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My Generation [Deluxe Edition] | ![My Generation [Deluxe Edition]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/518041EDGvL._SL160_.jpg) | Artist: The Who
Label: Polydor Group
Category: Music
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Rating:  13 reviews
Sales Rank: 11184
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 2
Running Time: 91 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 5.4 x 5.1 x 0.6
MPN: 112926
UPC: 766481861720
EAN: 0008811292621
ASIN: B00006GF6Y
Release Date: September 9, 2002
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| Tracks:
Disc 1
| • | Out In The Street | | • | I Don't Mind | | • | The Good's Gone | | • | La La La Lies | | • | Much Too Much | | • | My Generation (Stereo) | | • | The Kids Are Alright | | • | Please, Please, Please | | • | It's Not True | | • | I'm A Man | | • | A Legal Matter | | • | The Ox | | • | Circles | | • | I Can't Explain | | • | Bald Headed Woman | | • | Daddy Rolling Stone |
Disc 2
| • | Leaving Here | | • | Lubie (Come Back Home) | | • | Shout and Shimmy | | • | (Love Is Like A) Heat Wave | | • | Motoring | | • | Anytime You Want Me | | • | Anyhow Anywhere Anyway | | • | Instant Party Mixture | | • | I Don't Mind | | • | The Good's Gone | | • | My Generation (Instr.) | | • | Anytime You Want Me | | • | A Legal Matter | | • | My Generation (Mono) |
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Amazon.co.uk Review
iMy Generation/i, The Who's first album, has little of the roaring, raging quartet heard on IWho's Next/I, ILive at Leeds/I and IQuadrophenia/I. But the Mod-fuelled, American RB-inspired sense of ambitious pop that powers IA Quick One/I, ISell Out/I and even ITommy/I isn't so hard to find here. This reissue not only expands the original with a bonus-disc treasure trove of 17 outtakes and rarities (including the Pete Townshend-penned, previously unissued "Instant Party Mixture"), but has been remixed from the original 1964-6 session tapes by producer Shel Talmy and released in true stereo for the first time. Anchored by early Who/Townshend anthems "My Generation" (also included in an instrumental version), "I Can't Explain" and "The Kids Are Alright", disc one's original LP set veers somewhat schizophrenically from Townshend's nascent power-guitar thrashing on the anthems and Roger Daltrey's ill-advised James Brown and Bo Diddley impressions on "Please, Please, Please" and "I'm a Man", respectively, to the surf-inspired John Entwistle-Keith Moon instrumental showcase, "The Ox". Not surprisingly, it's the Townshend originals (like "It's Not True", "Legal Matter" and the proto-psychedelic "Circles") that point to what the band would become in a few short years. The bonus material on disc two leans equally heavily on covers, but also contains its share of signposts to the future Who, including a rare, alternate version of "Anyhow, Anyway, Anywhere". Also included is a new booklet with many rare photos and a history of the album's recording by Andy Neill (coauthor of IAnyway Anyhow Anywhere: The Complete Chronicle of the Who 1958-1978/I). I--Jerry McCulley/I
From Amazon.com
A glowering cover photo, on-the-run sound quality, and music to match. That's IMy Generation/I, and while it's hardly as consistent as iThe Who Sell Out/i, it's just as much fun to play. With the band steamrolling the title anthem, "The Kids Are Alright," "A Legal Matter," and a couple of James Brown covers, you can bet it was for them, too. Rock roll for the hottest day of summer. I--Rickey Wright/I
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 At last! April 23, 2005
Laurence Upton (Wilts, UK)
30 out of 30 found this review helpful
The Who's 1st LP, originally released in the UK on Brunswick, one of Decca's group of labels, had been unavailable in the UK for decades, due to a legal matter involving the group's defection to their manager's new Reaction label, and the ownership of the album master tapes by their former producer, Shel Talmy. Thirty-five years later, after they had almost ended up auctioned on E-bay, the 3-track masters were re-mixed by Shel Talmy into true stereo for the first time and eventually released in a lavish 2CD set, overflowing with bonus tracks of unreleased out-takes and alternative versions. It seemed too good to be true, when first announced, but it almost isn't. The stereo sound is incredibly vibrant and powerful and the Who crackle with a raw energy and with a righteous commitment from each to outdo all the others, a clash of ambition and ego which provides glorious results.pThere were slight variations between the UK track-list and its US release, The Who Sing My Generation, which came out later. I'm A Man was replaced by a newer recording, Circles, from 1966. This had been recorded as their intended fourth single, but had been abandoned when the band left the label (Brunswick cheekily released it later as the B-side to A Legal Matter, which was lifted off the album; they mistitled it Instant Party). Both items are included on Disc One, which also houses both sides of their first single and the UK B-side of their second (Anyway Anyhow Anywhere), which was the Otis Blackwell song Daddy Rolling Stone, covered first by Jimmy Ricks and the Ravens but known to the Who from a Sue label single by the Jamaican former-Top Note and Raven, Derek Martin. All of these are also mixed in stereo.pDisc Two begins with "additional bonus tracks", the first twelve tracks comprising material unreleased at the time, though some have subsequently appeared on 1980s compilations such as Who's Missing. Exceptions to this include the James Brown song Shout And Shimmy which became the UK B-side to My Generation, and Anytime You Want Me (Garnett Mimms and the Enchanters), unreleased in the UK at the time but found on the US B-side of Anyway Anyhow Anywhere. An a cappella version is also included, as is the instrumental version of My Generation.pIt was the practice of the time to include well-known songs on albums and the Who's set was full of RB, soul and Motown covers, many of which were recorded for their debut album, although Shel Talmy says in the notes that he was admirer of Pete Townshend's writing and would have been happy to include only original material. When early acetates of the sessions went out for review, the paucity of new material was commented on by Beat Instrumental reviewer John Emery, and so the release date was put back while some covers were replaced with Townshend songs: La-La-La-Lies, Much Too Much, It's Not True, A Legal Matter (featuring an early Pete Townshend lead vocal) and The Good's Gone.pThe replaced tracks included, as well as those mentioned, Leaving Here (a Motown cover, originally by Eddie Holland), Lubie (Come Back Home) (an adaptation of Paul Revere and the Raider's Louie Go Home), Heat Wave and Motoring (both from Martha and the Vandellas), all collected here. Leaving Here exists in a number of different forms: a 1964 demo appeared on the expanded CD version of Odds And Sods, a version from April 1965 appeared on Who's Missing, and it was also recorded for the BBC's Saturday Club programme the following month (available on The BBC Sessions). The version here is an unknown alternative take from the April 1965 session. Heat Wave was re-recorded for the album A Quick One, copying the arrangement used by the Everly Brothers, whereas its clear from this earlier version that its genesis in the Who cannon was the Motown original.brInstant Party Mixture was recorded at the same time as Circles and was to have been its flipside. Circles was later re-recorded for the Ready Steady Who EP but Instant Party Mixture never saw the light of day until this release. pFull length versions of two of the album tracks follow. Their version of I Don't Mind is considerably adapted from James Brown's original, whether by design or out of necessity for a 3-piece group and a singer, and benefits from the extra minute or so, while what The Good's Gone owes to its inspiration, The Kink's See My Friends, is made much clearer by the guitar on the extended fade. Incidentally, See My Friends and other Kink titles were produced by Shel Talmy on 14 April 1965 at Pye Studios, while the Who were at IBC Studios cutting Anyway Anyhow Anywhere and several tracks for this album with the same producer. He must have been quite busy.pThe band's extraordinary second single, Anyway Anyhow Anywhere, is unfortunately not included, but a rare early version with a slightly different title, which was released by accident on a French EP in 1966, takes its place. Apparently it was impossible to include a stereo mix of the released version as the vocal overdubs had been performed directly onto the final mono mix-down, a common practice at the time in order to minimize tape hiss.pThis same practice affects the stereo presentation of a number of the album tracks, which are missing those final touches that were added at the mixing stage. These include vital guitar parts and some back-up vocals on My Generation and A Legal Matter, John Entwistle's french horn playing on Circles and vocal overdubs for La-La-La Lies and Much Too Much. This is partially addressed by the final two tracks on Disc Two, which are "monaural versions with guitar overdubs" (the great original mono versions of A Legal Matter and My Generation), and is made up for by the chance to hear these historic tracks in full stereo for the first time.pAll of what is found here is so important and so fantastic to hear after all this time, and in such high quality sound, that one really doesn't want to carp. However, it would surely have been a good idea to have the entire original mono album on the second half of Disc One, with its three bonus tracks added to the second disc, along with the original mono version of Anyway Anyhow Anywhere, a top ten hit in the UK after all, and perhaps the Who's Missing version of Leaving Here. Maybe next time
A long wait but it's definitely worth it! September 10, 2002
Mr C Wheatley (Oxford, England)
16 out of 16 found this review helpful
As an owner of the previously available CD version it needed something special to persuade me to shell out for the latest offering, despite the extra tracks and remastering.pOne listen was enough convince me! The sound is truly superb - crystal clear and just leaps off the CD to invade your space and leave your senses reeling. I was particularly taken with the awesome drumming of Moony - you can almost see him laying into the drumkit. Roger's vocals and John's bass are equally clear and impressive. Shel Talmy has achieved what sounds to me like the perfect mix. Startlingly good!pTwo minor gripes - some might find the more restrained Pete Townshend sound takes a bit of getting used to, with his guitar lower in the mix and overdubs missing from a couple of tracks. However this is compensated for by including the original mono versions of "A legal matter" and "My generation" for comparison.pAlso, some of the material on the second CD has previously been available and is of variable quality, although some of its belting - the previously unreleased a cappella version of "Anytime you want me" is fantastic.pIf you're a Who fan who hasn't heard the 'My Generation' album (or even a non-Who fan!) then this is an absolute must, and for those of you who are already in love with the original, this is still well worth shelling out for - the sound is incredible!
The Good's Gone - But Not Forgotten September 10, 2002
29 out of 31 found this review helpful
This deluxe edition of the first Long Player by 'The Who' should tantalize the tastebuds of anyone who professes to love Britpop. The simple truth is that without this album The Jam would still be playing working mens clubs and Noel Gallagher and his cohorts would still be standing in the Kipax wondering why Peter Reid had to go.pThere is a poignant quality that it should be released now so soon after the untimely death of the greatest English Rock Bass player, John 'The Ox' Entwhistle. pJust in case you need reminding,John transformed the bass guitar into a lead instrument here. There are no less than 3 separate versions of 'My Generation'. Marvel at the musical athleticism of his bass solo on a paired down, backing track version that hardly misses the infamous D-D-D-altrey vocal at all. More striking is the sheer funk he brings to Godfather James Brown covers 'Please, Please,Please','Shout and Shimmy' and 'I don't mind' that were a staple of their live set at that time. pThis extended package is also bang on the money as an historical document, conveying as it does a great sense of time and place: 'Swinging London' when time was money and the royalty rates were costed in farthings. If this really is the sound of four socially incompatible young men steering their weary way through a succession of low big city dives, it makes for some great music.pOf course when you record in hours rather than months or years you retain a certain spontaneity, an endearing roughness that is never crude but always energetic. The whole thing bulges with blue beat majesty. pThe reputed organised chaos is here in an alternate version of 'Anyway, anyhow, anywhere' where Moon is in a galaxy all of his own but still comes back on a crescendo of feedback to nail a beat as tight as the checks on Daltrey's jacket. Ah yes, Mr Daltrey - sir to me and you - tough as teak with the original cockney blues voice at full throttle and tough enough to make you believe they really do have cotton fields in Shepherds Bush. pThe real maestro in the ensemble is of course Pete Townshend...the creative leadership of the group. God he was only 20 when this record was made! As were they all... but consider the perception, the tenderness and the bile he brings to his compositions. Anthem for 'My Generation', 'kids are alright' 'The good's gone' Truth is Townshend really could explain and does so with an inarticulate eloquence that lets you know he thinks feeling is better than thinking. pThe guitarplaying featured here is not that of a virtuoso, no Pete is a working man using the tools of his trade and woe betide those 12 strings if they fail him by the end of the night......The informative sleeve has a terrific picture of a deadpan Pete flanked by the casualties of battle, a gallery of Beautiful but wrecked Rickenbackers. pSo I tell no la-la-la-lies when I say forget all substitutes -'My Generation' is my album of the year, 1965 and 2002.
The Who's Debut finally re-released! September 10, 2002
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
After the long wait, its finally here. The remastered version of The Who's My Generation. A Deluxe edition which comes in a nice fold up sleeve and clear slide over cover, all complete with a nice sleevenotes booklet full of picturesbrand notes which clearly make this package a bit special. As for the album originally released in 1965, a somewhat great year for music with the Beatles Rubber Soul and the Kinks Kontroversy, this is the sound of the Who as fullbrmod band, with mowtown, soul and blues being the inspiration here. "The Kids are alright" is an anthem clearly as good as anything the Beatles were writing at that time, and "My Generation" sounds clearer and better than i havebrever heard it before, mono/vinyl purists will probably disagree. The bonus disc is a nice add on, some of these tracks appear on "Who's Missing" and "Odds and Sods" with a couple that don't appear anywhere else on CD.brIts hard to believe that Pete Townshend was in his late teens when this record was released, proving that he really is one of the most talented songwriters in history with the Who being the greatest rock and roll band ever.
If you only buy one album this year, make it this one. September 24, 2005
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
Undoubtably, this album represents and captures a time in music that will never be surpassed. The Who contributed greatly to this era with this awesome debut album, and subsequent albums that followed. Listening to these tracks again helps you to rediscover what good music really is. Everyone knows the classic My Generation (is this the first ever punk record?). Some people may also know Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere, with its amazing, and deliberately recorded feedback sound. The Ox is just astounding for its time. It is almost "heavy rock", in 1965!! There have been debut albums over the years from various artists, which help to categorise greatness. This album is one of them. If you only buy one album this year, make it this one.
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