THE WHO "Who's Next" 1971 UK TRACK ONE/TWO PLAY N MINT

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  THE WHO "Who's Next" 1971 UK TRACK ONE/TWO PLAY N MINT SUPERB MATTE 'MacNeill Press' COVER - OUTSTANDING COPY
THE WHO
Who's Next

UK TRACK (DELUXE 24080 102) PRESSING OF THE WHO'S 1971 CLASSIC,"Who's Next" IN STUNNING CONDITION (looks and sounds like it has hardly ever been on a turntable) AND WHEN PLAYED AT A LOUD VOLUME (which is the way I always listen to my LPs prior to listing) THE DELIVERY IS AS CLOSE TO MINT AS YOU ARE EVER LIKEY TO FIND - SUPERB COPY

THE COVER "Printed and made by MacNeill Press Ltd., London, S.E.1" IS ALSO IN TOP CONDITION (having been kept in a plastic sleeve all its life) AND HAS NONE OF THE COMMON SURFACE RUBBING WHICH ESPECIALLY AFFECTS THE MOSTLY BLACK REVERSE OF THE COVER - THIS ONE IS PRACTICALLY LIKE-NEW
THIS SLEEVE ALSO HAS THE MISTAKENLY PRINTED, AND NOT COMPLETELY SUCCESSFULLY MASKED 'DL 79182' AMERICAN CATALOGUE NUMBER IN THE FRONT TOP LEFT CORNER WHICH IS ONLY PRESENT ON EARLY UK SLEEVES
MATRIX: 2408102 A//4 420 05 13 / 2408102 B//4 420 03 15 (etched "BILBO")

THIS REALLY IS A SENSATIONAL EARLY UK PRESSING IN BARELY PLAYED CONDITION AND DELIVERING TREMENDOUS AUDIO THROUGHOUT

Much of Who's Next derives from Lifehouse, an ambitious sci-fi rock opera Pete Townshend abandoned after suffering a nervous breakdown, caused in part from working on the sequel to Tommy.
There's no discernible theme behind these songs, yet this album is stronger than Tommy, falling just behind Who Sell Out as the finest record the Who ever cut.
Townshend developed an infatuation with synthesizers during the recording of the album, and they're all over this album, adding texture where needed and amplifying the force, which is already at a fever pitch. Apart from Live at Leeds, the Who have never sounded as LOUD and unhinged as they do here, yet that's balanced by ballads, both lovely ("The Song Is Over") and scathing ("Behind Blue Eyes").
That's the key to Who's Next -- there's anger and sorrow, humor and regret, passion and tumult, all wrapped up in a blistering package where the rage is as affecting as the heartbreak.
This is a retreat from the '60s, as Townshend declares the "Song Is Over," scorns the teenage wasteland, and bitterly declares that we "Won't Get Fooled Again."
For all the sorrow and heartbreak that runs beneath the surface, this is an invigorating record, not just because Keith Moon runs rampant or because Roger Daltrey has never sung better or because John Entwistle spins out manic basslines that are as captivating as his "My Wife" is funny.
This is invigorating because it has all of that, plus Townshend laying his soul bare in ways that are funny, painful, and utterly life-affirming

Track Listing:
Side 1: Baba O'Riley / Bargain / Love Ain't For Keeping / My Wife / Song Is Over
Side 2: Getting In Tune / Going Mobile / Behind Blue Eyes / Won't Get Fooled Again 

LABELS: CLEAN and BRIGHT with NO marks/wear/unwanted writing and only one or two spidery spindle traces
VINYL Visual: The vinyl still retains its original DEEP, LIKE- NEW, GLOSSY SHEEN and is UNMARKED
VINYL Audio: SUPERB - CRYSTAL CLEAR, DEEP, RICH and EXTREMELY STRONG AUDIO. On play-grading at a LOUD volume there are NO scratches, NO jumps/sticks, NO clicks/pops, NO groove-wear or distortion and barely any surface noise (really, hardly any). The album plays to an extremely high standard and SOUNDS SENSATIONAL. Graded NEAR MINT for audio - A REALLY SUPERB PLAYING COPY - HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
SLEEVE: The matte "MacNeill" cover is also in NEAR MINT condition - CLEAN, BRIGHT and UNMARKED. Having been kept in a protective plastic sleeve all its life the surfaces are UNRUBBED (some very minor light record impression only) and the edges and spine are UNWORN with all text on the spine CLEAR and BOLD - SUPERB SLEEVE - ONE OF THE BEST I'VE SEEN

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BEAUTIFUL, PRACTICALLY AS-NEW COPY OF THE WHO'S SENSATIONAL "Who's Next" DELIVERING STUNNING AUDIO THROUGHOUT - THEY DON'T COME MUCH BETTER - HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
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