The Who – Meaty Beaty Big & Bouncy
(Track Records 1971 2406006)
Matrix No’s: A1/B4 – UK Pressing
“Porky/Mely” in dead wax
Gatefold Sleeve in Very Good+ condition
– some wear to edges/corners with small split in middle of spine, some ringwear and back cover has sticker tears in right side corners
Vinyl in Excellent/Very Good+ condition
(there are some surface marks visible on the vinyl which do give some light pops/crackles but sound quality is excellent overall – foxing on labels, a bit grubby)
The Who are an English rock band formed in 1964 by Roger Daltrey (lead vocals, harmonica and guitar), Pete Townshend (guitar, keyboards and vocals), John Entwistle (bass guitar, brass and vocals) and Keith Moon (drums and percussion). They became known for energetic live performances which often included instrument destruction. The Who have sold about 100 million records, and have charted 27 top forty singles in the United Kingdom and United States, as well as 17 top ten albums, with 18 Gold, 12 Platinum and 5 Multi-Platinum album awards in the United States alone.
Meaty Beaty Big and Bouncy is a compilation album of singles by British rock band the Who, released in 1971 as Track 2406 006 in the UK and as Decca DL 79184 in the US. It entered the US Billboard 200 chart on 20 November 1971, peaking at #11, and the UK chart on 3 December 1971, peaking at #9. In 1987, Rolling Stone magazine ranked it #99 on their list of the 100 best albums of the period 1967–1987.
Track listing
All songs written by Pete Townshend except where noted.
| Side one | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length | ||||||||
| 1. | “I Can’t Explain” | 2:05 | ||||||||
| 2. | “The Kids Are Alright” | 2:45 | ||||||||
| 3. | “Happy Jack” | 2:12 | ||||||||
| 4. | “I Can See for Miles” | 4:06 | ||||||||
| 5. | “Pictures of Lily” | 2:43 | ||||||||
| 6. | “My Generation“ | 3:18 | ||||||||
| 7. | “The Seeker” | 3:11 | ||||||||
| Side two | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length | ||||||||
| 8. | “Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere” (Roger Daltrey, Townshend) | 2:42 | ||||||||
| 9. | “Pinball Wizard” | 2:59 | ||||||||
| 10. | “A Legal Matter” | 2:48 | ||||||||
| 11. | “Boris the Spider” (John Entwistle) | 2:28 | ||||||||
| 12. | “Magic Bus” | 4:33 | ||||||||
| 13. | “Substitute” | 3:49 | ||||||||
| 14. | “I’m a Boy” (extended version) | 3:41 | ||||||||
Personnel
- Roger Daltrey — lead vocals
- John Entwistle — bass guitar, French Horn, vocals
- Keith Moon — drums, percussion
- Pete Townshend — guitar, keyboards, vocals
Additional personnel
- Nicky Hopkins — piano on “Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere” and “A Legal Matter”
- Kit Lambert, Shel Talmy — production
- Bill Curbishley, Mike Shaw — album design
- Graham Hughes — photography
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