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The Story of The Who
Compilation album by
The Who
Released24 September 1976
Genre Rock
Length89:27
Label Polydor
The Who chronology
The Who by Numbers
(1975) 		The Story of The Who
(1976) 		Who Are You
(1978)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music [1]

The Story of The Who is a 2- LP compilation album from The Who. The album was released in the UK in September 1976. The album reached number two in the UK charts. [2] Another version of this collection with a different track listing was also released in Japan. This collection has not been released on CD.

The exploding pinball machine comes from film shot for a TV advertisement of the album. [3]

John Entwistle didn't think the album was truly definitive. The Who could only release the tracks that they had the rights to. [3]

Track listing

All songs written by Pete Townshend except where noted.

Side one
  1. " Magic Bus" – 4:27 ( Meaty Beaty Big and Bouncy extended version)
  2. " Substitute" – 3:46
  3. " Boris the Spider" ( John Entwistle) – 2:28
  4. " Run Run Run" – 2:29
  5. " I'm a Boy" – 3.40
  6. " (Love is Like A) Heat Wave" ( Holland–Dozier–Holland) – 1.54
  7. " My Generation" ( Live at Leeds edited version) – 2.31
Side two
  1. " Pictures of Lily" – 2:44
  2. " Happy Jack" – 2:13
  3. " The Seeker" – 3:12
  4. " I Can See for Miles" – 4:17
  5. " Bargain" – 5:31
  6. " Squeeze Box" – 2:42
Side three
  1. " Amazing Journey" – 3:23
  2. " The Acid Queen" – 3:34
  3. "Do You Think It's Alright?" – 0:26
  4. " Fiddle About" (Entwistle) – 1:30
  5. " Pinball Wizard" – 2.58
  6. " I'm Free" – 2:39
  7. "Tommy's Holiday Camp" ( Keith Moon) – 0:57
  8. " We're Not Gonna Take It" – 7:01
Side four
  1. " Summertime Blues" (Live at Leeds) ( Eddie Cochran and Jerry Capehart) – 3:29
  2. " Baba O'Riley" – 4.59
  3. " Behind Blue Eyes" – 3:40
  4. " Slip Kid" – 4:26
  5. " Won't Get Fooled Again" – 8:31

Because The Who by Numbers was released by CBS/Sony in Japan, the Japanese release had a slightly different track listing. "Squeeze Box" and "Slip Kid" were replaced by " Mary Anne with the Shaky Hand" and " Dogs", respectively. Also, the live edit of "My Generation" is replaced by the original 1965 version.

Charts

Certifications and sales

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom ( BPI) [7] Gold 100,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN  978-0195313734.
  2. ^ "The Who - Official Site of The Who, Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey". The Who. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
  3. ^ a b Neill, Andy; Kent, Matt. Anyway Anyhow Anywhere: The Complete Chronicle of the Who 1958-1978. ISBN  9780753512173.
  4. ^ "Charts.nz – The Who – The Story of". Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
  5. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
  6. ^ "Top 50 Albums of 1976" (PDF). Music Week. 25 December 1976. p. 14. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 March 2021. Retrieved 30 November 2021 – via worldradiohistory.com.
  7. ^ "British album certifications – The Who – The Story of The Who". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 30 November 2021.


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