The Who By Numbers

The Who by Numbers è il settimo album in studio degli Who, pubblicato nell'ottobre del 1975.

Questa nuova ristampa include 5 CD con una ricca selezione di materiale aggiuntivo, per lo più inedito, tra cui una selezione di nastri demo mai pubblicati di Pete Townshend, session di registrazione, mixaggi preliminari e interviste radiofoniche. A completare il cofanetto, una registrazione dal vivo del giugno 1976, che immortala l'esibizione degli Who a Swansea, un concerto a lungo ricercato dai fan.

È incluso anche un Blu-ray con un mix Atmos dell'album, supervisionato personalmente da Pete Townshend, insieme a filmati del concerto del 1975 al Metropolitan Stadium di Pontiac, Michigan.

Edizione limitata che aggiunge quattro stampe artistiche esclusive.

CD 1: L'album originale rimasterizzato.

CD 2: 11 demo di Pete Townshend di cui 10 remixati da Pete, incluse otto tracce inedite del periodo di The Who By Numbers.

CD 3: Session di registrazione inedite e brani scartati incisi in studio a Ramport e Shepperton.

CD 4: I primi mix inediti, tracce guida, spot radiofonici, brani dal vivo e un'intervista inedita.

CD 5: Who Put The Boot In – l’audio del concerto registrato dal vivo al Vetch Field di Swansea nel 1976.

BLU-RAY: Mix Dolby Atmos a cura di Pete Townshend, mix audio stereo e surround ad alta risoluzione a 24 bit/96 kHz, oltre a filmati del concerto degli Who al Metropolitan Stadium di Pontiac, Michigan.

LIBRO con copertina rigida di 100 pagine con ampie note bio-discografiche, rare fotografie, memorabilia e materiale d'archivio dell'epoca.

4 STAMPE ARTISTICHE ESCLUSIVE

CD 1: THE ORIGINAL 1975 ALBUM REMASTERED
1. Slip Kid
2. However Much I Booze
3. Squeeze Box
4. Dreaming From The Waist
5. Imagine A Man
6. Success Story
7. They Are All In Love
8. Blue, Red And Grey
9. How Many Friends
10. In A Hand Or A Face

CD 2: PETE TOWNSHEND DEMOS
1. Keep Me Turning (Version 1)
2. Slip Kid (Version 1)
3. Squeeze Box
4. Blue, Red and Grey
5. Dreaming From The Waist
6. How Many Friends
7. Keep Me Turning (Version 2)
8. Imagine A Man
9. Slip Kid (Version 2)
10. Round And Round (working title for In a Hand or a Face)
11. There Ain’t No Way Out (working title for However Much I Booze)

CD 3: TRACKING SESSIONS: RAMPORT & SHEPPERTON STUDIOS
1. Ramport Jam (Excerpt)
2. She Loves Everyone (Tracking Session)
3. Control Myself (Dreaming From The Waist Tracking Session)
4. There Ain’t No Way Out (However Much I Booze Tracking Session)
5. Goin' To Frisco - Round And Round (In a Hand Or A Face Tracking Session)
6. Hi-Heel Sneakers Jam with Nicky Hopkins (Studio Outtake)
7. Pete And Keith “The Artiste" (Studio Dialogue)
8. Success Story (Tracking Session)
9. How Many Friends (Tracking Session)
10. Imagine A Man (Tracking Session)
11. They Are All in Love (Tracking Session)
12. She Loves Everyone (Retake With Nicky Hopkins)
13. Squeeze Box (Tracking Session)
14. Instrumental 1 (Tracking Session)
15. I'm Dreaming (Dreaming From The Waist Retake)
16. Every Minute (Blue Red and Grey Tracking Session)
17. Instrumental 2 (Rough Mix Tracking Session)
18. The Who By Numbers US Radio Spot #1 (Radio Commercial)

CD 4: EARLY MIXES & GUIDE VOCALS
1. Slip Kid - Alternate Roger Vocal (Early Mix Without Overdubs)
2. However Much I Booze - Alternate Pete Vocal (Early Mix)
3. Squeeze Box - Alternate Roger Vocal
4. Dreaming From The Waist - Pete Vocal (Early Mix)
5. Imagine A Man - Pete Vocal (Early Mix)
6. Success Story - John Vocal (Early Mix)
7. They Are All in Love - Alternate Pete Vocal (Early Mix)
8. Blue, Red and Grey (Unedited Version)
9. How Many Friends - Pete Vocal (Early Mix)
10. In A Hand Or A Face (Early Mix)
11. They Are All In Love Alternate Roger Vocal (Early Mix)
12. Squeeze Box (Acoustic Stripped Mix, 2026)
13. Imagine A Man (Acoustic Stripped Mix, 2026)
14. They Are All In Love (Acoustic Stripped Mix, 2026)
15. How Many Friends (Acoustic Stripped Mix, 2026)
16. The Who By Numbers US Radio Spot #2 (Radio Commercial)
17. Keith Moon And John Entwistle Preview (The Who by Numbers With John Peel, BBC 1975)
18. However Much I Booze (Live At The Summit, Houston, USA, 20 November 1975)
19. Slip Kid (Live At Madison Square Garden, New York City, USA, 11 March 1976)

CD 5: LIVE AT VETCH FIELD, SWANSEA, WALES, 12 JUNE 1976
1. My Wife
2. Baba O’Riley
3. Squeeze Box
4. Behind Blue Eyes
5. Dreaming From The Waist
6. Amazing Journey
7. Sparks
8. The Acid Queen
9. Fiddle About
10. Pinball Wizard
11. I’m Free
12. Tommy's Holiday Camp
13. We’re Not Gonna Take It / See Me, Feel Me
14. Summertime Blues
15. My Generation/Join Together/My Generation Blues
16. Won’t Get Fooled Again

BLU RAY:
Pete Townshend Atmos Mix
Pete Townshend 5.1 Mix
2026 Stereo Mix
Live At Metropolitan Stadium, Pontiac, Michigan, 06 December 1975
1. Slip Kid
2. However Much I Booze
3. Squeeze Box
4. Dreaming From the Waist
5. Imagine A Man
6. Success Story
7. They Are All in Love
8. Blue, Red and Grey
9. How Many Friends
10. In A Hand or a Face
LIVE AT METROPOLITAN STADIUM, PONTIAC, MICHIGAN, 6 DECEMBER 1975
(Previously unreleased Who concert shot on NTSC 2” videotape)
1. I Can’t Explain
2. Substitute
3. My Wife
4. Baba O’Riley
5. Squeeze Box
6. Behind Blue Eyes
7. Dreaming From The Waist
8. Boris The Spider
9. Magic Bus
10. Amazing Journey / Sparks
11. The Acid Queen
12. Fiddle About
13. Pinball Wizard
14. I’m Free
15. Tommy’s Holiday Camp
16. We’re Not Gonna Take It / See Me, Feel Me
17. Summertime Blues
18. My Generation/Join Together/Road Runner/My Generation Blues
19. Won’t Get Fooled Again