The Who - Who Are You

The Who — Who Are You

Llimited edition 4LP box set and book

A celebration of one of The Who's landmark albums!

Who Are You, The Who's eighth studio album, marked a  significant chapter in The Who's career. While a commercial triumph, peaking at No. 2 on the U.S. Billboard 200 and achieving double platinum status and No. 6 on the U.K. albums chart, it was also tragically the last album to feature legendary drummer Keith Moon, who died less than three weeks after its release.The album saw the band pushing boundaries once more, with the songs referencing the incoming influence of British Punk. Most notably, the title track was written after a night out with Steve Jones and Paul Cook of The Sex Pistols, and it reflected the sentiments of ‘Music Must Change' and ‘Sister Disco'. Pete Townshend also delivered some of his most ambitious and intricate arrangements, incorporating layers of synthesisers and strings into The Who's powerful backing tracks.

The title track "Who Are You" preceded the album in early July 1978 and became an instant anthem and has remained in the band's set list to this day. Aided by its appearance in the CSI TV franchise in the early 2000s, it is one of the band's most-streamed tracks.

This limited-edition deluxe vinyl box set features a 4LP set on 180-gram vinyl, including the original album newly remastered, plus live recordings from the 1979 US tour. The lift-top box includes 1 LP in a single sleeve and 3 LPs in a triple gatefold sleeve, together with a 28-page soft cover book.

LP 1 Side A

1. New Song

2. Had Enough

3. 905

4. Sister Disco

5. Music Must Change

LP 1 Side B

1. Trick Of The Light

2. Guitar And Pen

3. Love Is Coming Down

4. Who Are You

LP 2 Side A

1. Substitute - Live At The Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac, MI, USA / 7th December 1979

2. I Can't Explain - Live At The Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac, MI, USA / 7th December 1979

3. Baba O'Riley - Live At The Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac, MI, USA / 7th December 1979

4. The Punk And The Godfather - Live At The Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac, MI, USA / 7th December 1979

5. Boris The Spider - Live At The Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac, MI, USA / 7th December 1979

LP 2 Side B

1. Sister Disco - Live At The Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac, MI, USA / 7th December 1979

2. Behind Blue Eyes - Live At The Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac, MI, USA / 7th December 1979

3. Music Must Change - Live At The Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac, MI, USA / 7th December 1979

4. Drowned - Live At The Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac, MI, USA / 7th December 1979

LP 3 Side A

1. Who Are You - Live At The Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac, MI, USA / 7th December 1979

2. 5.15 - Live At The Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac, MI, USA / 7th December 1979

3. Pinball Wizard - Live At The Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac, MI, USA / 7th December 1979

4. See Me, Feel Me - Live At The Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac, MI, USA / 7th December 1979

LP 3 Side B

1. Long Live Rock - Live At The Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac, MI, USA / 7th December 1979

2. My Generation - Live At The Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac, MI, USA / 7th December 1979

3. I Can See for Miles - Live At The Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac, MI, USA / 7th December 1979

4. Trick Of The Light - Live At The Spectrum Philadelphia, USA / 10th December 1979

5. Sparks - Live At The Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac, MI, USA / 7th December 1979

LP 4 Side A

1. Won't Get Fooled Again - Live At The Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac, MI, USA / 7th December 1979

2. Jam / Take A Fool Like You - Live At The Spectrum Philadelphia, USA / 10th December 1979

3. How Can You Do It Alone - Live At The Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac, MI, USA / 7th December 1979

LP 4 Side B

1. Magic Bus - Live At The Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac, MI, USA / 7th December 1979

2. Summertime Blues - Live At The Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac, MI, USA / 7th December 1979

3. Dancing In The Street / Dancing Away - Live At The Spectrum Philadelphia, USA / 10th December 1979

4. Real Me - Live At The Spectrum Philadelphia, USA / 10th December 1979

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