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Group members
* PETE TOWNSHEND (London: May 19, 1945) guitar, vocals, harmonica
* ROGER DALTREY (London: Mar 1, 1945) lead vocals, harmonica
JOHN ENTWISTLE (Chiswick, London: Oct 9, 1944 / Las Vegas, USA: Jun 27, 2002) bass, keyboards, vocals
KEITH MOON (Wembley, Middlesex: Aug 23, 1947 / London: Sep 8, 1978) drums, percussion, vocals [up to "The Kids Are Alright"]
KENNY JONES: drums, percussion, vocals [from "It's Hard" to "Who's Last"]
* ZAK STARKEY: drums, percussion
plus JOHN "RABBIT" BUNDRICK (keyboards) live shows (ca. 1979-1980)
JIM GORMAN (keyboards) 1982 live shows ["Who's Last"]
SIMON TOWNSHEND (guitar) some 80s & 90s live shows
* current members
U.K. Albums Discography
( and personal ratings )
MY GENERATION (1965) A-
A QUICK ONE (1966) B
SELL OUT (1967) B
TOMMY (1969) A-
LIVE AT LEEDS (1970) A-
WHO'S NEXT (1971) A
QUADROPHENIA (1973) A-
BY NUMBERS (1975) B
WHO ARE YOU (1978) B
THE KIDS ARE ALRIGHT (1979) A-
FACE DANCES (1981) B-
IT'S HARD (1982) C+
WHO'S LAST (1984) B+
U.K. compilations
( MOST OF THESE INCLUDE NON-LP TRACKS )
DIRECT HITS (1968)
MEATY BEATY BIG AND BOUNCY (Track 2406 006, 1971)*
WHO DID IT? (Track 2856 001, 1971) mail-order only
ODDS AND SODS (Track 2406 116, 1974)*
THE STORY OF THE WHO (Polydor 2683 069, 1976, 2LPs)
RARITIES Vol.1 (Polydor SPELP-9, 1983)
RARITIES Vol.2 (Polydor SPELP-10, 1983)
THE SINGLES (Polydor WHOD-17, 1984)
THE WHO COLLECTION (Impression IMDP-4, 1985, 2LPs)
WHO'S BETTER WHO'S BEST (Polydor 835 389, 1988)*
JOIN TOGETHER (Virgin VDT-102, 1990, 3LP box)*
30 YEARS OF MAXIMUM R&B (Polydor 521 751, 1994, 4CD box)*
* ALSO RELEASED IN THE U.S.
U.S.-only albums & compilations
( AS ABOVE, MOST OF THESE INCLUDE NON-LP TRACKS )
MAGIC BUS: THE WHO ON TOUR (1968)
HOOLIGANS (MCA 2-12001, 1981, 2LPs)
GREATEST HITS (MCA 5408, 1983)
WHO'S MISSING (MCA 5641, 1985)
TWO'S MISSING (MCA 5712, 1987)
MY GENERATION: THE VERY BEST OF THE WHO (MCA, 1996) CD-only
Other important releases
(V.A.) MONTEREY POP FESTIVAL 1967 (Evil 001, 1989, 7LP box) includes four songs (of six performed) from their Monterey set
LIVE AT THE ISLE OF WIGHT FESTIVAL 1970 (Essential 326, 1996, 2CDs) August 28, 1970. Simply fantastic! Also on VHS!
TOMMY (with The London Symphony Orchestra) (USA Ode, 1972, 2LPs) orchestral versions w. vocals by Roger Daltrey, Sandy Denny, Maggie Bell, Merry Clayton, Steve Winwood, Rod Stewart a.o.
TOMMY - Soundtrack (Track 2657 007, 1975, 2LPs) check Jack Nicholson's interpretation as "The Doctor"!
QUADROPHENIA - Soundtrack (Polydor, 1978, 2LPs) this also includes remixed version of the High Numbers' early single!
(V.A.) CONCERT FOR THE PEOPLE OF KAMPUCHEA (Atlantic, 1981, 2LP) Recorded live in december 1979, four songs by The Who
(V.A.) MUSIC & RHYTHM (WEA, 1982, 2LP) includes an unreleased track, "Ascension Two", recorded in 1982 without Daltrey.
(V.A.) THE ROLLING STONES R&R CIRCUS (ABKCO, 1996) "A Quick One" live on December 11, 1968
U.K. EPs
READY STEADY WHO! (1966) Reaction 592 001
EXCERPTS FROM "TOMMY" (1970) Track 2252 001
THIS IS MY GENERATION (1988) Polydor 887 352
WON'T GET FOOLED AGAIN (1988) Polydor 887 576
JOIN TOGETHER (1990) Virgin VSCDT-1259
U.K. singles (1965÷1976)
I Can't Explain / Bald Headed Woman (1965) Brunswick 05926
Anyway Anyhow Anywhere / Daddy Rolling Stone (1965) Brunswick 05935
My Generation / Shout And Shimmy (1965) Brunswick 05944
Circles / Instant Party (1966) Brunswick 05951 { unreleased }
Substitute / Instant Party (1966) Reaction 591 001 { withdrawn }
Substitute / Circles (1966) Reaction 591 001
A Legal Matter / Instant Party (1966) Brunswick 05956
The Kids Are Alright / The Ox (1966) Brunswick 05965
I'm A Boy / In The City (1966) Reaction 591 004
La La La Lies / The Good's Gone (1966) Brunswick 05968
Happy Jack / I've Been Away (1966) Reaction 591 010
Pictures Of Lily / Doctor, Doctor (1967) Track 604 002
Under My Thumb / The Last Time (1967) Track 604 006
I Can See For Miles / Someone's Coming (1967) Track 604 011
Dogs / Call Me Lightning (1967) Track 604 023
Magic Bus / Dr.Jekyll And Mr.Hyde (1967) Track 604 024
Pinball Wizard / Dogs Part 2 (1968) Track 604 027
The Seeker / Here For More (1970) Track 604 036
Summertime Blues / Heaven And Hell (1970) Track 2094 002
See Me Feel Me / Overture From "Tommy" (1970) Track 2094 004
Won't Get Fooled Again / Don't Even Know Myself (1970) Track 2094 009
Let's See Action / When I Was A Boy (1971) Track 2094 012
Join Together / Baby Don't You Do It (1972) Track 2094 102
Relay / Waspman (1973) Track 2094 106
5:15 / Water (1973) Track 2094 115
Squeeze Box / Success Story (1976) Polydor 2121 275
U.K. singles: reissues & later releases
Overture / See Me Feel Me / Listening To You (1975) Polydor 2001 056
Substitute / I'm A Boy / Pictures Of Lily (1976) Polydor 2058 803
Twist And Shout / I Can't Explain (1984) MCA 927
My Generation / Substitute (1988) Polydor POSP-907
Won't Get Fooled Again / Bony Moronie (1988) Polydor POSP-917
Join Together / I Can See For Miles (1990) Virgin VS-1259
Solo discographies
PETE TOWNSHEND
WHO CAME FIRST (Track 2408 201, 1972)
ROUGH MIX (Polydor, 1977) With RONNIE LANE
EMPTY GLASS (Atco, 1980)
CHINESE EYES (Atco, 1982)
SCOOP (Atco 79 0063, 1983) 2LPs, compilation of demos and unreleased by him and The Who
WHITE CITY (Atco, 1985)
DEEP END LIVE (Atco, 1986) Live from '85 solo tour
ANOTHER SCOOP (Atco, 1987) 2LPs, another project like "Scoop"
THE IRON MAN (Virgin, 1989)
PSYCHODERELICT (Atlantic, 1993) two versions, with or without dialogs
COOLWALKING... (Atlantic, 1996) CD-only compilation
JOHN ENTWISTLE
SMASH YOUR HEAD AGAINST THE WALL (Track 2406 005, 1971)
WHISTLE RHYMES (Track 2406 104, 1972)
RIGOR MORTIS SETS IN (Track, 1972)
MAD DOG (Decca TXS-114, 1975)
TOO LATE THE HERO (WEA, 1981)
ANTHOLOGY (Repertoire, 1996) CD-only compilation, with the formerly unreleased track "Uneasy Street"
KEITH MOON
TWO SIDES OF THE MOON (Polydor 2442 134, 1975)
ROGER DALTREY
DALTREY (Track 2406 207, 1972)
RIDE A ROCK HORSE (Polydor 2442 135, 1975)
ONE OF THE BOYS (Polydor, 1977)
MC VICAR (Polydor, 1980) Soundtrack
BEST BITS (Polydor, 1983) Compilation
PARTING SHOULD BE PAINLESS (WEA, 1983)
UNDER A RAGING MOON (Ten, 1985)
CAN'T WAIT TO SEE THE MOVIE (Ten, 1987)
A ROCK IN THE HEAD (Atlantic, 1992)
A CELEBRATION: THE MUSIC OF PETE TOWNSHEND AND THE WHO (Continuum, 1994) Live
Other participations
PETE TOWNSHEND
ERIC CLAPTON - RAINBOW CONCERT (RSO, 1973)
V. A. - THE SECRET POLICEMAN'S BALL (A&M, 1979)
THUNDERCLAP NEWMAN - HOLLYWOOD DREAM
KEITH MOON
JEFF BECK - TRUTH (Columbia SCX-6293, 1968)
LORD SUTCH - HANDS OF JACK THE RIPPER (Atlantic K40313, 1972)
JOHN LENNON - SOME TIME IN N.Y.C. (Apple PCSP-716, 1972, 2LPs)
ROY HARPER - VALENTINE (Harvest SHSP-4027, 1974)
ROGER DALTREY
LISZTOMANIA (A&M, 1975) Daltrey sings on 4 tracks
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