THE WHO “SELL OUT” RARE AUSSIE MONO Black POLYDOR Label

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THE WHO “SELL OUT” RARE AUSSIE MONO

ORIGINAL BLACK POLYDOR LABEL

The Who – Sell Out LP (orig. Australia MONO Polydor International 612002—February 1968)

FULL DESCRIPTION TO FOLLOW!

Recorded between May and November 1967 ~ Australian release date: February 1968 (UK release date: 15 December 1967).

On offer here is an EXTREMELY RARE original AUSTRALIAN BLACK POLYDOR INTERNATIONAL MONO issue of the third album by THE WHO, featuring the single “I Can See for Miles”.

SIDE 1

1.               Armenia City in the Sky—

             Heinz Baked Beans (4:11)                         Writ: John ‘Speedy’ Keene/John Entwistle

2.              Mary-Anne With the Shaky Hands (2:06)     Writ: Pete Townshend

3.              Odorono (2:18)                                            Writ: Pete Townshend

4.              Tattoo (3:45)                                              Writ: Pete Townshend

5.              Our Love Was, Is (3:07)                              Writ: Pete Townshend

6.              I Can See for Miles (4:05)                          Writ: Pete Townshend

SIDE 2

7.              I Can’t Reach You—Spotted Henry (3:31)     Writ: Pete Townshend

8.              Relax (2:38)                                                Writ: Pete Townshend

9.              Silas Stingy (3:00)                                      Writ: John Entwistle

10.           Sunrise (3:00)                                             Writ: Pete Townshend

11.            Rael (5:38)                                                  Writ: Pete Townshend

PERSONNEL

Roger Daltrey        lead vocals (1,2,4,6,8,11); percussion; backing vocals

John Entwistle       bass guitar; lead vocals (1,9); horns; backing vocals

Pete Townshend     guitar, lead vocals (1-3,5,7,8,10); keyboards; pennywhistle; banjo; backing vocals

Keith Moon             drums; percussion; backing vocals

   Al Kooper               keyboards; organ

Recorded at various studios in London, Los Angeles & New York (between May and November 1967).

See webpage below for details regarding “The Who Sell Out” Recording Sessions:

http://www.thewho.com/index.php?module=discography&discography_item_id=62&discography_tag=albums

Produced by Kit Lambert.

GRADING (also refer photos)

Cover:

VG++ laminated with a beautiful appearance overall: minimal handling wear including creasing & light ring-wear (hard to detect).

Record:

VG++ visual: beautiful glossy sheen—very clean overall, some insignificant surface scuffs only; audible: sounds superb despite some occasional underlying surface noise; labels: moderate spindle wear (side 1) & heavy spindle wear (side 2), otherwise AOK.

GRADING DESCRIPTION

COVER

M: Absolutely NEW—perhaps still in shrink-wrap.

M-: Slightly less than MINT.

EX: Very light wear and/or creasing—defects will be noted.

VG++: Slightly less than EXCELLENT.

VG+: Slightly better than VERY GOOD.

VG: Some ring-wear and other signs of aging are apparent—defects will be noted.

VG-: Slightly less than VERY GOOD.

G: More obvious ring-wear, seam-splits, stains etc—defects will be noted.

M=MINT, EX=EXCELLENT, VG=VERY GOOD, G=GOOD

NB: Brackets indicate the cover is between one grade and another—eg. VG+(+).

RECORD

M: Absolutely NEW—perhaps still in shrink-wrap.

M-: Slightly less than MINT.

EX: Very light scuffs.  Record played infrequently, with little or no reduction in sound quality.

VG++: Slightly less than EXCELLENT.

VG+: Slightly better than VERY GOOD.

VG: Lightly scuffed/marked record, with acceptable sound quality—defects will be noted.

VG-: Slightly less than VERY GOOD.

G: More obvious scratches, with some deterioration in sound quality—defects will be noted.

M=MINT, EX=EXCELLENT, VG=VERY GOOD, G=GOOD

NB: Brackets indicate the record is between one grade and another—eg. VG+(+).

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