POLYDOR 15-Discs: THE WHO - Vol. 4 The Polydor Singles 1975-2015, UK 2016 SEALED
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Background -
Volume 4: The Polydor Singles 1975-2015
Strictly Limited Edition Box set Released 6 May 2016
“We’re not The Who that was but what is now The Who” ~ Roger Daltrey (Naked Eye, 1997)
The first Who release of 2016 sees the culmination of the band’s incredibly well-received series of 7” single box sets.
Volume four of the four-part set of classic Who singles covers their time on the Polydor label from 1975 up to 2015.
The three previous boxes have compiled the singles the band released on the Brunswick, Reaction and Track labels which were released to coincide with the band’s 50th anniversary.
The fourth and final box set contains fifteen 7” singles from the band’s Polydor Records era pressed on heavyweight vinyl with card picture sleeves reproducing the period graphics on the front and the back.
The box includes classic hits such as ‘Squeeze Box’, ‘Who Are You’, ‘You Better You Bet’, ‘5.15’ and ‘Long Live Rock’ and is brought up to date by the inclusion of ‘Real Good-Looking Boy’ and ‘Be Lucky’.
Also included is the studio recording of the live favourite ‘Eminence Front’, which was scheduled for release in the UK in 1982 and even got as far as having sleeves printed but was never released.
The 15 x 7”s singles are housed in a rigid ‘lid-and-tray’ outer box with a 7” sized 20-page colour booklet with notes about each release, photos and rare period memorabilia.
Sleeve notes by Matt Kent. Design and art direction by Richard Evans.
The long-awaited fourth installment in The Who's singles box set series has been announced for release in May 2016. Tracing the final part in The Who's singles story to date, from the years 1975 to 2015, it contains 15 x 7"s pressed on heavyweight vinyl, replete with picture sleeves and replica artwork, collecting the group's A and B-side releases on the Polydor label.
If The Who's creative output up to 1975 hadn't already made the case (they had, after all, released two groundbreaking rock operas, Tommy and Quadrophenia, along with a slew of classic albums, among them The Who Sell Out, Live At Leeds and Who's Next), the four-decade period covered in Volume 4: The Polydor Singles 1975-2015 is a clear reminder of the group's ability to evolve and adapt to any situation they found themselves in.
As punk attempted to lay waste to the rock bands that emerged in the 60s, The Who more than held their own with the likes of "Who Are You," issued in 1978. After the tragic death of drummer Keith Moon later that same year, Pete Townshend, Roger Daltrey and John Entwistle recalibrated themselves for the '80s, releasing Face Dances and It's Hard at the beginning of the decade, flexing their hit-making prowess with the likes of "You Better You Bet."
The group remained sporadically active as a live band across the next two decades, but when John Entwistle passed away in 2002, Townshend and Daltrey found themselves having to yet again roll with the punches and reboot their beloved band. The Wire & Glass EP emerged in 2006, a taster of what would become Endless Wire, The Who's first studio outing in 24 years. Taking as its inspiration the Townshend novella The Boy Who Heard Music, Wire & Glass formed the core of the mini-opera that was itself at the heart of Endless Wire. Though new music wasn't coming as fast as it had in previous decades, the Wire & Glass EP was followed, in 2014, by "Be Lucky," a new song recorded for the group's anniversary collection The Who Hits 50!
A fitting celebration of one of the longest-serving bands to have emerged from the '60s, Volume 4: The Polydor Singles 1975-2015 brings the group's story fully up to date. Though, as ever with The Who, you'd be unwise to count it as a full-stop on their remarkable career.
This listing is for a very rare, Boxed Set of 15-Vinyl, 45-rpm Discs - a FACTORY SEALED and MINT condition set, PRESSED and ISSUED by POLYDOR / UMG RECORDS of a highly collectible title from their catalog - a superb title featuring -
The Who
Box Set title -
Volume 4: The Polydor Singles 1975 - 2015
Performers / Credits include -• Bass – Pino Palladino (tracks: Y1 to Z)
• Concept By – Johnny Chandler
• Design – Icon London*, Jill Mumford
• Design, Art Direction, Illustration – Richard Evans (7)
• Drums – Peter Huntington (tracks: Y1 to Z)
• Engineer – Myles Clarke (tracks: Y1 to Z)
• Engineer, Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards – Pete Townshend (tracks: Y1 to Z)
• Executive-Producer, Management – Bill Curbishley, Robert Rosenberg
• Keyboards – John Bundrick* (tracks: Y1 to Z)
• Liner Notes – Matt Kent (2)
• Management – Trinifold Management
• Management [Marketing] – Sue Armstrong
• Mastered By, Lacquer Cut By – Miles Showell
• Photography – Ross Halfin (tracks: Y1 to Z), Terry O'Neill (2)
• Producer [Assistant] – Bob Pridden (tracks: Y1 to Z)
• Producer [Roger Daltrey's Vocal], Backing Vocals – Billy Nicholls (tracks: Y1 to Z)
• Product Manager – Andy Street (3)
• Remastered By – Jon Astley
• Sleeve [Design] – Tricky Day
• Vocals – Roger Daltrey (tracks: Y1 to Z)
• Written-By – Pete Townshend (tracks: A to B, D, E, G to J, K, M to O, R, S, U to CC)
Track Listing:
1: ‘Listening To You/See Me, Feel Me’ b/w ‘Overture’ (From the Tommy OST)2: ‘Squeeze Box’ b/w ‘Success Story’
3: ‘Who Are You’ b/w ‘Had Enough’
4: ‘Long Live Rock’ b/w ‘I’m the Face’, ‘My Wife’ (live)
5: ‘5.15’ b/w ‘I’m One’. (From the Quadrophenia OST)
6: ‘You Better You Bet’ b/w ‘The Quiet One’
7: ‘Don’t Let Go The Coat’ b/w ‘You’
8: ‘Athena’ b/w ‘A Man Is A Man’
9: ‘Eminence Front’ b/w ‘It’s Your Turn’
10: ‘Twist and Shout’ b/w ‘I Can’t Explain’ (Both live)
11: ‘Won’t Get Fooled Again’ / ‘Bony Moronie’ (Live at Young Vic)
12: ‘Join Together’ (Live) b/w ‘I Can See For Miles’ (Live) ‘Behind Blue Eyes’ (Live)
13: ‘Real Good-Looking Boy’ b/w ‘Old Red Wine’
14: WIRE & GLASS (EP)
‘Sound Round’, Pick Up The Peace’, Endless Wire’, We Got A Hit’, ‘They Make My Dream Come True’, ‘Mirror Door’.
15: ‘Be Lucky’ b/w ‘I Can’t Explain’ (remixed)
The 15-Vinyl Disc Boxed Set is from the POLYDOR / UMG RECORDS series of boxed sets.
- Catalog / UPC # 4765358
- CDs issued in 2016
- CDs made in the EU (guessing the UK??)
Features:
• Volume four of a four part set of classic Who singles by labels (Brunswick, Reaction, Track and Polydor), released to coincide with the band's 50th Anniversary
• 15 x 7" singles from the band's Polydor Records era (1975-2015) - pressed on heavyweight vinyl with card picture sleeves (where applicable) reproducing the period graphics front and back
• Includes classic hits - "Squeeze Box," "Who Are You," "You Better You Bet," "Eminence Front" (scheduled for release in the UK where sleeves were printed but never released), "Real Good-Looking Boy" & "Be Lucky"
• Housed in a rigid ‘lid-and-tray' outer box, full color and matte lamination. 7" sized 20-page color booklet with liner notes about each release and period memorabilia
Notes from the sticker on the front of the box:
The Polydor Singles 1975-2015
Volume Four of a four-part series of classic Who singles.
Containing fifteen 7" singles pressed on heavyweight vinyl with sleeves reproducing the period graphics.
Includes SQUEEZE BOX / WHO ARE YOU / YOU BETTER YOU BET / EMINENCE FRONT / REAL GOOD-LOOKING BOY / BE LUCKY and rarely heard B-sides
The ultimate collectors' items!
Notes from rear of the box:
All fifteen of the original Who 7" vinyl singles released (or planned for release) on Polydor.
The "planned for release" 7" is Disc 9 which was to be released in 1982 with the catalogue number 'WHO 7'.
All sleeves and/or discs replicate the original designs including the original catalogue numbers. The actual new catalogue numbers for each individual disc are located on the outer rim of the labels and on the rear of each sleeve.
Despite being titled 'The Polydor Singles' Disc 10 was released on MCA Records and Disc 12 was released on Virgin Records. These discs also replicate the original label and sleeve designs. New logos on these discs are added small (Polydor & Universal Music Catalogue logos).
Disc 14 makes it's 7" debut being previously available as a single sided etched 12" or CD single.
All timings and track titles taken from the 20-page 7"x7" booklet included in the box.
All tracks written by Pete Townshend, unless otherwise stated under the track title.
Side W includes an interpolation of 'Can't Help Falling In Love (With You)' (hence the writing credit).
All sides are presented in Stereo, except CC which is the '2014 Mix' in Mono.
All sides are 1/2 Speed Mastered by Miles Showell at Abbey Road.
The Discs, OUTER BOX and INSERTS are all in MINT condition as this set is complete and FACTORY SEALED!!
These are audiophile quality pressings (any collector of fine MFSL, half speeds, direct to discs, Japanese/UK pressings etc., can attest to the difference a quality pressing can make to an audio system).
Don't let this rarity slip by!!!price rating
