The Who - BBC Sessions (2000)
Genre: Rock | Year & Label: 2000 Polydor Records | MP3 320Kbps | 177 MB
This compilation culls eight years of live in-studio performances for the BBC, broken up with introductions by the smooth and hearty Beeb announcers. The early Who romp through covers with breathtaking confidence.
One of the most creative and explosive bands of the '60s, the Who didn't record an official live album until 1970. For fans of the revved-up, introspective, and humorous fare that made records such as My Generation, Sell Out, and A Quick One instant classics, 1970 was a good three years too late. Rather than referring to sometimes-dodgy bootlegs to discover what "Pictures of Lily," "Disguises," or "Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere" sounded like live, we are now presented with a surprisingly clear document of the band at--arguably--their peak. The CD, culled from archival live-in-the-studio radio broadcasts made between '65 and '73, keeps all the radio-announcer introductions and short interview segments intact, with a few bonus, real-life Sell Out jingles for good effect. A fabulous portrait of the artists as a young band, the disc brims with minor revelations--chief among them that they were pretty sorry as an R&B outfit and that (surprise) with Moon, Entwhistle, and Townshend bashing about, even a midtempo number like "Happy Jack" was a total scorcher live.
BBC Sessions by The Who was released 15 February 2000 on Polydor Records internationally and MCA Records in the United States. It contains 24 songs and two jingles recorded live at the BBC studios in London.
With the exception of the jingles being used to bookend the album, and the third track being misplaced, The Who's recordings are presented here in chronological order.
Tracklist :1. "My Generation (BBC Radio 1 jingle)" – 0:57
2. "Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere" (Townshend and Roger Daltrey) – 2:44
3. "Good Lovin'" (Rudy Clark and Arthur Resnick) – 1:49
4. "Just You and Me, Darling" (James Brown) – 2:01
5. "Leaving Here" (Holland-Dozier-Holland) – 2:34
6. "My Generation" – 3:23
7. "The Good's Gone" – 2:59
8. "La-La-La-Lies" – 2:11
9. "Substitute" – 3:30
10. "Man with Money" (Don Everly, Phil Everly) – 2:31
11. "Dancing in the Street" (William "Mickey" Stevenson, Marvin Gaye, Ivy Jo Hunter) – 2:23
12. "Disguises" – 2:57
13. "I'm a Boy" – 2:39
14. "Run Run Run" – 3:16
15. "Boris the Spider" (John Entwistle) – 2:13
16. "Happy Jack" – 2:09
17. "See My Way" (Daltrey) – 1:50
18. "Pictures of Lily" – 2:34
19. "A Quick One, While He's Away" – 7:01
20. "Substitute" version 2 – 2:12
21. "The Seeker" – 3:04
22. "I'm Free" – 2:24
23. "Shakin' All Over" / "Spoonful" (Johnny Kidd and Willie Dixon) – 3:41
24. "Relay" – 4:56
25. "Long Live Rock" – 3:52
26. "Boris the Spider" (BBC Radio 1 jingle) (Entwistle) – 0:10
All tracks written by Pete Townshend, unless stated otherwise.
Due to publishing restrictions, the American version dropped "Man with the Money" and edited out the few lines from "Spoonful" contained in "Shakin' All Over".