - 3:12
All songs written by Pete Townshend except where noted
Disc 2 (Stereo)
1.Out In The Street - 2:34
2.I Don't Mind (Full Length Version) (James Brown) - 3:44
3.The Good's Gone (Full Length Version) - 4:30
4.La-La-La Lies - 2:18
5.Much Too Much - 2:45
6.My Generation - 3:21
7.The Kids Are Alright - 3:10
8.Please, Please, Please (James Brown, John Terry) - 2:46
9.It's Not True - 2:34
10.I'm A Man (Ellis McDaniel) - 3:23
11.A Legal Matter - 2:54
12.The Ox (John Entwistle, Keith Moon, Nicky Hopkins, Pete Townshend) - 3:58
13.I Can't Explain - 2:04
14.Bald Headed Woman - 2:32
15.Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere (Alternate Version) (Pete Townshend, Roger Daltrey) - 2:43
16.Daddy Rolling Stone (Otis Blackwell) - 2:56
17.Anytime You Want Me (Garnet Mimms, Jerry Ragovoy) - 2:38
18.Shout And Shimmy (James Brown) - 3:20
19.Circles - 3:13
20.Instant Party Mixture - 3:24
21.Leaving Here (Alternate Version) (Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, Edward Holland Jr.) - 2:51
22.Lubie (Come Back Home) (Mark Lindsay, Paul Revere) - 3:40
23.(Love Is Like A) Heat Wave (Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, Edward Holland Jr.) - 2:41 24.Motoring (Ivy Hunter, Phil Jones, William "Mickey" Stevenson) - 2:49
All songs written by Pete Townshend except where noted
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23.(Love Is Like A) Heat Wave (Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, Edward Holland Jr.) - 2:41 24.Motoring (Ivy Hunter, Phil Jones, William "Mickey" Stevenson) - 2:49
All songs written by Pete Townshend except where noted
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