The Who: By Numbers 1975 + Odds And Sods 1974

 

In the mid-Sixties, the Who stormed the Mod scene of West London with a sound and vision that

distilled the pure essence of early rock & roll. Their music was fast, furious, and noisy, and three of the four members—singer Roger Daltrey, guitarist Pete Townshend, and drummer Keith Moon—performed with the obnoxious abandon of juvenile delinquents. Above all, the musicianship was first rate. In their performances, Townshend's muscular feedback and fuzz locked into a groove with the thunderous clatter of Moon's unbridled drumming and the blistering throb of John Entwistle's complex bass runs.
                     

At the vortex of this din, Daltrey would stalk the stage with a thuggish swagger, hurl his microphone

cord about him like a lasso, and howl like a banshee. The Who created a tension that always seemed ready to explode, and indeed most of the band's shows ended with Townshend and Moon destroying their instruments. But there was an air of sophistication behind the brute force, and by their early-Seventies prime the Who was performing rock operas before packed arenas.

THE WHO - BY NUMBERS 1975

           

The Who by Numbers is the seventh studio album by English rock band the Who, released on 3 October 1975 in the United Kingdom through Polydor Records, and on 25 October 1975 in the United

States by MCA Records. It was named the tenth-best album of the year in The Village Voice Pazz & Jop critics poll. The Who by Numbers functions as Pete Townshend's confessional singer/songwriter album, as he chronicles his problems with alcohol ("However Much I Booze"), women ("Dreaming From the Waist" and "They Are All in Love"), and life in general. However, his introspective musings are rendered ineffective by Roger Daltrey's bluster and the cloying, lightweight filler of "Squeeze Box."

THE  WHO

Roger Daltrey – lead vocals

Pete Townshend – guitar, keyboards, banjo, accordion, ukulele, backing vocals, lead vocals on "However Much I Booze" and "Blue, Red And Grey"

John Entwistle – bass, French horn, trumpet, backing vocals, 2nd lead vocal on "Success Story" (died in Room 658 at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Paradise, Nevada, on 27 June 2002, one day before the scheduled first show of the Who's 2002 )

Keith Moon – drums (Keith died in London on 7 September 1978, from an accidental overdose of the prescription drug Heminevrin, prescribed to combat alcoholism)

Additional musicians

Nicky Hopkins – piano

The Who – The Who By Numbers
Label: Polydor – 533 844-2
Format: CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered
Country: Europe
Released: 1996
Genre: Rock
Style: Classic Rock

TRACKS

                            

01. Slip Kid    4:30
02. However Much I Booze    5:02
03. Squeeze Box    2:41
04. Dreaming From The Waist    4:07
05. Imagine A Man    4:00
06. Success Story  (Written-By – John Entwistle)   3:20
07. They Are All In Love  (Piano – Nicky Hopkins)  3:00
08. Blue Red And Grey    2:47
09. How Many Friends    4:05
10. In A Hand Or A Face    3:23

BONUS TRACKS       

                           

  
11. Squeeze Box (Live at the Vetch Field, Swansea, Wales on 12 June 1976)    3:11
12. Behind Blue Eyes (Live at the Vetch Field, Swansea, Wales on 12 June 1976)    3:37
13. Dreaming From The Waist (Live at the Vetch Field, Swansea, Wales on 12 June 1976)   4:52

MP3 @ 320 Size: 132 MB
Flac  Size: 324 MB

THE WHO - ODDS AND SODS 1974

                                

Odds & Sods is an album of studio outtakes by British rock band the Who. It was released by Track Records in the UK and Track/MCA in the US in October 1974. Ten of the recordings on the original

eleven-song album were previously unreleased. The album reached No. 10 on the UK charts and No. 15 in the US. The recordings were compiled by Who bassist John Entwistle. Two LPs of songs were considered in 1974, but only one LP was released at the time. "It could have been a double album, there was that much material," Entwistle said. It was one of the first examples of artists compiling such unreleased recordings. The Who, as well as many other artists, later released similar albums, such as "Who's Missing".
                           

The Who – Odds & Sods
Label: Polydor – 539 791-2
Format: CD, Compilation, Reissue, Remastered 1998
Country: Europe
Released: 1974
Genre: Rock
Style: Hard Rock, Mod

TRACKS

                     

                      
01. I'm The Face  (Producer – Chris Parmeinter, Peter Meaden/Written-By – Peter Meaden)   2:27
02. Leaving Here  (Written-By – Holland/Dozier/Holland)   2:12
03. Baby Don't You Do It  (Written-By – Holland, Dozier, Holland)    2:27
04. Summertime Blues  (Written-By – Eddie Cochran, Jerry Capehart)   3:13
05. Under My Thumb  (Written-By – Jagger/Richards)   2:44
06. Mary Anne With The Shaky Hand  (Organ – Al Kooper)   3:21
07. My Way  (Written-By – Eddie Cochran, Jerry Capehart)   2:26
08. Faith In Something Bigger    2:59
09. Glow Girl    2:24
10. Little Billy    2:17
11. Young Man Blues (Studio Version)  (Written-By – Mose Allison)   2:44
12. Cousin Kevin Model Child    1:24
13. Love Ain't For Keeping    4:03
14, Time Is Passing    3:29
15. Pure And Easy    5:21
16. Too Much Of Anything    4:21
17. Long Live Rock    3:56
18. Put The Money Down    4:29
19. We Close Tonight    2:56
20. Postcard  (Engineer – Pete Townshend)   3:30
21. Now I'm A Farmer    4:06
22. Water    4:39
23. Naked Eye    5:26

MP3 @ 320 Size: 179 MB
Flac  Size: 512 MB

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