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Annotation

Made in the EU
Track 3-9 I'm Free is from The Tommy Super Deluxe Edition. It was recorded in Swansea 1976. The Ottawa 1969 tape cuts off prior to I'm Free, so Swansea 1976 was substituted.

Annotation last modified on 2022-09-16 15:27 UTC.

Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1Pinball Wizard
3:03
2Here for More
2:27
3Baba O’Riley
recording engineer, engineer and mixer:
Glyn Johns
additional producer:
Keith Moon (drummer) (violin)
associate producer:
Glyn Johns
executive producer:
Pete Kameron, Kit Lambert and Chris Stamp
producer:
The Who
bass guitar and brass:
John Entwistle (in 1971-05)
drums (drum set) and percussion and percussion:
Keith Moon (drummer) (in 1971-05)
guest violin:
Dave Arbus (in 1971-05)
guitar, organ, piano and synthesizer:
Pete Townshend (of The Who) (in 1971-05)
lead vocals:
Roger Daltrey (in 1971-05) and Pete Townshend (of The Who) (in 1971-05)
vocals:
John Entwistle (in 1971-05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor Ltd. (UK) (not for release label use; fka Polydor Records Ltd.) (in 1971)
recorded at:
Olympic Studios (1966–2009) in Barnes, Richmond upon Thames, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1971-05)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 159) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 341)
recording of:
Baba O’Riley (in 1971-05)
lyricist and composer:
Pete Townshend (of The Who)
publisher:
ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”), Eel Pie Publishing Ltd., Fabulous Music, Ltd. (this is a publisher, not an imprint!), Towser Tunes, Inc. and TRO Essex Japan, A-Division
4.555:01
4Behind Blue Eyes
recording engineer and mixer:
Glyn Johns
associate producer:
Glyn Johns
executive producer:
Pete Kameron, Kit Lambert and Chris Stamp
producer:
The Who
bass guitar and brass:
John Entwistle (from 1971-04 until 1971-05)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Keith Moon (drummer) (from 1971-04 until 1971-05)
guitar, organ and synthesizer:
Pete Townshend (of The Who) (from 1971-04 until 1971-05)
lead vocals:
Roger Daltrey (from 1971-04 until 1971-05)
vocals:
John Entwistle (from 1971-04 until 1971-05) and Pete Townshend (of The Who) (from 1971-04 until 1971-05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor Ltd. (UK) (not for release label use; fka Polydor Records Ltd.) (in 1971)
recorded at:
Olympic Studios (1966–2009) in Barnes, Richmond upon Thames, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1971-04 until 1971-05)
recording of:
Behind Blue Eyes (from 1971-04 until 1971-05)
lyricist and composer:
Pete Townshend (of The Who)
publisher:
ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”), Fabulous Music, Ltd. (this is a publisher, not an imprint!) and Towser Tunes, Inc.
4.23:42
5Getting in Tune
recording engineer and engineer:
Glyn Johns
associate producer:
Glyn Johns
executive producer:
Pete Kameron, Kit Lambert and Chris Stamp
producer:
The Who
mixer:
Glyn Johns (on 1971-06-18)
bass guitar and brass:
John Entwistle (on 1971-05-28)
drums (drum set) and percussion and percussion:
Keith Moon (drummer) (on 1971-05-28)
guest piano:
Nicky Hopkins (pianist and organist) (on 1971-05-28)
guitar, organ and synthesizer:
Pete Townshend (of The Who) (on 1971-05-28)
lead vocals:
Roger Daltrey (on 1971-05-28)
vocals:
John Entwistle (on 1971-05-28) and Pete Townshend (of The Who) (on 1971-05-28)
recorded at:
Olympic Studios (1966–2009) in Barnes, Richmond upon Thames, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1971-05-28)
recording of:
Getting in Tune (on 1971-05-28)
lyricist and composer:
Pete Townshend (of The Who)
publisher:
ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”), Fabulous Music, Ltd. (this is a publisher, not an imprint!) and Towser Tunes, Inc.
4.154:49
6Pure and Easy
5:25
7I’m One
2:40
8The Real Me
3:21
905:15
recording of:
5:15
lyricist and composer:
Pete Townshend (of The Who)
publisher:
ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”), Fabulous Music, Ltd. (this is a publisher, not an imprint!), Songs of Windswept Pacific, Suolubaf Music and Towser Tunes, Inc.
4:21
10Long Live Rock
4:00
11However Much I Booze
5:05
12Slip Kid
4:36
13Who Are You
producer:
Jon Astley and Glyn Johns
drums (drum set):
Keith Moon (drummer) (on 1977-10-04)
piano:
Rod Argent (in 1977-10)
background vocals:
Andy Fairweather‐Low (in 1977-10)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1978) and Polydor Ltd. (UK) (not for release label use; fka Polydor Records Ltd.) (in 1978)
recorded at:
Goring Studios in Goring-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom (on 1977-10-04) and Ramport Studios in Battersea, Wandsworth, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1977-10-04, from 1977-10 until 1977-12)
recording of:
Who Are You (on 1977-10-04)
lyricist and composer:
Pete Townshend (of The Who)
publisher:
Eel Pie Publishing Ltd., Tower Tunes, Inc., Whistle Rhymes Limited and Windswept Pacific
45:09
14Trick of the Light
4:25
15You Better You Bet
3:59
16Eminence Front
5:41
17It’s Not Enough
4:04
18Old Red Wine
3:44
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