Description No one knows what it's like, to feel these feeling's, Like I do.... and I blame you. No one bites back as hard on their anger, None of my pain and woe can show through. But my dreams they aren't as empty, As my conscience seems to be, I have hours, only lonely, My love is vengeance, That's never free. When my fist clenches, crack it open, Before I use it and lose my cool, When I smile, tell me some bad news, Before I laugh and act like a fool. If I swallow anything evil, Put your finger down my throat. If I shiver, please give me a blanket, Keep me warm, let me wear your coat. No one knows what it's like To be the bad man, To be the sad man, Behind blue eyes. THE WHO: "Who's Next" LP.  UK 1974 TRACK LABEL PRESSING, ORIGINALLY ISSUED 1971. Track Records ceased to exist in 1978, but by late 1975 they were no longer releasing records and they were down to only two artists left anyway.  The Who's departure to Polydor really signaled the end of one of the greatest independent record company,   how many newly founded record labels released singles as major as The Jimi Henrdix Experience & The Who, as their first releases? Then followed them up with "Are You Experienced" and "The Who Sell Out" albums, in 1967 nothing like them had ever been heard. The September,1971 "Who's Next" album never did drop from demand and for all the ever changing music trends in the first half of the 1970's, "Who's Next" became a 'classic album' from day one.  However heavy the music got, the Who had recorded tracks more 'meaty & mighty' on "Who's Next," however innovative and hypnotic a track was, the opening "Baba O'Riley" was never surpassed.   For a combination of open aggression, drug taking and the sheer beauty of a melody, nothing comes close to "Behind Blue Eyes." For a defiant stance against authoritarianism, even to this day, nobody has written a song, performed it with the most biting intensity, and recorded a track as staggering as "Won't Get Fooled Again."  That was written with all the bias of a very old Who   fan since 1965, but it had to be aired before I could begin discussing trivialities about when this very rare unplayed,Mint Track   Records label pressing was made.  With the album, music and label placed on the pedestal they fully deserve and earned the hard   way, I will now turn my attention to the pressing details. TRACK LABEL: 2408 102 DELUXE. By late 1974, the Track labels did not yet have a fully shiny top surface, this pressing bridge the matt labels by having just the merest sheen.  In  late 1974 the vinyl was not the extremely thin variety found with the shiny labels, but the same thickness and and quality of "Odds & Sods", the mastering was nothing less than sensational!  The one consistent factor behind Track Records,    was having Polydor mastering and pressing the UK records, which  for Jimi Hendrix and The Who, that meant having to harness the    loudest music ever recorded in a studio, onto vinyl.   When a Polydor record from Cream to The Who had a 'Deluxe' suffix to a     catalogue number, record buyers in the 60's & 70's were never let down by the sound reproduction, wear and abuse over the decades    has reduced once incredible records into a pathetic crackling mess.  That excessive volume no longer sitting on the right side of    audio clarity, in place just horrific distortion.  Oh yes, in late 1974, "Who's Next  cover was still printed by 'McNeill Press'    and their credited was printed on the back in red, vertically or running with the spine, exactly like the September,1971 covers.    MAITRIX:  2408 102  A // 4   420  3  ('Bilbo'*)  1  4  /  2408 102   B // 4  420  5    1 1  2 As usual, the digits after '420' are spread too far apart to fit into a picture, as 'Bilbo' was scribed between, if upside down,   Side 1's  '1  4' can be seen to the left of 'Bilbo.'     *THE RUN-OUT GROOVES HAVE THE SCRIBED MASTERING LOGO OF 'Bilbo'. Briefly, this was NOT in the sequence of the 1971 first pressings, when an inferior mix was used during the manufacturing of the huge selling "Who's Next," the fullest attention was paid to faithfully transfering the Master Tapes, I will give expanded details about that in the main description.      ORIGINAL 1974 TRACK / POLYDOR INNER SLEEVE, UNUSED AND UNSPLIT  WITH ONLY LIGHT AGEING, WHICH IN REALITY, IS WHERE THE POLY-LINING WAS GLUED TO THE INSIDE AND CAME THROUGH THE MATT PAPER. IN UNUSED, NEAR MINT CONDITION. A SECOND ISSUE COVER IN THE FIRST HALF OF THE 70's DECADE, WAS  PRINTED BY 'Clout & Baker Ltd.' AND   IS THE MOST COMMON, BUT A FEW OF THESE 'McNeill Press' COVERS WERE MADE IN LATE 1974.  NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH THE 1971 FIRST ISSUES THOUGH, THEY HAD POINTED SPINE ENDINGS, THIS COVER HAS A STANDARD SPINE SHAPE AND THEREFORE EASILY IDENTIFIED, BUT RARE ALL THE SAME. In late 1974, the front top left pink area with the USA catalogue number all but covered over by added clouds, is also on this cover, I will detail that below.   The reason for mentioning that was to demonstrate how the late 1971 template was literally still used in 1974, the time period really is that close. UNUSED, THIS  A REALLY BEAUTIFUL COVER  AND REALLY CAREFULLY STORED IN A PLASTIC OUTER SLEEVE.   SO NO FADING OR SCUFFING TO THE FRONT OR BACK, AND POSITIVELY NONE OF THE EXTENSIVE CUSTOMARY.   RING WEAR, EITHER, INCLUDING THE BLACK BACKGROUND ON THE BACK.   NOTHING COULD PREVENT THE.   USUAL RECORD IMPRESSION AND MINOR TRAITS OF STANDING OVER THE LAST 40 YEARS.  MOSTLY AS RIPPLES AND TINY EDGE LINES, AS I KEEP SAYING, MATT COVERS LIKE THIS WITH UNPLAYED RECORDS   SHOULD NOT BE GRADED IN THE SAME FASHION AS USED COVERS.....   SO A BIG SIGH, THIS 40 YEAR OLD COVER IS IN EXCELLENT+++/ NEAR MINT- CONDITION. THE RECORD IS IN UNPLAYED/MINT CONDITION. Please see my picture of Side 1's label , there is a substantial wad of thick vinyl shavings in and around the centre hole, I have .   examined it carefully, as this is circular, I can slide the record over my spindle without disturbing any of that 'just pressed' appearance.  Then take one of my undetectable plays, but strictly one play only, with the pristine textured labels and the micro film thin vinyl shaving's, plus a completely unmarked, gleaming like brand new vinyl, the above grading was not even.   required... but I I love nothing more than writing, 'Unplayed, Mint.' > SIDE 1 "Baba O'Riley" "Bargain" "Love Ain't for Keeping" "My Wife"   "The Song Is Over" SIDE 1 "Getting In Tune" "Going Mobile" "Behind Blue Eyes" "Won't Get Fooled Again" All Songs Written By Pete Townshend, Except "My Wife" By John Entwistle. Roger Daltrey: Lead vocals & harmonica   Pete Townshend: Guitars, piano, synthesizer, backing and lead vocals. John Entwistle: Bass and backing vocals, lead vocals and piano on "My Wife" Keith Moon: Drums, percussion and violin production on "Baba O'Riley"   Additional Musicians: Dave Arbus - violin on "Baba O'Riley" Nicky Hopkins - piano on "The Song Is Over" & "Getting In Tune" Leslie West - lead guitar on "Baby Don't You Do It"     Recorded Between March & May,1971 At Olympic Studios, London, Except "Won't Get Fooled Again,"   Which Was Recorded At Stargroves And Mixed at Island Studios, London.  Originally Issued In September, 1971. Produced By The Who With Assistance From Glyn Johns When 'Classic Albums' are being discussed, the Who's staggering catalogue throws up so many candidates, but to choose one from   any of their 1960's recordings, would be much too much obvious. I believe it's now globally accepted, this first Who studio album in the 1970's, set such high standards for the rest of that decade, only a handful of albums belong in the same exalted company, in fact, all the following decades.  Writing descriptions as a lifelong Who fan since 1965, had to include a strong personal bias but "Who's Next" is now quite rightly regarded as one of the world's greatest albums of all time.   I set ridiculously high audio and all round condition standards to present any of the Who's original singles, EP's and LP's, so by offering this 1974 pressing   you can rest assured it has been selected for the sensational the sound quality. I have yet to play the record but I know all the   Track Records pressings inside out and upside down, I can't wait!   What a pointless exercise if 43 -40  years of excessive wear   has rendered a once mind blowing sounding record to a crackling, distorting mess, you can only assess the sound quality when a record is at the completely other end of the spectrum, genuine Near Mint is very special, but an unplayed record promised a real audio feast, something I could not resist.  After all, I became a record seller because I dearly love the music, my plays are not detectable, I always remain aware I am discussing a fourty year old unplayed record, which was pressed only three years after the album was released.   I can't help thinking how illogical it is to think in terms of ignoring anything made not long after the Who's "Odds And Sods" album, that also had staggering sound quality.   After what I just heard, it would be plain crazy when I When my fist clenches, crack it open, before I use it and lose my cool,   When I smile, tell me some bad news, before I laugh and act like a fool.   And if I swallow anything evil, put your finger down my throat,   And if I shiver, please give me a blanket, keep me warm, let me wear your coat. The stereo places two vocals into the opposite speakers, this is a magnificent way to hear such a stunning track, I cannot stress   enough how faithfully mastered this 1974 pressing was, a staggering pressing and a Mint record, what more could I offer?  Yes, an unplayed very first pressing would be very special but I deal with reality and Master Tape analogue sound is what this was all about when the Who recorded the album in 1971.   With the sound as stunning and so perfect as this record contains, along with the intended stereo panning effects,"Behind Blue Eyes" is just breathtaking to hear. The same  applies on the album's absolutely stunning Master Tape cut of surely one of Pete Townshend's greatest  ever songs, "Won't Get Fooled Again".  A track that should hit you like a hammer blow and nail you to the  floor, if not, you have yet to hear "Won't Get Fooled Again"!  The Who performing at their most sensational, the incredible impact is not available on re-mastered vinyl or on CD's, the original single is the only other source with the same extra power, almost like the late 1960's when the recording allowed the 'needle' to slip into the red because every decibel of volume was needed and used.  The song title is very apt for anyone reading this who switched to CD's and is now missing their original vinyl.  The Who play this as if on stage, with thunderous drumming from Keith Moon, and Pete   Townshend playing his guitar as loudly and aggressively as you will ever hear outside of those early r&b Brunswick recordings.   John's bass is right off the scale for astronomical volume, as for Roger Daltrey, the lung bursting scream of his before he sings the final, "Meet the new boss, same as the old boss," is one of the most amazing moments ever found on a record.  The explosive instrumental ending is the Who on fire!  The sound quality is sheer perfection and if there was any surface sound behind a wall of overpowering sound, it belongs there!  That blood curdling moment when Roger lets out that scream and Pete makes those   strangulated guitar sounds during the ending section, was a defining moment in rock history.  Much imitated ever since, like all imitations, they do not send shivers down your back, but most amazing of, the Who were just as mind blowing live on stage! My amp's wall shaking volume revealed even here there is no distortion, as a Who fan, I really want to conclude this by saying there has never been a recording to match "Won't Get Fooled Again" and there never will be, what an album and what a listening experience this has been! {Roy}   R & M RECORDS. My lifetime's love of music and records began at a very young age, the arrival of the Beatles and the 1960's decade   in general had a very profound effect. It was only natural to bring all my first hand experience of collecting vinyl   into becoming a professional record seller.  Over twenty years ago now we entered into the wonderful atmosphere of record fairs with the highest possible standards set. When the Internet became the world's new market place for   vinyl, in 2001 it was time to join ebay. 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