The Who Sell Out CD
Only three albums into its recording career, the Who had already begun to distance itself from its proletarian R&B beginnings. Here, songwriter Pete Townshend follows up on the rock-opera idea he had introduced on A QUICK ONE with the extended, multi-part composition "Rael" and would later expand upon with TOMMY. The band had also begun exploring the form of the concept album. The songs are connected by bits of fake radio commercials and brass fanfares, and there's a little of everything thrown into the mix. All-out rockers like the vengeful "I Can See For Miles" vie for the listener's attention with the romantic declarations of "Our Love Was" and the soft, folky "Maryanne With The Shaky Hand" on this impressively eclectic album.
1 Armenia City In The Sky
2 Heinz Baked Beans
3 Mary Anne With The Shaky Hand
4 Odorono
5 Tattoo
6 Our Love Was
7 I Can See For Miles
8 I Can't Reach You
9 Medac
10 Relax
11 Silas Stingy
12 Sunrise
13 Rael 1
14 Rael 2
15 Glittering Girl
16 Melancholia
17 Someone's Coming
18 Jaguar
19 Early Morning Cold Taxi
20 Hall Of The Mountain King
21 Girl's Eyes
22 Mary Anne With The Shaky Hand (Alternative Version)
23 Glow Girl