THE WHO Canada red vinyl LP “Who Are You” LP MCA 3050 no barcode SEALED

$

25

Artist:  THE WHO                

Title:   “Who Are You” 

Label:   MCA ~ 3050.  Made in Canada.  Original stereo pressing.  Limited edition on colored vinyl. 

Year:  1978

NOTE:  This album came from the extensive personal collection of the former owner of a chain of retail music stores who retired from the business in the early 80’s.  The albums have been stored virtually untouched and unplayed since that time in a climate controlled, non-smoking environment.  I am in the process of selling many investment grade coloured vinyl LPs, promos, sealed LPs, and other rare collector items from this collection .  If you desire MINT albums, you will not be disappointed.  

Condition: 

STILL SEALED in original factory shrink wrap.  Shrink wrap is clean and mostly intact, except for a small separation (approximately 4 inches) at the top of spine.  Not a cut-out. 

Track Listing: 

Side One:

• (Somebody Else Been) Shaking Your Tree
• Brown Sugar
• Squank
• Goin Down to Mexico
• Old Man

Side Two:

• Neighbor, Neighbor
• Certified Blues
• Bedroom Thang
• Just Got Back from Baby’s
• Backdoor Love Affair

Review:

On the Who's final album with Keith Moon, their trademark honest power started to get diluted by fatigue and a sense that the group's collective vision was beginning to fade.  As instrumentalists, their skills were intact.  More problematic was the erratic quality of the material, which seemed torn between blustery attempts at contemporary relevance ("Sister Disco," "New Song," "Music Must Change") and bittersweet insecurity ("Love Is Coming Down").  Most problematic of all were the arrangements, heavy on the symphonic synthesizers and strings, which make the record sound cluttered and overanxious.  Roger Daltrey's operatic tough-guy braggadocio in particular was beginning to sound annoying on several cuts.  Yet Pete Townshend's better tunes -- "Music Must Change," "Love Is Coming Down," and the anthemic title track -- continued to explore the contradictions of aging rockers in interesting, effective ways.  Whether due to Moon's death or not, it was the last reasonably interesting Who record.

(courtesy Richie Unterberger, allmusic.com.)

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