The Who – Who's Next

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Label:	Decca – DL 79182
Format:	Vinyl, LP, Album, Repress, Stereo, All Disc Pressing
Country:	US
Released:	1971
Genre:	Rock
Style:	Hard Rock

Tracklist

A1	Baba O'Riley	4:59
A2	Bargain	5:33
A3	Love Ain't For Keeping	2:11
A4	My Wife	3:35
A5	Song Is Over	6:16
B1	Getting In Tune	4:49
B2	Going Mobile	3:40
B3	Behind Blue Eyes	3:40
B4	Won't Get Fooled Again	8:31

Companies, etc.

Record Company – MCA Inc.
Record Company – MCA Records, Inc.
Manufactured By – Decca Records
Copyright © – MCA Records, Inc.
Recorded At – Olympic Studios
Mixed At – Olympic Studios
Recorded At – Stargroves
Mixed At – Island Studios
Published By – Track Music, Inc.
Printed By – Shorewood Packaging
Pressed By – All Disc Records, Inc.

Credits

Bass, Brass, Vocals – John Entwistle
Composed By – John Entwistle (tracks: A4), Pete Townshend (tracks: A1 to A3, A5 to B4)
Design – John Kosh
Drums, Percussion – Keith Moon
Executive-Producer – Chris Stamp, Kit Lambert, Pete Kameron
Guitar, Organ [VCS3], Synthesizer [A.R.P. Synthesiser], Vocals – Pete Townshend
Photography By – Ethan A. Russell*
Piano – John Entwistle (tracks: A4), Nicky Hopkins (tracks: A5, B1), Pete Townshend (tracks: A1)
Producer – The Who
Producer [Associate] – Glyn Johns
Producer [Violin On Baba O'Riley] – Keith Moon (tracks: A1)
Recorded By, Mixed By – Glyn Johns
Violin – Dave Arbus (tracks: A1)
Vocals – Roger Daltrey

Notes

All Disc Pressing with 2.75" pressing ring. "44" and "66" in matrix runouts are also pressing identifiers. "9-11-71" in runout indicates a slightly later cut, as the original US release was issued about a month earlier.

Similar to Who's Next but that release doesn't have Shorepak printed on the back cover. Also similar to Who's Next, except the label credits have a slightly different font.

Recorded and mixed at Olympic Studios, London. Track B4 recorded at Stargroves and mixed at Island Studios, London.
Recorded in England

Track title variations on labels:
A3: Love Ain't For Keepin'
A5: The Song Is Over
B1: Gettin' In Tune
B2: Goin' Mobile

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Rights Society: BMI
Other (Shorepak-U.S. Patent No.): 3,301,467
Matrix / Runout (Side A label): 7-12888
Matrix / Runout (Side B label): 7-12889
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, etched, variant 1): DL-79182 A 712888 8-13-71 SW 9-11-71
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, etched, variant 1): DL-79182 B 712889 8-13-71 SW 8-11-71
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, etched, variant 2): DL 79182 A 712888 8-13-71 SW 9-11-71 44
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, etched, variant 2): DL 79182 B 712889 8-13-71 SW 8-11-71 44
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, etched, variant 3): DL 79182 A 712888 8-13-71 SW 9-11-71 66
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, etched, variant 3): DL 79182 B 712889 8-13-71 SW 8-11-71 66

Other Versions (5 of 473)

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
Recently Edited	Who's Next (LP, Album)	Track Record	2408 102	UK	1971
Recently Edited	Who's Next (LP, Album)	Polydor	2480 056	Israel	1971
New Submission	Who's Next (LP, Album)	Polydor	2486056	Colombia	1971
New Submission	Who's Next (LP, Album, Export)	Track Record	2408 102	UK	1971
New Submission	Who's Next (LP, Album)	Polydor	23 83 085	Spain	1971

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Reviews

Paineish Sep 18, 2024
I have this pressing or its sister, All Disc. I'm very happy with the sonic beauty of this pressing, I had a pristine, very original British pressing that was staggering but lost it in a natural disaster than robbed me of a quite high end system. I didn't find reissues satisfactory and therefore searched for something just like this. Apart from the Classic reissues, I'm sure this is pretty much as good as it gets, it's sure analog glory from where I sit albeit a little crunchy in those old used grooves. John's bass is awesome, very well presented from a fidelity perspective. All praise moreover to Glyn for the recording quality. At Olympic I believe. Those were the days. I did see them live for this very show actually in a very famous long gone Southern venue situated in an ancient old brick warehouse. Junior year in high school, It was heaven.
Louis2203 May 16, 2024
This sounds great even though my copy has some wear. Classic album.
e60starwars Jul 28, 2023
My version has "44" in the runout groove. Great sounding release.
Beatlesfan2 Apr 27, 2023
A very nice pressing of this album. The sound quality is very clean, even though mine has a few crackles in the quieter parts (though nothing terrible by any means), which I believe pertains to my copy itself, not the actual pressing. All the instruments and Roger’s voice really stand out! Definitely recommend.
VinylGr00ves69 Jan 30, 2023
This Decca pressing is really good, and worth the money. The sound is very rich, and balanced. An easy must have for any Who fan.
aweave20 Sep 22, 2020
Edited 3 years ago
The BEST sounding version I've heard by a landslide! Doug Sax's mastering really brings Keith Moon to the spotlight; you can actually hear his phenomenal drum fills - as the master tape suffered generation loss over the years, they tend to get muffled and lost in the mix in later issues. Other versions, namely the remastered CDs, use too much mid-range in the EQ, but on this Decca pressing, everything is evened out to give a great tonality and balance.

"Who's Next" is not by any means an audiophile recording, but for my money, this is the best you'll hear it.
jadedtom Sep 2, 2011
"Who's Next" is the band's masterpiece. Unlike the ponderous rock opera "Tommy", "Who's Next" contains no filler and absolutely no speck of cereal. The entire album for the most part entered Overplay Hell decades ago. But I still enjoy all of the music. "Baba O'Riley" is timeless and prophetic. "My Wife" may be Entwistle's best composition. Townshend always flashed genius from the beginning, but this album is an explosion.