THE WHO Who's Next 1971 UK TRACK 1st PRESS "HEADHUNTERS" INNER NEAR MINT
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THE WHO Who's Next 1971 UK TRACK 1st PRESS "HEADHUNTERS" INNER NEAR MINT
THE WHOWho's Next
UK TRACK (DELUXE 24080102) FIRST PRESSING (September 1971)
SUPERB ORIGINAL COPY WHICH LOOKS ONCE/TWICE PLAYED AND SOUNDS LIKE NEW
COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL "HEADHUNTERS" POLY-LINED INNER SLEEVE
PRESSED WITH THE BLACK/SILVER TRACK LABELS
MATRIX: 2408102 A//1 12 4 MG 12888 / 2408102 B//2 ∇ 420 11 23
THE RECORD IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL MATT SLEEVE "Printed and made by MacNeill Press Ltd., London, S.E.1"
Much of Who's Next derives from Lifehouse, an ambitious rock opera Pete Townshend abandoned.
There's no discernible theme behind these songs, yet this album is stronger than Tommy, falling just behind Who Sell Out as the finest record the Who ever cut.
Townshend developed an infatuation with synthesisers during the recording of the album, and they're all over this album, adding texture where needed and amplifying the force, which is already at a fever pitch.
Apart from Live at Leeds, the Who have never sounded as LOUD and unhinged as they do here, yet that's balanced by ballads, both lovely ("The Song Is Over") and scathing ("Behind Blue Eyes").
That's the key to Who's Next -- there's anger and sorrow, humour and regret, passion and tumult, all wrapped up in a blistering package where the rage is as affecting as the heartbreak.
This is a retreat from the '60s, as Townshend declares the "Song Is Over," scorns the teenage wasteland, and bitterly declares that we "Won't Get Fooled Again."
For all the sorrow and heartbreak that runs beneath the surface, this is an invigorating record, not just because Keith Moon runs rampant or because Roger Daltrey has never sung better or because John Entwistle spins out manic basslines that are as captivating as his "My Wife" is funny.
This is invigorating because it has all of that, plus Townshend laying his soul bare in ways that are funny, painful, and utterly life-affirming
Side 1:
Baba O' Riley (4:59)
Bargain (5:33)
Love Ain't For Keeping (2:11)
My Wife (3:35)
Song Is Over (6:16)
Side 2:
Getting In Tune (4:49)
Going Mobile (3:40)
Behind Blue Eyes (3:40)
Won't Get Fooled Again (8:31)
LABELS: NEAR MINT
An immaculate set of clean, fresh labels with just one spindle trace per side
VINYL Visual: NEAR MINT
Both surfaces shine like new with nothing but one harmless superficial hairline on Side Two
VINYL Audio: NEAR MINT
Plays as-new throughout with nothing of note to fault.
No clicks, ticks or pops and perfectly clean
SLEEVE: EXCELLENT
Crisp and sharp with all spine text clear and bold.
Just a little light ring to the front and back surfaces and a tiny nick on the opening edge
'HEADHUNTERS' INNER SLEEVE: NEAR MINT
As-new and practically untouched
POST & PACKING:
A PROTECTIVE POLY SLEEVE, NEW ANTI-STATIC LINERS, QUALITY BOX (NOT ENVELOPE) MAILER AND AMPLE STIFFENERS ARE ALWAYS USED TO ENSURE THAT YOUR RECORD ARRIVES SAFELY
UK: £5.00 (Recorded Delivery)
UK: £11.00 (Royal Mail Special Delivery Next Day by 1pm)
EUROPE: Airmail: £15.00 (International Signed For delivery)
INTERNATIONAL: Airmail: £20.00 (International Signed For delivery)
Combined Post: Additional records £1 (UK) £2 (Europe including Russia) £3 (International)
Guarantee: All records are unconditionally guaranteed (including sealed and/or unplayed) and I will offer a complete, no quibble refund upon return of the item should you not be pleased with it in any way I will email you when payment has been received to let you know when the item will be posted. Please leave feedback upon receipt of the item so that I know you have received it safely. Thanks 856 (GS 7.0.20 (856))
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