The Who is one of those bands that get an immediate head turn when mention of music comes to light. Whether that be a Blu-ray Edition of Quadrophenia, or a collection (one of many) that include the recent The Who At 50!. There’s good reason enough. The Who has been as important to our Rock and Roll consciousness as has The Rolling Stones, The Beatles, and others.
On April 6, via Universal Music in the UK, there will be a 7″ vinyl singles Box coming that will highlight the singles releases on the Brunswick label, their original label. It is the first of four intended vinyl single Boxes that explore their single issues by label affiliation. through the course of this year (2015), and the next, the other Box sets will feature 7″ vinyl singles from Reaction Records, Track Records, and Polydor Records.
Volume One: The Brunswick Singles 1965-1966 box will contain eight singles (seven original and one bonus High Numbers single) as they were originally released in the UK (with die-cut middle and spindle hole unique to the UK single releases of the period). Each 7″ single are pressed on heavyweight vinyl and housed in original art paper sleeves. All singles will be stored in a lidded tray box. The Box will add in a 7″ sized booklet that features liner notes, pertinent info, and photos for each single.
Included in this box will be a bonus single with The Who known as The High Numbers. The singles are listed below:
Track-list – Volume 1: The Brunswick Singles 1965-1966:
01. ‘I Can’t Explain’ 2.04
b/w ‘Bald Headed Woman’ 2.08
Brunswick 05926. Released 15 January 1965
02. ‘Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere’ 2.40
b/w Daddy Rolling Stone 2.46
Brunswick 05935. Released 21 May 1965
03. ‘My Generation’ 3.15
b/w ‘Shout and Shimmy’ 3.15
Brunswick 05944. Released 25 October 1965
04. Circles 3.10
Instant Party Mixture 3.26
(Bruns 05951) Unreleased at the time
05. ‘A Legal Matter’2.47
b/w ‘Instant Party’ AKA CIRCLES 3.10
Brunswick 05956. Released 7 March 1966
06. ‘The Kids Are Alright’ 3.03
b/w ‘The Ox’ 3.47
Brunswick 05965. Released 12 August 1966
07. ‘La-La-La Lies’ 2.13
b/w ‘The Good’s Gone’ 4.01
Brunswick 05968. Released 11 November 1966
08. Bonus disc
‘Zoot Suit’ 1.59
b/w ‘I’m The Face’ 2.33
(Fontana) Fontana TF 480. Released 3 July 1964 Released as The High Numbers
Makes me wish I still had a turntable!
Should have released Meaty, Beaty, Big amp; Bouncy instead. It would have been a whole lot cheaper and convenient.
[…] One in the expected four-set series of vinyl singles as they were originally released by The Who. (Read here.) Those represented the Brunswick label […]