The Who - The Who Sell Out (Classic Records 140g Re-issue) LP rip in 24 Bit/ 96 Khz

Pete Townshend originally planned The Who Sell Out as a concept album of sorts that would simultaneously mock and pay tribute to pirate radio stations, complete with fake jingles and commercials linking the tracks. For reasons that remain somewhat ill defined, the concept wasn't quite driven to completion, breaking down around the middle of side two (on the original vinyl configuration). Nonetheless, on strictly musical merits, it's a terrific set of songs that ultimately stands as one of the group's greatest achievements. "I Can See for Miles" (a Top Ten hit) is the Who at their most thunderous; tinges of psychedelia add a rush to "Armenia City in the Sky" and "Relax"; "I Can't Reach You" finds Townshend beginning to stretch himself into quasi-spiritual territory; and "Tattoo" and the acoustic "Sunrise" show introspective, vulnerable sides to the singer/songwriter that had previously been hidden. "Rael" was another mini-opera, with musical motifs that reappeared in Tommy. The album is as perfect a balance between melodic mod pop and powerful instrumentation as the Who (or any other group) would achieve; psychedelic pop was never as jubilant, not to say funny (the fake commercials and jingles interspersed between the songs are a hoot)– Allmusic

Track listing

All tracks written by Pete Townshend, except where noted.

Side one

* "Radio London" (Days of The Week)

1. "Armenia City in the Sky" (John Keen) – 3:12
* "Wonderful Radio London"
2. "Heinz Baked Beans" (John Entwistle) – 0:57
* "More Music"
3. "Mary Anne with the Shaky Hand" – 2:04
* "Premier Drums"
* "Radio London" (Instrumental)
4. "Odorono" – 2:16
* "Radio London" (Smooth Sailing)
5. "Tattoo" – 2:42
* "Radio London" (Church of Your Choice)
6. "Our Love Was" – 3:07
* "Radio London" (Pussycat)
* "Speakeasy"
* "Rotosound Strings"
7. "I Can See for Miles" – 4:17

Side two

* "Charles Atlas"

8. "Can't Reach You" – 3:03 (retitled "I Can't Reach You" on some later releases)
9. "Medac" (John Entwistle) – 0:57
10. "Relax" – 2:38
* "Rotosound Strings" (1995 remix only)
11. "Silas Stingy" (John Entwistle) – 3:04
12. "Sunrise" – 3:03
13. "Rael (1 and 2)" – 5:44 (retitled "Rael 1" on some later releases)
* "Track Records"

Personnel

The Who

* Roger Daltrey – lead and backing vocals, percussion
* John Entwistle – bass guitar, lead and backing vocals, horns
* Pete Townshend – guitar, lead and backing vocals, keyboards, pennywhistle, banjo
* Keith Moon – drums, lead and backing vocals, percussion

Additional musicians

* Al Kooper – keyboards, organ

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