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BEFORE I GET OLD...
My Generation
is the debut
studio album
by English
Rock band
Released on
December,3rd 1965
by Brunswick Records
in the United Kingdom,
and
Festival Records
in Australia.
In the United States,
it was released on
April,25th 1966
by
as
The Who Sings My Generation,
with a different cover
and a slightly
altered track listing
Besides the members
of
the Who,
being
(vocals),
(guitar),
(bass)
and
(drums),
the album features
contributions by
session musician
(piano).
The album was made
immediately after
the Who
got their first singles
on the charts
and, according to
the booklet
in
the Deluxe Edition,
it was later dismissed
by the band
as something of a
rush job
that did not accurately
represent their
stage performance
of the time.
While it didn't sell
as well as
later albums,
peaking at No. 5
on the UK charts
and failing to chart
in the US,
critics have since
retrospectively rated
it as one of the
best rock albums
of all time,
especially noting its
hard sound
unusual for the time,
and presaging
various
hard rock styles
such as
punk
and
heavy metal.
Recording and songs
By 1965,
the Who
were all set
after recruiting
drummer
and saw their
former band
name change
from
the Detours
to
the Who,
after briefly
being called
the High Numbers.
In the spring of 1965,
the album was
started during
the Who's
early
"Maximum R&B"
period and
features
cover versions
of the popular
R&B songs
"I Don't Mind"
and
"Please, Please, Please",
both originally by
James Brown,
in addition to the
R&B leanings
of the tracks
written by
the band's
guitarist
Pete Townshend.
Nine tracks were recorded,
but several of them
were rejected for
Townshend originals
made at
new sessions
that began
in October.
Many of the songs
on the album saw
release as singles.
Aside from
"My Generation",
which preceded
the album's release
and reached No. 2
on the
UK Singles Chart,
"A Legal Matter",
"La-La-La Lies",
and
"The Kids Are Alright"
were also released
as domestic singles
by Brunswick
after the band
had started
releasing new material
on
the Reaction label
in 1966.
As they were
not promoted
by the band,
they were not as
commercially
successful as
"My Generation"
or the Reaction singles.
"The Kids Are Alright"
was however a
top 10 single
in Sweden,
peaking at No. 8.
TRACK LIST
CD 1
Out In The Street
I Don't Mind
The Good's Gone
La-La-La Lies
Much Too Much
My Generation
The Kids Are Alright
Please, Please, Please
It's Not True
I'm A Man
A Legal Matter
The Ox
Circles
I Can't Explain
Bald Headed Woman
Daddy Rolling Stone
CD 2
Leaving Here
(Alternate Version)
Lubie (Come Back Home)
Shout And Shimmy
(Love Is Like A) Heat Wave
Motoring
Anytime You Want Me
Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere
(Alternate Version)
Instant Party Mixture
The Good's Gone
(Full Length Version)
My Generation
(Instrumental Version)
My Generation
(Just Vocals)
Anytime You Want Me
(Just Vocals)
A Legal Matter
(Mono Version With Guitar Overdubs)
My Generation
(Mono Version With Guitar Overdubs)
My Generation
[Live]
(The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour 1967)
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