The Who – Face Dances
Tracklist
| Face Dances | |||
| A1 | You Better You Bet | 5:36 | |
| A2 | Don't Let Go The Coat | 3:43 | |
| A3 | Cache Cache | 3:55 | |
| A4 | The Quiet One | 3:08 | |
| A5 | Did You Steal My Money | 4:17 | |
| B1 | How Can You Do It Alone | 5:26 | |
| B2 | Daily Records | 3:26 | |
| B3 | You | 4:40 | |
| B4 | Another Tricky Day | 4:55 | |
| Face Dances Pt. 3 | |||
| C1 | I Like Nightmares | 3:09 | |
| C2 | It's In You | 5:11 | |
| C3 | Somebody Saved Me | 5:34 | |
| C4 | Dance It Away | 4:04 | |
| C5 | Don't Let Go The Coat (Alternate Take) | 4:00 | |
| D1 | Don't Let Go The Coat (Live) | 3:51 | |
| D2 | You Better You Bet (Live) | 5:06 | |
| D3 | The Quiet One (Live) | 3:41 | |
| D4 | Another Tricky Day (Live) | 6:02 |
Companies, etc.
- Record Company – Universal Music
- Record Company – Universal Music B.V.
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Polydor Ltd. (UK)
- Copyright © – Polydor Ltd. (UK)
- Produced For – Pandora Productions
- Recorded At – Odyssey Studios
- Mixed At – Bayshore Recording Studios
- Recorded At – Grugahalle
- Mastered At – Sterling Sound
- Remastered At – Close To The Edge
- Mixed At – FX Studios
- Mastered At – Mastered At Abbey Road Studios - Half Speed Mastering
- Lacquer Cut At – Mastered At Abbey Road Studios - Half Speed Mastering
- Lacquer Cut At – Abbey Road Studios
- Pressed By – Record Industry – 31905
- Published By – Eel Pie Publishing Ltd.
- Copyright © – Eel Pie Publishing Ltd.
- Published By – Whistle Rhymes Ltd.
- Copyright © – Whistle Rhymes Ltd.
- Published By – Windswept Pacific Publishing
- Copyright © – Windswept Pacific Publishing
- Published By – Spirit Music Publishing Ltd.
- Copyright © – Spirit Music Publishing Ltd.
Credits
- Artwork [Paint-box By] – Clive Barker (3)
- Design Concept [Original Sleeve Concept], Design [Original Sleeve] – Peter Blake (4)
- Design [Reissue], Art Direction – Richard Evans (7)
- Engineer – Bill Szymczyk
- Engineer [Assistant] – Teri Reed
- Executive-Producer – Robert Rosenberg
- Lacquer Cut By – Miles*
- Management – Trinifold Management Ltd.*
- Mastered By – Ted Jensen
- Mixed By – Richard Whittaker
- Painting [Portraits Of John Entwistle By] – R B Kitaj*
- Painting [Portraits Of Kenney Jones By] – Peter Blake (4)
- Painting [Portraits Of Pete Townshend By] – Tom Phillips (3)
- Painting [Portraits Of Roger Daltrey By] – Mike Andrews (5)
- Photography By – Trinifold*
- Producer – Bill Szymczyk
- Product Manager – Steve Hammonds
- Remastered By – Jon Astley
- Written-By – Pete Townshend (tracks: A1 to A3, A5 to B2, B4 to D2, D4)
Notes
RSD 2021 June drop, quantity 6,500.
Hype sticker affixed to shrink, with catalog number 3543227:
The Who Face Dances.
40th anniversary edition of the legendary 1981 album - expanded to 18 tracks across two LPs!
Double LP on yellow and blue coloured heavyweight vinyl
Includes the single 'You Better You Bet', an unreleased take of 'Don't Let Go The Coat' plus live tracks from the 1981 Rockpalast concert and many others
Cut at Abbey Road Studios using the Half-Speed Mastering process
Exclusive for Record Store Day 2021
Record Store Day UK
Includes Obi-style wrapper:
Mastered at Abbey Road Studios Half Speed Mastering
This record was cut using a specialist technique known as half-speed mastering.
This artisan process results in cuts that have superior high frequency response (treble) and very solid and stable stereo images.
In short, a very high quality master that helps to create a very high quality record.
℗ 2021 Polydor Ltd. (UK), © 2021 Polydor Ltd. (UK). A Universal Music Company. Made in the EU.
Universal Music B.V. 's-Gravelandseweg 80, 1217 EW Hilversum, Netherlands.
First catalog number (3543227) on spine, jacket back.
Second catalog number (006024 353227 4) on jacket back, labels.
Sticker: Made in Netherlands
On labels: Made in the Netherlands
Issued in non-gatefold jacket. Includes four 12" x 12" portrait prints. LPs housed in heavy-stock printed inner sleeves with lyrics and credits, catalog numbers 3543288 and 3543299.
Tracks C1 to C4: From the Face Dances sessions
Track C5: Alternate take from the Face Dances Sessions. Pete On lead vocal
Tracks D1 to D4: All tracks recorded live at Essen, and broadcast on Rockpalast, 1981
Original album:
Recorded at Odyssey Recording Studios, London
Mixed at Bayshore Recording Studios, Coconut Grove, Florida
Disc mastering, Sterling Sound, NYC
Recorded and mixed using MCI consoles and tape machines
Track C5: Recorded at Odyssey Recording Studios, London, November 1980.
Tracks A1 to C4: Produced for Pandora Productions.
Tracks D1 to D4:
Recorded at Grugahalle, Essen, on Saturday 28 March 1981 and broadcast live for Rockpalast on Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR) TV.
Remastered at Close to the Edge
Additional mixing at FX Studios, North Acton
Lacquers cut using the Half-Speed Mastering Process at Abbey Road Studios.
Originally released as a single disc (Disc 1) on 6 March 1981 on Polydor Records 2302 106 (WHOD 5073) in the UK. And on Warner Bros. WB HS 3516 in the US. It reached #2 in the UK LP chart and #4 in the US Billboard Album Chart.
Track publishers:
A1 to A3, A5 to B2, B4, C5, D1, D2, D4: © Eel Pie Publishing Ltd.
A4, B3, D3: © Whistle Rhymes Ltd.
C1 to C3, © Eel Pie Publishing Ltd./Windswept Pacific Publishing.
C4: © Spirit Music Publishing Ltd.
Portraits of The Who on the cover are by 16 different artists.
Hype sticker affixed to shrink, with catalog number 3543227:
The Who Face Dances.
40th anniversary edition of the legendary 1981 album - expanded to 18 tracks across two LPs!
Double LP on yellow and blue coloured heavyweight vinyl
Includes the single 'You Better You Bet', an unreleased take of 'Don't Let Go The Coat' plus live tracks from the 1981 Rockpalast concert and many others
Cut at Abbey Road Studios using the Half-Speed Mastering process
Exclusive for Record Store Day 2021
Record Store Day UK
Includes Obi-style wrapper:
Mastered at Abbey Road Studios Half Speed Mastering
This record was cut using a specialist technique known as half-speed mastering.
This artisan process results in cuts that have superior high frequency response (treble) and very solid and stable stereo images.
In short, a very high quality master that helps to create a very high quality record.
℗ 2021 Polydor Ltd. (UK), © 2021 Polydor Ltd. (UK). A Universal Music Company. Made in the EU.
Universal Music B.V. 's-Gravelandseweg 80, 1217 EW Hilversum, Netherlands.
First catalog number (3543227) on spine, jacket back.
Second catalog number (006024 353227 4) on jacket back, labels.
Sticker: Made in Netherlands
On labels: Made in the Netherlands
Issued in non-gatefold jacket. Includes four 12" x 12" portrait prints. LPs housed in heavy-stock printed inner sleeves with lyrics and credits, catalog numbers 3543288 and 3543299.
Tracks C1 to C4: From the Face Dances sessions
Track C5: Alternate take from the Face Dances Sessions. Pete On lead vocal
Tracks D1 to D4: All tracks recorded live at Essen, and broadcast on Rockpalast, 1981
Original album:
Recorded at Odyssey Recording Studios, London
Mixed at Bayshore Recording Studios, Coconut Grove, Florida
Disc mastering, Sterling Sound, NYC
Recorded and mixed using MCI consoles and tape machines
Track C5: Recorded at Odyssey Recording Studios, London, November 1980.
Tracks A1 to C4: Produced for Pandora Productions.
Tracks D1 to D4:
Recorded at Grugahalle, Essen, on Saturday 28 March 1981 and broadcast live for Rockpalast on Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR) TV.
Remastered at Close to the Edge
Additional mixing at FX Studios, North Acton
Lacquers cut using the Half-Speed Mastering Process at Abbey Road Studios.
Originally released as a single disc (Disc 1) on 6 March 1981 on Polydor Records 2302 106 (WHOD 5073) in the UK. And on Warner Bros. WB HS 3516 in the US. It reached #2 in the UK LP chart and #4 in the US Billboard Album Chart.
Track publishers:
A1 to A3, A5 to B2, B4, C5, D1, D2, D4: © Eel Pie Publishing Ltd.
A4, B3, D3: © Whistle Rhymes Ltd.
C1 to C3, © Eel Pie Publishing Ltd./Windswept Pacific Publishing.
C4: © Spirit Music Publishing Ltd.
Portraits of The Who on the cover are by 16 different artists.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode (Scanned): 602435432274
- Barcode (Text): 6 02435 43227 4
- Label Code: LC00039
- Rights Society: BIEM/SDRM
- Other (LP1): LP1 006024 3543228 1
- Other (LP2): LP2 006024 3543227 8
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout): 31905 1A 06024354322700 MILES. ABBEY ROAD 1/2 SPEED. ROOM 30.
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout): 31905 1B 06024354322700 MILES. ABBEY ROAD 1/2 SPEED. ROOM 30.
- Matrix / Runout (Side C runout): 31905 1C 06024354322700 MILES. ABBEY ROAD 1/2 SPEED. ROOM 30.
- Matrix / Runout (Side D runout): 31905 1D 06024354322700 MILES. ABBEY ROAD 1/2 SPEED. ROOM 30.
Other Versions (5 of 126)
View All| Title (Format) | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |||
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Face Dances (LP, Album) | Polydor | 2302 106 | 1981 | |||
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Recently Edited
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Face Dances (LP, Album, Stereo) | Polydor | 2311 065 | 1981 | |||
| Face Dances (LP, Album, Los Angeles Pressing) | Warner Bros. Records | HS 3516 | US | 1981 | |||
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Recently Edited
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Face Dances (Cassette, Album) | Warner Bros. Records | W5 3516 | US | 1981 | ||
| Face Dances (LP, Album) | RCA | PL 31585 | Italy | 1981 |
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Reviews
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My copy is thick, flat and sound is clear and very dynamic. Packaging is top tier too. The colored variants are beautiful. Great album to have in your collection from one of the best bands in music history. -
Edited 3 years agoThis very sexy Who disc set, which was a special release for Record Store Day, is here to delight the most ardent Who fanatics with its superlative sound, fantastic tunes, and of course, such wonderful packaging. I know I will be personally poring over the artwork for many hours, particularly whilst perched on the porcelain pedestal. Thank you, Roger Daltrey, for all you do to help ease and relieve, my constipation!! -
The recording suffers from typical 80's compression. It doesn't seem like the remastering corrected that. This is especially evident in the compressed drum sounds. In general, Pete was not pleased with the original audio and this remastering might be reflective of whatever the source material was they used. I don't think they went back to the original master tapes and then remixed and remastered from those, at least to my ears.
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Has anyone else noticed bad distortion on "Another Tricky Day"? Was loving this release until I got to that part, and it was unbearable! Did I just get a bad copy?
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Lack of high frequencies detracts from an otherwise excellent reissue pressing and package. No twiddling of knobs is able to restore the upper range, so that part is rather flat. The low end, however, is rich and full. A near-miss. -
this is a beautiful rsd edition if this 1981 post moon who lp wich turned 40 years old back in march, ( god i buying this the day it came out on 3/16/81 ) anyway regardless of the mixed reviews this got i always loved this record, the moon era was over, it was the early 80s & this was the whos new start at new compositions by townshend & i liked what the ox added to this as well, anyway this 2021 rsd release sounds great!!! its a half speed remaster, both records are beautiful!!! lp #1 is on thick very bright loud deep blue vinyl, lp#2 is on thick deep yellow vinyl & this also comes with 4 nice 12 inch prints of alternative artwork for this peter blake sleeve!!!, anyway job very well done. my favorite who era was the pre tommy era but there is something great about every who record, i loved petes wacked out guitar sound on certain tracks on this lp especially on tracks like THE QUIET ONE, ANOTHER TRICKY DAY, YOU,& HOW CAN YOU DO IT ALONE, THE BONUS TRACKS ON LP #2 ARE GREAT AS WELL, ALWAYS LIKED THAT TRACK i like nightmares............. we are already halfway through 2021 and w/ the recent SELL OUT BOX SET & lp sets we have got a lot of great vintage WHO this year so far............................
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