handling the harmonies. Guitarist Pete Townshend also rips into a couple of rocking solos during the performance.The Who have announced a new box set reissue of the 1978 album Who Are You. Formats include a “super deluxe edition” with seven CDs and one Blu-ray, including 71 unreleased sessions, demos, rehearsals, live tracks, and the scrapped Glyn Johns mix of the album, as well as a new remaster of the finished original.(Pitchfork reports)
THE CLASSIC ALBUM REVISTED AS A
SUPER DELUXE EDITION 7-CD/1-BLU-RAY SET
FEATURING 71 UNRELEASED TRACKS, 100-PAGE BOOK
AND STEVEN WILSON ATMOS & STEREO MIXES
LIMITED EDITION 7-CD/1-BLU-RAY SUPER DELUXE EDITION
4LP SET, 2CD SET, HALF SPEED MASTERED LP
& LIMITED COLOURED VINYL
It also comes with a 100-page book and Atmos and stereo mixes by Steven Wilson. A 4xLP box set, 2xCD version, and other vinyl editions are also available. Check out the full tracklist, along with a trailer, below.
Who Are You was released shortly before the death of the Who’s original drummer, Keith Moon, and their subsequent tour was their first without him. The U.S. leg of that tour is captured, newly mixed, on a live album in the box set, which features Kenney Jones of the Faces and the Small Faces on drums and keyboardist John “Rabbit” Bundrick. Also featured are recordings of rehearsals, in 1977 and 1978, from the band’s Shepperton studio, as well as live recordings from the studio made for the documentary The Kids Are Alright.
The initial sessions for the album took place at the band’s Ramport Studios, produced by Glyn Johns and Jon Astley. However, the recording process was fraught with challenges and creative tensions. The Who Are You Super Deluxe Edition finally tells the whole story, featuring, for the first time, the rejected original Glyn Johns mix of the album, a newly-remastered version of the released Jon Astley mix and fly-on-the-wall rehearsal sessions from Shepperton Studios, which the band owned at the time, and a wealth of unreleased material including demos, alternate takes and in the case of standout track ‘Sister Disco’, a previously ‘lost’ guitar solo rescued from the multi-track tapes by Steven Wilson.
Who Are You (Super Deluxe Edition):
https://thewho.lnk.to/WhoAreYouSDE/
01 New Song
02 Had Enough
03 905
04 Sister Disco
05 Music Must Change
06 Trick of the Light
07 Guitar And Pen
08 Love Is Coming Down
09 Who Are You
10 New Song (Glyn Johns mix)
11 Had Enough (Glyn Johns mix)
12 905 (Glyn Johns mix)
13 Sister Disco (Glyn Johns mix)
14 Trick of The Light (Glyn Johns mix)
15 Guitar and Pen (Glyn Johns mix)
16 Who Are You (Glyn Johns mix)
17 Trick of The Light (Single Version Edit - Glyn Johns mix)
18 Guitar and Pen (Glyn Johns Alt mix)
19 Who Are You (Glyn Johns Single edit)
20 New Song (Pete Vocal - Steven Wilson mix)
21 Sister Disco (Lost Guitar Mix- Steven Wilson mix)
22 Had Enough (No Orchestra- Steven Wilson mix)
23 Guitar and Pen (Pete Guide Vocal- Steven Wilson mix)
24 Love Is Coming Down (No Orchestra- Steven Wilson mix)
25 Who Are You (Early Run Through -Pete Vox- Steven Wilson mix)
26 Who Are You (Lost Verse Mix)
27 Guitar and Pen (Olympic 78 Mix)
28 Love Is Coming Down (Early Run Through)
29 Empty Glass (Session Out Take)
30 No Road Romance (Session Out Take)
31 Trick of the Light (Unused Olympic Edit)
32 Who Are You (Clean Radio Edit)
33 905 (John Entwistle Demo)
34 Had Enough (John Entwistle Demo)
35 Back On the Road (John Entwistle Demo)
36 Wild Horses (John Entwistle Demo)
37 Trick of the Light (John Entwistle Demo)
38 Good Time Coming (John Entwistle Demo)
39 Who Are You (John and Cyrano’s mix from The Kids Are Alright)
40 Who Are You (Early version recorded live in Toronto, 1976)
41 The Kids Are Alright (Shepperton Studios)
42 Run, Run, Run (Shepperton Studios)
43 Spoonful / Smokestack Lightning (Shepperton Studios)
44 I Saw Her Standing There (Shepperton Studios)
45 Instrumental Jam (Shepperton Studios)
46 Who Are You (Knocking It into Shape 1 - Shepperton Studios)
47 Who Are You (Knocking It into Shape 2 - Shepperton Studios)
48 Baba O’Riley (Shepperton Studios)
49 Shakin’ All Over (Shepperton Studios)
50 Bell Boy (Shepperton Studios)
51 Won't Get Fooled Again (Shepperton Studios)
52 Barbara Ann (Shepperton Studios)
53 I Saw Her Standing There 2 (Shepperton Studios)
54 Drowned (Shepperton Studios)
55 Baba O’Riley (Shepperton for The Kids Are Alright 1978)
56 My Wife (Shepperton for The Kids Are Alright 1978)
57 My Generation (Shepperton for The Kids Are Alright 1978)
58 Join Together (Shepperton for The Kids Are Alright 1978)
59 Who Are You (Shepperton for The Kids Are Alright 1978)
60 Won't Get Fooled Again (Shepperton for The Kids Are Alright 1978)
61 Sister Disco (Shepperton Tour Rehearsal 1979)
62 Music Must Change (Shepperton Tour Rehearsal 1979)
63 Won't Get Fooled Again (Shepperton Tour Rehearsal 1979)
64 Who Are You (Shepperton Tour Rehearsal 1979)
65 Substitute (Live U.S.A. 1979)
66 I Can't Explain (Live U.S.A. 1979)
67 Baba O'Riley (Live U.S.A. 1979)
68 The Punk and the Godfather (Live U.S.A. 1979)
69 Boris the Spider (Live U.S.A. 1979)
70 Sister Disco (Live U.S.A. 1979)
71 Behind Blue Eyes (Live U.S.A. 1979)
72 Music Must Change (Live U.S.A. 1979)
73 Drowned (Live U.S.A. 1979)
74 Who Are You (Live U.S.A. 1979)
75 5.15 (Live U.S.A. 1979)
76 Pinball Wizard (Live U.S.A. 1979)
77 See Me, Feel Me (Live U.S.A. 1979)
78 Long Live Rock (Live U.S.A. 1979)
79 My Generation (Live U.S.A. 1979)
80 I Can See for Miles (Live U.S.A. 1979)
81 Trick Of the Light (Live U.S.A. 1979)
82 Sparks (Live U.S.A. 1979)
83 Won't Get Fooled Again (Live U.S.A. 1979)
84 Jam /Take A Fool Like You (Live U.S.A. 1979)
85 How Can You Do It Alone (Live U.S.A. 1979)
86 Magic Bus (Live U.S.A. 1979)
87 Summertime Blues (Live U.S.A. 1979)
88 Dancing in the Street / Dance It Away (Live U.S.A. 1979)
89 The Real Me (Live U.S.A. 1979)
Initially released in August 1978, WHO ARE YOU marked a significant chapter in The Who’s career while a commercial triumph, peaking at No. 2 on the US Billboard 200 and achieving double platinum status and No. 6 on the UK Albums Chart, it was also tragically the last album to feature legendary drummer Keith Moon, who died a week after its release.
The album saw the band pushing boundaries once more, with the songs referencing the incoming influence of British Punk. Most notably, the title track was written after a night out with Steve Jones and Paul Cook of The Sex Pistols, and it reflected the sentiments of ‘Music Must Change’ and ‘Sister Disco’. Pete Townshend also delivered some of his most ambitious and intricate arrangements, incorporating layers of synthesisers and strings into The Who’s powerful backing tracks.
The title track ‘WHO ARE YOU’ preceded the album in early July 1978 and became an instant anthem and has remained in the band’s set list to this day. Aided by its appearance in the CSI TV franchise in the early 2000s, it is one of the band’s most-streamed tracks.
The initial sessions for the album took place at the band’s Ramport Studios, produced by Glyn Johns and Jon Astley. However, the recording process was fraught with challenges and creative tensions. The Who Are You Super Deluxe Edition finally tells the whole story, featuring, for the first time, the rejected original Glyn Johns mix of the album, a newly-remastered version of the released Jon Astley mix and fly-on-the-wall rehearsal sessions from Shepperton Studios, which the band owned at the time, and a wealth of unreleased material including demos, alternate takes and in the case of standout track ‘Sister Disco’, a previously ‘lost’ guitar solo rescued from the multi-track tapes by Steven Wilson.
In 1978, the album was seen as a return to form for The Who, and anticipation for a tour to support the album was high. Sadly, the death of Keith Moon on the 23rd August put paid to any such plans. The band introduced their new drummer, Kenney Jones, formerly of the Faces and The Small Faces, in May 1979, along with new keyboard player John’ Rabbit’ Bundrick. One of the many highlights of the super deluxe edition is the newly mixed live tapes from the US leg of the 1979 tour, capturing The Who’s explosive new lineup in full flight with tracks from the album coming to life onstage with a renewed energy.
