The Who Sings My Generation MCA U.S 70s Pressing Vinyl Rip Flac With Bonus
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The Who Sings My Generation
Studio album by The Who
Released 3 December 1965
Recorded April and 11-15 October 1965, IBC Studios, London, England, United Kingdom
Genre Rock, Pop, R&B
Length 36:13
Language English
Label MCA
Producer Shel Talmy
Professional reviews
* Allmusic 5/5 stars link
* PopMatters (positive) link
* Rolling Stone 4/5 stars link
Singles from My Generation
1. "My Generation"
Released: 5 November 1965
2. "A Legal Matter"
Released: 7 March 1966
3. "The Kids Are Alright"
Released: July 1966
4. "La-La-La-Lies"
Released: 11 November 1966
My Generation is the debut album by the English rock band The Who, released by Brunswick in the United Kingdom in December 1965. It was released in the United States by Decca in April 1966 as The Who Sings My Generation with a different cover and a slightly different track listing.
The album was made immediately after The Who got their first singles on the charts and according to the booklet in the Deluxe Edition, it was later dismissed by the band as something of a rush job that did not accurately represent their stage performance of the time. On the other hand, critics often rated it as one of the best rock albums of all time: in 2003, the album was ranked number 236 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time,[1] and named the second greatest guitar album of all time by Mojo magazine.[2] In 2004, it was #18 in Q magazine's list of the 50 Best British Albums Ever.[3] In 2006, it was ranked #49 in NME's list of the 100 Greatest British Albums.[4] In 2004, the title track was #11 in Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest songs of all time.
Contents
History
The album was made during The Who's early "Maximum R&B" period and features several covers of popular R&B tunes, in addition to the R&B leanings of the tracks written by the band's guitarist Pete Townshend.
According to the booklet in the Deluxe Edition, "I'm a Man" was eliminated from the U.S. release due to its sexual content. The U.S. release also excised a brief solo laden with manic drum rolls and guitar feedback before the final verse of "The Kids Are Alright", hiding some of the group's sonic pop-art leanings.
Many of the songs on the album saw release as singles. Aside from "My Generation", which preceded the album's release and reached #2 on the UK Singles Chart, "A Legal Matter", "La-La-La Lies", and "The Kids Are Alright" were also released as domestic singles by Brunswick after the band had started releasing new material on the Reaction label in 1966. As they were not promoted by the band, they were not as commercially successful as "My Generation" or the Reaction singles. "The Kids Are Alright" was however a top 10 single in Sweden, peaking at #8.
"My Generation" and "The Kids Are Alright" in particular remain two of the group's most-covered songs; while "My Generation" is a raw, aggressive number that presaged the heavy metal and punk rock movements. "The Kids Are Alright" is a more sophisticated pop number, with chiming guitars, three-part harmonies, and a lilting vocal melody, though still retaining the driving rhythm of other Who songs of the period. Along with other early Who numbers like "I Can't Explain" and "So Sad About Us", it is considered an important forerunner of the "power pop" movement.[5] "Circles" was notably covered by contemporaries of the group, British freakbeat outfit Les Fleur de Lys. The cover version has found some notice after its inclusion on Nuggets II: Original Artyfacts from the British Empire and Beyond, 1964-1969.
The U.S. release also substituted a portrait of the band with Big Ben in the background for the original UK cover depicting the band standing beside some oil drums and looking upward to the camera, with splashes of colour added by the red and blue stencilled letters of the title and a jacket patterned after the Union Flag thrown over John Entwistle's shoulders.
In June 2009, the album was selected to the National Recording Registry of the US Library of Congress. The album, deemed "culturally significant," will be preserved and archived. [6]
Track listing
All songs composed by Pete Townshend except where noted.
The Who Sings My Generation
Side one
1. "Out in the Street" – 2:31
2. "I Don't Mind" (Brown) – 2:36
3. "The Good's Gone" – 4:02
4. "La-La-La-Lies" – 2:17
5. "Much Too Much" – 2:47
6. "My Generation" – 3:18
Side two
7. "The Kids Are Alright" – 2:46
8. "Please, Please, Please" (Brown/Terry) – 2:45
9. "It's Not True" – 2:31
10. "The Ox" (Townshend/Moon/Entwistle/Hopkins) – 3:50
11. "A Legal Matter" – 2:48
12. "Circles" – 3:12 (does not appear on original U.K. release)
Sales chart performance
Album
Year Chart Position
1965 UK NME Chart Albums 5[7]
Singles
Year Single Chart Position
1965 "My Generation" Billboard Pop Singles 74[citation needed]
UK Record Retailer Singles Charts 2[7]
1966 "A Legal Matter" UK Record Retailer Singles Charts 32[7]
"The Kids Are Alright" UK Record Retailer Singles Charts 41[7]
Personnel
The Who
* Roger Daltrey – lead vocals, harmonica
* John Entwistle – bass guitar, backing vocals
* Keith Moon – drums, percussion, background vocals on "Instant Party Mixture"
* Pete Townshend – six- and 12-string acoustic and electric guitars, backing vocals, lead vocals on "A Legal Matter"
Additional musicians
* Perry Ford – piano on "I Can't Explain"
* Nicky Hopkins – piano (except on "I Can't Explain")
* The Ivy League - background vocals on "I Can't Explain" and "Bald Headed Woman"
* Jimmy Page – lead guitar on "Bald Headed Woman" and rhythm guitar on "I Can't Explain"
This was ripped from 2 for 1 lp series from 1974 Magic Bus / The Who Sings My Generation
Also Included "I Can't Explain" "Bald Headed Woman" "Anyway Anyhow Anywhere" "Shout And Shimmy" "Daddy Rolling Stone"
"Heatwave" "Leaving Here" "Anytime You Want Me" "Lubie (Come Back Home)" "I'm A Man" "Anyway Anyhow Anywhere" (Alternate Version)
"My Generation (Demo) All Vinyl Sourced.
Released 3 December 1965
Recorded April and 11-15 October 1965, IBC Studios, London, England, United Kingdom
Producer Shel Talmy
From 2 for 1 lp series from 1974 Magic Bus / The Who Sings My Generation
Also Included "I Can't Explain" "Bald Headed Woman" "Anyway Anyhow Anywhere" "Shout And Shimmy" "Daddy Rolling Stone" "Heatwave" "Leaving Here" "Anytime You Want Me" "Lubie (Come Back Home)" "I'm A Man" "Anyway Anyhow Anywhere" (Alternate Version) "My Generation (Demo) All Vinyl Sourced.
* Roger Daltrey – lead vocals, harmonica
* John Entwistle – bass guitar, backing vocals
* Keith Moon – drums, percussion, background vocals on "Instant Party Mixture"
* Pete Townshend – six- and 12-string acoustic and electric guitars, backing vocals, lead vocals on "A Legal Matter"
Additional musicians
* Perry Ford – piano on "I Can't Explain"
* Nicky Hopkins – piano (except on "I Can't Explain")
* The Ivy League - background vocals on "I Can't Explain" and "Bald Headed Woman"
* Jimmy Page – lead guitar on "Bald Headed Woman" and rhythm guitar on "I Can't Explain"