Tracklist
| A1 | Baba O'Riley | 4:59 | |
| A2 | Bargain | 5:33 | |
| A3 | Love Ain't For Keeping | 2:11 | |
| A4 | My Wife | 3:35 | |
| A5 | Song Is Over | 6:16 | |
| B1 | Getting In Tune | 4:49 | |
| B2 | Going Mobile | 3:40 | |
| B3 | Behind Blue Eyes | 3:40 | |
| B4 | Won't Get Fooled Again | 8:31 |
Companies, etc.
- Record Company – MCA Inc.
- Record Company – MCA Records, Inc.
- Manufactured By – Decca Records
- Copyright © – MCA Records, Inc.
- Recorded At – Olympic Studios
- Mixed At – Olympic Studios
- Recorded At – Stargroves
- Mixed At – Island Studios
- Published By – Track Music, Inc.
- Printed By – Shorewood Packaging
- Pressed By – All Disc Records, Inc.
Credits
- Bass, Brass, Vocals – John Entwistle
- Composed By – Pete Townshend (tracks: A1 to A3, A5 to B4)
- Design – John Kosh
- Drums, Percussion – Keith Moon
- Executive-Producer – Pete Kameron
- Guitar, Organ [VCS3], Synthesizer [A.R.P. Synthesiser], Vocals – Pete Townshend
- Photography By – Ethan A. Russell*
- Piano – Pete Townshend (tracks: A1)
- Producer – The Who
- Producer [Associate] – Glyn Johns
- Producer [Violin On Baba O'Riley] – Keith Moon (tracks: A1)
- Recorded By, Mixed By – Glyn Johns
- Violin – Dave Arbus (tracks: A1)
- Vocals – Roger Daltrey
Notes
All Disc Pressing with 2.75" pressing ring. "44" and "66" in matrix runouts are also pressing identifiers. "9-11-71" in runout indicates a slightly later cut, as the original US release was issued about a month earlier.
Similar to Who's Next, except the label credits have a slightly different font.
Recorded and mixed at Olympic Studios, London. Track B4 recorded at Stargroves and mixed at Island Studios, London.
Recorded in England
Track title variations on labels:
A3: Love Ain't For Keepin'
A5: The Song Is Over
B1: Gettin' In Tune
B2: Goin' Mobile
Similar to Who's Next, except the label credits have a slightly different font.
Recorded and mixed at Olympic Studios, London. Track B4 recorded at Stargroves and mixed at Island Studios, London.
Recorded in England
Track title variations on labels:
A3: Love Ain't For Keepin'
A5: The Song Is Over
B1: Gettin' In Tune
B2: Goin' Mobile
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Rights Society: BMI
- Other (Shorepak-U.S. Patent No.): 3,301,467
- Matrix / Runout (Side A label): 7-12888
- Matrix / Runout (Side B label): 7-12889
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, etched, variant 1): DL-79182 A 712888 8-13-71 SW 9-11-71
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, etched, variant 1): DL-79182 B 712889 8-13-71 SW 8-11-71
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, etched, variant 2): DL 79182 A 712888 8-13-71 SW 9-11-71 44
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, etched, variant 2): DL 79182 B 712889 8-13-71 SW 8-11-71 44
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, etched, variant 3): DL 79182 A 712888 8-13-71 SW 9-11-71 66
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, etched, variant 3): DL 79182 B 712889 8-13-71 SW 8-11-71 66
Other Versions (5 of 487)
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Who's Next (LP, Album) | Track Record | 2408 102 | UK | 1971 | ||
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Who's Next (LP, Album) | Polydor | 2480 056 | Israel | 1971 | ||
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Who's Next (LP, Album) | Polydor | 2486056 | Colombia | 1971 | ||
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Who's Next (LP, Album, Export) | Track Record | 2408 102 | UK | 1971 | ||
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Who's Next (LP, Album) | Polydor | 23 83 085 | Spain | 1971 |
Recommendations
Reviews
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I have this pressing or its sister, All Disc. I'm very happy with the sonic beauty of this pressing, I had a pristine, very original British pressing that was staggering but lost it in a natural disaster than robbed me of a quite high end system. I didn't find reissues satisfactory and therefore searched for something just like this. Apart from the Classic reissues, I'm sure this is pretty much as good as it gets, it's sure analog glory from where I sit albeit a little crunchy in those old used grooves. John's bass is awesome, very well presented from a fidelity perspective. All praise moreover to Glyn for the recording quality. At Olympic I believe. Those were the days. I did see them live for this very show actually in a very famous long gone Southern venue situated in an ancient old brick warehouse. Junior year in high school, It was heaven.
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A very nice pressing of this album. The sound quality is very clean, even though mine has a few crackles in the quieter parts (though nothing terrible by any means), which I believe pertains to my copy itself, not the actual pressing. All the instruments and Roger’s voice really stand out! Definitely recommend. -
This Decca pressing is really good, and worth the money. The sound is very rich, and balanced. An easy must have for any Who fan. -
Edited 4 years agoThe BEST sounding version I've heard by a landslide! Doug Sax's mastering really brings Keith Moon to the spotlight; you can actually hear his phenomenal drum fills - as the master tape suffered generation loss over the years, they tend to get muffled and lost in the mix in later issues. Other versions, namely the remastered CDs, use too much mid-range in the EQ, but on this Decca pressing, everything is evened out to give a great tonality and balance.
"Who's Next" is not by any means an audiophile recording, but for my money, this is the best you'll hear it. -
"Who's Next" is the band's masterpiece. Unlike the ponderous rock opera "Tommy", "Who's Next" contains no filler and absolutely no speck of cereal. The entire album for the most part entered Overplay Hell decades ago. But I still enjoy all of the music. "Baba O'Riley" is timeless and prophetic. "My Wife" may be Entwistle's best composition. Townshend always flashed genius from the beginning, but this album is an explosion.
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