The Who – Who's Next (140g)
The Who [click here to see more vinyl featuring The Who]:
- John Entwistle - Vocals, Bass, Brass, Piano (A4)
- Pete Townshend - Vocals, Guitar, Synthesizer [A.r.p.], Organ [Vcs3], Piano (A1)
- Roger Daltrey - Vocals
- Keith Moon - Drums, Percussion
Nicky Hopkins - Piano (A5, B1)
Dave Arbus - Violin (A1)
All songs written by Pete Townshend
1 LP, standard sleeve
Original analog Master tape : YES
Heavy Press : 140g
Record color : black
Speed : 33 RPM
Size : 12'’
Stereo
Studio
Record Press : unspecified
Label : Classic Records (now part of Analogue Productions)
Original Label : Decca
Recorded April–June 1971 at Olympic Studio, London ; with Rolling Stones Mobile Studio in Stargroves house, East Woodhay, England
Recorded by Glyn Johns
Mixed by Glyn Johns
Produced by The Who
Violin in A1 produced by Keith Moon
Lacquer cut by Chris Bellman
Originally released in August 1971
Reissued in 2005
Tracks:
Side A:
- Baba O'Riley
- Bargain
- Love Ain't For Keeping
- My Wife
- Song Is Over
Side B:
- Getting In Tune
- Going Mobile
- Behind Blue Eyes
- Won't Get Fooled Again
Awards:
Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Albums of All Time - ranked 77/500
Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs of All Time - "Baba O'Riley" - ranked 349/500
Reviews:
“Much of Who's Next derives from Lifehouse, an ambitious sci-fi rock opera Pete Townshend abandoned after suffering a nervous breakdown, caused in part from working on the sequel to Tommy. There's no discernable theme behind these songs, yet this album is stronger than Tommy, falling just behind Who Sell Out as the finest record the Who ever cut. Townshend developed an infatuation with synthesizers during the recording of the album, and they're all over this album, adding texture where needed and amplifying the force, which is already at a fever pitch. Apart from Live at Leeds, the Who have never sounded as LOUD and unhinged as they do here, yet that's balanced by ballads, both lovely ("The Song Is Over") and scathing ("Behind Blue Eyes"). That's the key to Who's Next -- there's anger and sorrow, humor and regret, passion and tumult, all wrapped up in a blistering package where the rage is as affecting as the heartbreak. This is a retreat from the '60s, as Townshend declares the "Song Is Over," scorns the teenage wasteland, and bitterly declares that we "Won't Get Fooled Again." For all the sorrow and heartbreak that runs beneath the surface, this is an invigorating record, not just because Keith Moon runs rampant or because Roger Daltrey has never sung better or because John Entwistle spins out manic basslines that are as captivating as his "My Wife" is funny. This is invigorating because it has all of that, plus Townshend laying his soul bare in ways that are funny, painful, and utterly life-affirming. That is what the Who was about, not the rock operas, and that's why Who's Next is truer than Tommy or the abandoned Lifehouse. Those were art -- this, even with its pretensions, is rock & roll.” AllMusic Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Ratings :
AllMusic : 5 / 5 ; Discogs : 4.71 / 5