The Who compilations?

Strong Bad
Strong Bad Posts: 4,278
edited February 2007 in Music & Movies
Anyone know of any box sets or large greatest hits CDs out there for The Who? I've been hearing tons of their music on the radio lately and am quite addicted. I have 1 so-called greatest hits I bought a long time ago, but it has a very much shortened radio edit of Won't Get Fooled. Sucks really bad!

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  • shack
    shack Posts: 11,154
    edited January 2007
    If you are looking for a single disc compiliation:

    My Generation: The Very Best of the Who

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    It has most of their well known stuff

    1 I Can't Explain
    2 Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere
    3 My Generation
    4 Substitute
    5 I'm a Boy
    6 Boris the Spider
    7 Happy Jack
    8 Pictures of Lily
    9 I Can See for Miles
    10 Magic Bus
    11 Pinball Wizard
    12 The Seeker
    13 Baba O'Riley
    14 Won't Get Fooled Again [Full Length Version]
    15 Let's See Action (Nothing Is Everything)
    16 5:15
    17 Join Together
    19 Who Are You [Single Edit Version]
    20 You Better You Bet [Full Length Version]

    Or a very good 2 disc set with a few more cuts:

    The Who: The Ultimate Collection

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    1 I Can't Explain
    2 Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere
    3 My Generation
    4 The Kids Are Alright
    5 A Legal Matter
    6 Substitute
    7 I'm a Boy
    8 Boris the Spider
    9 Happy Jack
    10 Pictures of Lily
    11 I Can See for Miles
    12 Call Me Lightning
    13 Magic Bus
    14 Pinball Wizard
    15 I'm Free
    16 See Me, Feel Me
    17 The Seeker
    18 Summertime Blues [live]
    19 My Wife
    20 Baba O'Riley
    21 Bargain
    22 Behind Blue Eyes
    23 Won't Get Fooled Again
    24 Let's See Action (Nothing Is Everything)
    25 Pure and Easy
    26 Join
    27 Long Live Rock
    28 The Real Me
    29 5:15
    30 Love Reign O'Er Me
    31 Squeeze Box
    32 Who Are You
    33 Sister Disco
    34 You Better You Bet
    35 Eminence Front

    I actually have them both and both are good. The single disc compilation came out in 1996 so I bought it then. The 2 disc set came out in 2002 and I liked some of the addional songs, so I bought it.
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  • Strong Bad
    Strong Bad Posts: 4,278
    edited January 2007
    Thanks Shack! Looks like that 2 disc set has the best selection.
    No excuses!
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  • bobman1235
    bobman1235 Posts: 10,822
    edited January 2007
    Have the Who ever put out an album that WASN'T a friggin' compilation? I've never seen more Greatest Hits from a band than the Who.
    If you will it, dude, it is no dream.
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  • shack
    shack Posts: 11,154
    edited January 2007
    They were pretty much done after Keith Moon died. In my mind "Who Are You" was the last real Who album. And you are right, 11 or so studio albums, 70+ compilation or "Live" albums.
    "Just because you’re offended doesn’t mean you’re right." - Ricky Gervais

    "For those who believe, no proof is necessary. For those who don't believe, no proof is possible." - Stuart Chase

    "Consistency requires you to be as ignorant today as you were a year ago." - Bernard Berenson
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  • Strong Bad
    Strong Bad Posts: 4,278
    edited January 2007
    All of the GH's i've ever seen were so incomplete. The 2 disc that Shack posted is the best one yet that I know of.

    The "Moon" era Who is simply awesome, ya gotta admit.
    No excuses!
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,729
    edited January 2007
    John, get "The Who, Live At Leeds," the best live performance ever recorded. What you hear on that recording is what The Who are all about, maximum R&B!
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  • Danny Tse
    Danny Tse Posts: 5,206
    edited January 2007
    I believe The Who's boxset was called "Maximum R&B"....a 4 disc boxset, if I remember correctly.
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  • Polk65
    Polk65 Posts: 1,405
    edited February 2007
    Strong Bad wrote:
    Anyone know of any box sets or large greatest hits CDs out there for The Who?
    I have 1 so-called greatest hits I bought a long time ago, but it has a very much shortened radio edit of Won't Get Fooled.

    9:29 Won't get fooled again
    "The Who Join Together" box set. I've seen this released as double LP, CD, and cassette. This auction didn't sell at $6 :confused:

    http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=180081831287
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  • pblanc
    pblanc Posts: 261
    edited February 2007
    Ditto F1's recommendation for "Live at Leeds" - Outsanding! Next best single Who disc would be "Who's Next". "Meaty, Beaty, Big and Bouncy" isn't too bad. And if you haven't heard "Tommy" you should certainly give it a listen.
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  • strider
    strider Posts: 2,568
    edited February 2007
    Definite 3rd for "Live at Leeds". Another strong one is "Quadrophenia". Their lesser known (but IMHO better) musical. Blows "Tommy" out of the water. I have the MoFi release if you're interested in borrowing it. It will definitely give that new SVS a workout.
    Wristwatch--->Crisco
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  • pblanc
    pblanc Posts: 261
    edited February 2007
    I just didn't care for Quadrophenia, although the recording was good. That was one of the early Quadrophonic recordings, a primitive, near prehistoric shot at multichannel.
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  • strider
    strider Posts: 2,568
    edited February 2007
    I like the structure of it, with the main characters each having a theme that was expanded upon throughout the soundtrack. Reminds me of a classical compostion, at least what I remember from my music appreciation class in college. The dynamics of the crashing waves, and Entwistles bass lines are also things I really like. The film itself is easier for me to enjoy compared to Tommy. I'd rather have Sting, mods, rockers, fights, and pills then creepy Uncle Ernie, Anne Margeret and Elton John any day.

    Of course, neither is a compilation, so they could be neither here nor there.
    Wristwatch--->Crisco
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  • pblanc
    pblanc Posts: 261
    edited February 2007
    Whoa now! I really like Creepy Uncle Ernie!!
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  • bobman1235
    bobman1235 Posts: 10,822
    edited February 2007
    He likes to fiddle aaaa-bout, fiddle aaa-bout fiddleabout.

    Tommy kills Quadrophenia any day of the week, BTW. Quadrophenia is pretty much roundly knocked as being an utter failure.
    If you will it, dude, it is no dream.
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  • candyliquor35m
    candyliquor35m Posts: 2,267
    edited February 2007
    I kick myself daily for not going to see them last year. Looks like the 2 disc is much more complete.
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,959
    edited February 2007
    There's a pretty good box set called "Thirty Years of Maximum R&B", or something like that. I have some quibbles with it (e.g., it contains the edited, single version of "5:15") but it's better than nothing.


    EDIT: FWIW, Quadrophenia is probably my second favorite 'OO album (after Who's Next). Given that, IMNSHO, Who's Next is the single best R&R album of them all, that is saying something.
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