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Vintage65Vintage65 Frets: 189
edited October 2023 in Music
Anybody taken the plunge?

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Whos-Next-Anniversary-Graphic-Novel/dp/B0CB91MQBY/
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  • rlwrlw Frets: 4314
    Probably not but Who knows.....
    Save a cow.  Eat a vegetarian.
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  • TTonyTTony Frets: 26143
    At half the price, it's a tough call.

    At the actual price, it's an easy decision.
    Having trouble posting images here?  This might help.
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  • merlinmerlin Frets: 6199
    I have a life. 
    I also have a struggling bank balance. 
    So "no" on all counts. 
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  • Philly_QPhilly_Q Frets: 20197
    Perhaps the thread title should be Who's First?
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  • theatreanchortheatreanchor Frets: 961
    HELL NO.
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  • Philly_QPhilly_Q Frets: 20197
    I bought a 50th anniversary box set for Wishbone Ash's Argus album.  But that was £100 less than this.
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  • mudslide73mudslide73 Frets: 2921
    Most of it is on Spotify (10 discs v 11 here). I've got a long commute so I'll dive in - I'm not spending that much for the physical versions though. 
    "A city star won’t shine too far"


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  • merlinmerlin Frets: 6199
    Are these recording of all the outtakes, alternative versions, thrown out stuff that the band/producers didn't like and didn't think were good enough or appropriate for the release? 


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  • axisusaxisus Frets: 27656
    I've always hated the album cover. Crass. I don't want to see blokes pee residue thanks.
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  • RandallFlaggRandallFlagg Frets: 13679
    I have access and listened to the 10 CDs of audio, while of casual interest to flick through, I wouldn't recommend paying £200 for it.

    The original album and live tracks from various other albums is more than enough.


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  • ICBMICBM Frets: 69426
    axisus said:
    I've always hated the album cover. Crass. I don't want to see blokes pee residue thanks.
    It was apparently actually just water, but otherwise I agree.

    I've got the remastered version from the 90s (I think) with some bonus tracks, and that seems like enough.

    "Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski

    "Just because I don't care, doesn't mean I don't understand." - Homer Simpson

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  • mudslide73mudslide73 Frets: 2921
    edited October 2023
    I have access and listened to the 10 CDs of audio, while of casual interest to flick through, I wouldn't recommend paying £200 for it.

    The original album and live tracks from various other albums is more than enough.
    I've got through the original album and Pete's home demos tonight. Incredible sounding demos.. They'd be release quality for most bands. The synthesiser parts on Baba and Won't Get Fooled Again ended up on the album by the sounds of things. 

    I've heard a few tunes off the NY version and also the takes with Leslie West on lead but these longer versions have exposed some edits in the 90s releases.

    Edit: I listened to the next few discs his morning on the way in - mainly alternate mixes/versions with some singles and b-sides.  The Young Vic Apr '71 live versions are worth listening to. There's some interesting between song chat about remembering the chords/arrangements and discouraging the crowd from distracting them (dancing mainly). There are also some staples from the live set to keep the kids engaged, I assume.

    I think it's good so far but it may benefit listeners to concentrate on one or two discs as it's dead easy to skip over things when there's so much on offer. 
    "A city star won’t shine too far"


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  • RedlesterRedlester Frets: 1072
    edited October 2023
    Artistic statement or cash in? 

    Who's Next is a tight, cohesive little album. 

    The rest of this is certainly for completists. 
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  • Vintage65Vintage65 Frets: 189
    edited October 2023
    Redlester said:
    Artistic statement or cash in? 

    Who's Next is a tight, cohesive little album. 

    The rest of this is certainly for completists. 
    I find work in progress recordings quite interesting, but I wouldn't pay £230 for them unless they were the actual master tapes.  
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  • Philly_QPhilly_Q Frets: 20197
    I didn't know tracks with Leslie West on guitar still existed.  I would be interested to hear those.
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  • mudslide73mudslide73 Frets: 2921
    Philly_Q said:
    I didn't know tracks with Leslie West on guitar still existed.  I would be interested to hear those.


    This has been around for a while. I was also wrong about the unedited version. It isn't isn't new for this release.

    http://www.richieunterberger.com/whoexc1.html - some interesting background here.
    "A city star won’t shine too far"


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  • Philly_QPhilly_Q Frets: 20197
    @mudslide73 thanks, that was very interesting!
    Whatever amps the Mountain men brought into the Record Plant, it's hard to imagine a louder in-studio tandem than Townshend and West in early 1971. "I was using a very small Sunn cabinet, with one 12-inch speaker, and a 50-watt Marshall," West told Gibson.com. "Townshend was using his Hi-Watt amps, and he said to me that he wanted to be the loudest. Afterwards he came over to me – I guess he was a little embarrassed – and said, 'Can you hear yourself okay?' I told him I could hear myself even if I was in Chicago."
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  • OffsetOffset Frets: 9212
    Fuck me, I could buy a decent Harley Benton for that price and have enough left over for a new set of pickups.
    Currently for sale: https://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/247085/pro-ject-essential-ii-turntable
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