THE WHO – WHO’S NEXT LP – Nr MINT A4/B4 UK TOWNSHEND DALTREY MOON ENTWISTLE

The Who – Who’s Next
(Track Records  1978  2408102)
Matrix No’s: A4/B4 – UK Pressing

Vinyl in Nr MINT condition
(there are some surface marks visible on the vinyl when held up to the light but they don’t affect the sound quality – printed label is broken up on side 1 and this  gives some rasping on fade out)

Sleeve in Excellent/Very Good+ condition
– some wear to edges, some rubbing on back and some rippling along opening edge

The Who are an English rock band that formed in 1964. Their classic line-up consisted of lead singer Roger Daltrey, guitarist and singer Pete Townshend, bass guitarist John Entwistle, and drummer Keith Moon. They are considered one of the most influential rock bands of the 20th century, selling over 100 million records worldwide and holding a reputation for their live shows and studio work.

Who’s Next is the fifth studio album by English rock band The Who, released in August 1971. The album had origins in a rock opera conceived by Pete Townshend called Lifehouse as an attempt to follow Tommy. The ambitious, complex project did not come to fruition at the time and instead, many of the songs written for the project were compiled onto Who’s Next as a collection of unrelated songs. After difficulty with initial recording sessions at the New York Record Plant, events stabilized with the arrival of producer Glyn Johns, who worked on the finished album. The album featured the group’s first use of the synthesizer, particularly on the tracks “Baba O’Riley” and “Won’t Get Fooled Again”.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Pete Townshend, except “My Wife”, which was by John Entwistle.

Personnel

The Who

• Roger Daltrey – lead and backing vocals, production, harmonica on “I Don’t Even Know Myself”
• John Entwistle – bass guitar, backing vocals, brass, production, lead vocals and piano on “My Wife”
• Keith Moon – drums, percussion, production
• Pete Townshend – guitars, organ, VCS3 and ARP synthesiser, backing vocals, production, piano on “Baba O’Riley”, lead vocals on “Going Mobile” and the original version of “Love Ain’t for Keeping”, co-lead vocals on “Baba O’Riley”, “Bargain”, and “The Song Is Over”

Additional musicians

• Dave Arbus – violin on “Baba O’Riley”
• Nicky Hopkins – piano on “The Song Is Over” and “Getting in Tune”
• Al Kooper – organ on alternate version of “Behind Blue Eyes”
• Leslie West – lead guitar on “Baby, Don’t You Do It”

Technical personnel

• Glyn Johns – production, engineering, and mixing
• Pete Kameron – executive production
• John Kosh – album design
• Kit Lambert – executive production
• Ethan Russell – photography
• Chris Stamp – executive production