The Who - My Generation 1965 (Box Set)

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The Who - 1965 - My Generation (5CD Box Set  2016)

The set comprises five CDs, with the first disc featuring 2016 remastering of the original mono mix of the 1965 album. The second CD delivers a stereo remix which was created using new overdubs from Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend. To ensure this was done  sympathetically, Pete used exactly the same guitars and amps as the original album and Roger used same type of microphone. Until now, these mixes have only been available via iTunes, so this box set is the physical debut of these mixes (which were created in 2014).

CDs three and four contain 44 bonus tracks in mono and stereo and between them include 27 previously unreleased alternate mixes and a further four that have only been available digitally.

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The final fifth disc contains the demo recordings. Pete apparently discovered these demos in 2015 during a break in touring. These include three totally unreleased songs that The Who have never revisited: The Girls I Could Have Had, As Children We Grew and My Own Love.

Of these demos, Pete commented “Gathering these demos for this collection has been enjoyable; it’s wonderful for me to have these tapes made fifty-two years ago to listen to. I hope you enjoy them. They have a naiveté and innocence, a simplicity and directness, and an ingenuousness that reveals me as a young man struggling to keep up with the more mature and developed men around me. What an incredible group of strong, talented, young and engaging men they were!”

Who super deluxe editions always deliver excellent books and the 80-page tome that comes with this set looks to be no exception. It features the usual ‘rare’ photos and new notes from Pete Townshend and images of period memorabilia.

CD1: Original album (mono mixes)  

Originally released 1965

Re-mastered 2016

CD2: Original album (new stereo mixes)  

Previously unreleased on CD or vinyl. Released on iTunes 2014.

Remixed by the band in 2014 – For the missing overdubs Pete used exactly the same guitars and amps as the original album, Roger used same type of microphone.

Overdubs recorded at Pete’s home studio and Yellowfish Studio.

CD3: Mono mixes – bonus tracks  

Tracks 1–12 originally released 1965-1966. Reissued 2002.

Tracks 13-23 remixed in 2000, previously unreleased

Re-mastered 2016

CD4: Stereo mixes – bonus tracks  

Tracks 1-17 previously unreleased on CD or vinyl. Released on iTunes 2014.

Tracks 18-21 previously unreleased.

Re-mastered 2016

CD5: The Demos  

Track 1 previously released as 45 rpm flexi-disc with Richard Barnes’ Maximum R&B book (re-mastered 2016)

Tracks 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, & 11 previously unreleased demo versions

Tracks 3, 5, & 9 previously unreleased songs – ‘The Girls I Could’ve Had’, ‘As Children We Grew’, ‘My Own Love’ 

Track 10 previously released on SCOOP (re-mastered 2016)

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