As one of the icons and pioneers of the British Invasion and the mod movement of the mid-’60s, the Who were a dynamic and undeniably powerful sonic force. They based their rhythm on Townshend’s guitar, letting Moon and Entwistle improvise wildly over his foundation, while Daltrey belted out his vocals. This was the sound they thrived on in concert, but on record they were a different proposition.
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THE WHO Dance Session (Super Rare 1966 Australian 4-track 7″ mono EP, released exclusively on Festival Records in Australia only. The label is black, white & blue & solid centre. The record features four classics from the My Generation album -The Kids Are Alright, It’s Not True, A Legal Matter & La-La-La Lies – & comes housed in a unique blue tinted picture sleeve with a fantastic in-action shot of the group from ’65. The cover is silk laminated with flipbacks & the design is surely the best sleeve artwork on 45 from down under for The Who of this period, & this is the first time we have being able to track one down. The cover is carefully graded VG+ with secure flipbacks, clean panels & tight laminate. There is a very faint & faded name annotation to a back corner & the artwork remains vivid & sharp. The only other minor blemishes are a small pinched crease mark to the spine & some very mild & natural foxing to the back panel barely noticeable. Both sides of the label have a small name annotation repeated three times, unobtrusive to the print & the vinyl is nice & clean with a deep sheen. The vinyl grades a strong VG+ revealing the lightest couple of paper hairline scuffs not affecting play – wonderful! We consider this to be a serious, bluechip Mod collectable that will hold its value for a lifetime DX-11,169).
THE WHO The Who Special (1981 US exclusive London Wavelength / BBC Rock Hour triple LP radio show, featuring great interviews and tracks from the band, plus a bonus disc with the commercials for use during the show. Issued in a custom stickered 12″ picture box, complete with full cue sheets).
THE WHO My Generation (1966 US second issue ‘rainbow’ label 12-track STEREO vinyl LP with ‘Mfr’d By Decca Records’ credit, pasted picture sleeve without the stereo arrow flash on the reverse, and with a company paper inner. The sleeve displays some minor wear mostly to the edges, whilst the vinyl remains in a really nice condition with just a couple of cosmetic light hairline marks which have no effect on play. Overall a really nice example of this classic album DL74664).
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- The Who - Meaty Beaty Big & Bouncy - UK - vinyl LP - £35.00, $47.95, €41.30 (New Item) (arrived 16-Oct-2021 14:10)
THE WHO Meaty Beaty Big & Bouncy (1971 UK mail order only issue 14-track compilation LP, often cited as the first and best Who collection, issued for the Audio Club Of Great Britain with an exclusive 'ACB' catalogue number, gatefold picture sleeve. The sleeve shows minor shelf/edge wear and the vinyl displays a few cosmetic surface marks, overall an excellent example ACB00221)
- The Who - Tommy - Stickered Box - VG - US - vinyl box set - £15.00, $20.55, €17.70 (New Item) (arrived 05-Oct-2021 10:01)
THE WHO Tommy (1972 US 24-track 2-LP box set, housed in an embossed 'pinball table' gatefold sleeve with silver inners & deluxe 28-page lyric booklet, all enclosed inside a hardcover slipcase with title sticker to the front. The box exhibits some scuffing & tear to the bottom edge, yet all text remains clearly legible. The inners show some light creasing and a couple of splits, the vinyl is clean with just some minor cosmetic wear to indicate play ODESP99001)
- The Who - The Story Of The Who - Laminated - UK - 2-LP vinyl set - £25.00, $34.25, €29.50 (New Item) (arrived 17-Sep-2021 16:19)
THE WHO The Story Of The Who (1976 UK first issue 26-track double LP compilation, front laminated gatefold picture sleeve with integral eight page booklet. The sleeve shows minimal wear apart from a little paper loss to the inside where a pvc sleeve had been stuck to it but other wise it is in supberb condition. The vinyl looks barely played)
- The Who - Live At Leeds - 1st Black - Complete - Tuesday Poster - EX - UK - vinyl LP - £595.00, $815.15, €702.10 (New Item) (arrived 21-Sep-2021 16:09)
THE WHO Live At Leeds (Rare 1970 UK first press 6-track LP with machine stamped A1/B1 matrices, recorded live at Leeds University on February 14th 1970, housed in the original gatefold 'bootleg' style stapled pocket sleeve with BLACK text on the front & complete with all twelve inserts including photos & repro band letters, receipts & lyrics. This copy comes with the early variant of the poster which has 'Tuesdays at the Marquee' text along the bottom [apparently limited to 300 copies], as compared to later issues which have 'Live At Leeds' text. The 'bootleg' style sleeve shows some minor wear to the spine along along with a shop price sticker mark in the top right corner and some residue marks along the edges from some previous use of tape for reinforcement. There is a hand written annotation of the catalogue number on on the back of the sleeve and aside from a few odd light inevitable corner creases, the inserts show minimal sign of wear with the poster unused and the original poly-lined inner. There is some spindle wear visible and one or two cosmetic hairline paper marks on the vinyl, but otherwise grades an easy Excellent, a really nice example of this super rare initial pressing!)
- The Who - Who Are You - UK - vinyl LP - £15.00, $20.55, €17.70 (New Item) (arrived 27-Sep-2021 16:28)
THE WHO Who Are You (1978 UK 9-track LP, the last to feature Keith Moon, who tragically passed away just three weeks after its release. The picture sleeve shows a few light scuff marks whilst the vinyl remains in Excellent condition with only light cosmetic signs of wear WHOD5004)
- The Who - Tommy - 2nd - UK - 2-LP vinyl set - £50.00, $68.50, €59.00 (New Item) (arrived 29-Sep-2021 18:15)
THE WHO Tommy (1971 UK second issue of the classic 25-track double vinyl LP, complete with twelve page unnumbered illustrated lyric booklet, tri-fold matt picture sleeve. The sleeve displays minor wear and the vinyl reveals just light signs ofplay, a really nice example)
- The Who - The Story Of The Who - Matt - UK - 2-LP vinyl set - £15.00, $20.55, €17.70 (New Item) (arrived 30-Sep-2021 14:33)
THE WHO The Story Of The Who (1976 UK 26-track double LP compilation, including classic tracks such as Magic Bus, Substitute, My Generation, Pictures Of Lily, I Can See For Miles, Pinball Wizard, Baba O'Riley, Won't Get Fooled Again & more. Comes housed in a matt gatefold picture sleeve with integral eight-page booklet. The sleeve & vinyl are in excellent condition with just a little minor wear & play)
- The Who - Tommy - 2nd - VG - UK - 2-LP vinyl set - £15.00, $20.55, €17.70 (New Item) (arrived 30-Sep-2021 14:37)
THE WHO Tommy (1971 UK second issue of the classic 25-track double LP, superb tri-fold matt picture sleeve with twelve page booklet. The iconic cover was designed by legendary designer and illustrator Mike McInnerney. The sleeve [VG] does have some edgewear & minor scuffing/fading through the ages; both vinyl discs remain in Excellent condition with few signs of play)
- The Who - Live At Leeds - 1st Blue - Complete - Tuesday Poster - EX - UK - vinyl LP - £295.00, $404.15, €348.10 (New Item) (arrived 04-Oct-2021 16:36)
THE WHO Live At Leeds (Rare 1970 UK 6-track live LP with blue & white label print & A1/B1 matrices, complete with all twelve inserts including the scarce first issue 'Tuesday at the Marquee' poster, photographs, repro band letters, receipts & lyrics, gatefold card 'bootleg' style sleeve with blue text on the front. The sleeve shows just a little light shelfwear, the poster remains unused & the staples are untarnished. The vinyl remains in excellent condition with few signs of play. Increasingly in demand, this is a fantastic complete copy)
- The Who - The Who By Numbers - 1st - VG - UK - vinyl LP - £30.00, $41.10, €35.40 (New Item) (arrived 06-Oct-2021 16:23)
THE WHO The Who By Numbers (1975 UK limited edition 10-track LP including the singles Squeeze Box & Slip Kid, housed in an individually numbered 'dot-to-dot' picture sleeve. The 'dot-to-dot' sleeve has NOT been joined up & the machine printed number is clearly visible on the back. The sleeve [VG+] displays light wear & the vinyl grades EX/EX- with some light paper scuffs & the odd spindle mark to show play)
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