LP THE WHO Live At The Isle Of Wight Vol.1 (2LP) WHITE VINYL - RSD 2018 - MINT

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2LP THE WHO

Live At The Isle Of Wight Vol. 1

Recorded Live at East Afton Farm, The Isle Of Wight, UK, 29th August 1970

Limited Edition of 1000 Copies In White Vinyl

RSD - Record Store Day Edition 2018

Country of release: UK, 2018

Original released: 1996

Label: Rock Classics

Catalogue number: RCV217LP

Barcode: 0803343163247

 Condition Records: Mint (Unplayed)

Condition Cover: Mint

Tracks Side 1:

1. Heaven And Hell (4:41)

2. I Can't Explain (2:23)

3. Young Man Blues (5:35)

 Tracks Side 2:

1. I Don't Even Know Myself (5:13)

2. Water (9:02)

Tracks Side 3:

1. Overture (5:08)

2. It's A Boy (1:34)

3. 1921 (2:28)

4. Amazing Journey (5:38)

5. Sparks (2:53)

6. Eyesight To The Blind (2:00)

7. Christmas (3:24)

Tracks Side 4:

1. The Acid Queen (3:43)

2. Pinball Wizard (2:48)

3. Do You Think It's Alright? (0:23)

4. Fiddle About (1:17)

5. Tommy Can You Hear Me? (0:59)

6. There's A Doctor (0:23)

7. Go To The Mirror! (3:33)

8. Smash The Mirror (1:16)

9. Miracle Cure (0:14)

10. I'm Free (2:26)

11. Tommy's Holiday Camp (1:03)

12. We're Not Gonna Take It (9:21)

Listen At YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4EJdcFbTJUo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mnztpZ9nuo

It may sound incredible –  nay, it is incredible – but a live rendering of Tommy by the original lineup was not released until this ( ) album was (originally) issued in 1996. The one landmark live disc by the band by passed Tommy almost entirely. And the one “official” release that had a full performance was as diluted as it could ever possible be – it was part of the “Join Together” box set, with a trillion guest chirping in and a backing band as huge as to render the three surviving members irrelevant.

That was the reason everybody flocked to this when it was (originally) issued in 1996. We all had our appetites whetted the previous year, as a video of the performance was released by Murray Lerner. Although it was not the full performance, it sufficed to send everybody counting the days until a live CD was issued. And we didn’t have to wait that long, fortunately.

When pitched against “Leeds” (the obvious comparison) the disc does not fare that well in terms of sound. The main problem to me is that Moon is nowhere as well miked, and the drums sound flat. The whole concert you listen to “tock, tock, tock” as if a table was being knocked. And speaking of Moon, he is not entirely in as the show starts – he gathers pace and starts hitting hard as the “Tommy” set is nearing.

The “Tommy” set. Whenever this album is discussed, that seems to be all there is to be said. The truth is that if you compare the other live performances found here with their “Leeds” counterparts they are mostly inferior – “Substitute” in particular is incredibly punchless. The one exception is the live version of “Young Man Blues”, as the Isle Of Wight interpretation blows any other into the ionosphere.

A nice find of the Isle Of Wight album is “I Don’t Even Know Myself”. The song was only played live for a short time, and it is a definitive rarity. And this ( ) set also has “Water”. I am a bigger fan of other versions (the one provided as a bonus track on the remastered “Who’s Next” springs to mind), yet I know many to whom the song can’t last less than 8 minutes. They will be quite pleased with the one found here, then.

But make no mistake, the album is a must owing to the energy-sapping performance the guys put all through the concert. “Tommy” live is every bit as legendary as we all have read, and you get to see how some snippets like “There’s A Doctor” take a life on their own onstage (they were dull on record). And I must say that after listening to “Tommy” as performed here, my appreciation of the original album was bolstered considerably. And the maxim “Every show from the Tommy-era would make a great live album” is proven to be true. (EMILIO PÉREZ MIGUEL/musicko.com)

Pete Townshend - Guitar, Vocals
Roger Daltrey - Vocals, Harmonica
John Entwistle - Bass
Keith Moon - Drums, Backing Vocals

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