Reviews for the new reissues

[MHND71F@prodigy.com (STEVE MARSHALL)]

For anyone who for whatever reason hasn't picked up the new
AQO & Sell Out CDs, I've prepared a review for both for your
reading pleasure. In short -- buy these discs!!

OK, here's the review....

MCA REISSUES "A QUICK ONE" AND "SELL OUT"

On June 20th, MCA released the latest 2 CDs in the current
reissue program - "A Quick One" and "Sell Out". Both have
been completely remixed & remastered from the original
source tapes. The CDs include new packaging, liner notes &
previously unreleased bonus tracks as well.

The band's second album, "A Quick One", was originally
released in 1966. It was later released in the US with the
title "Happy Jack", after the single of the same name (due
to Decca, the band's US label at the time, objecting to the
double entendre of the UK title). The new version of the
album is presented here in breathtaking quality. Andy
Macpherson & Jon Astley did a fine job remixing &
remastering the tracks on both CDs. The CD's new bonus
tracks are made up of 4 tracks from the rare 1966 Ready
Steady Who EP, as well as 3 b-sides & 3 additional
previously unreleased tracks, including an acoustic version
of "Happy Jack" with Pete on cello.

"Sell Out" is the real gem here though. Presented in the
format of a continuous braodcast by one of the UK's pirate
radio stations, "Sell Out" is available for the first time
as originally intended by Pete Townshend. All 13 original
tracks & "commercials" are included here, as well as 10
previously unreleased tracks & six more "commercials" --
recorded at the same time but not included on the original
release. The sound quality on this one is even better than
on "A Quick One". The final note on "Armenia City in the
Sky" will shake your room. The CD contains a new electric
version of "Mary Anne With the Shaky Hand", a new chorus for
"Odorono", and a rousing unreleased version of "Hall of the
Mountain King" that's not to be missed.

Both CDs have liner notes for each track, as well as
numerous new photos. Chris Stamp contributes a fine essay to
"A Quick One", and the sleeve for Ready Steady Who is also
included in the fold-out booklet for the CD. Who biographer
Dave Marsh has contibuted new liner notes for "Sell Out".
"Sell Out" also contains a replica of the poster created by
Adrian George & included in the first 1000 copies of the UK
vinyl version of the album.

MCA has plans to reissue several more Who titles in 1995-96,
including Who's Next (scheduled to include cuts from
"Lifehouse"), Quadrophenia, The Who By Numbers, Who Are You,
& Odds and Sods (on 2 CDs), plus a new greatest hits package
& a live compilation album as well.