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The Who - Face Dances:

UK - 1981 Polydor LP	UK - 1981 Polydor LP (Promo) "Filling In The Gaps" - Face Dances Interview LP
UK - 1981 Polydor LP (Promo) Limited Edition (250 Copies) Special Presentation Edition box. Comes with LP, and information about the artists who created the <"Face Dances"> cover	USA - 1981 Warner Brothers LP Promo pressed on Quiex II vinyl
USA - 1981 Warner Brothers LP (Promo) "Filling In The Gaps" - Face Dances Interview LP	USA - 1981 Warner Brothers LP (Promo) "Filling In The Gaps" - Face Dances Interview LP
USA - 1981 Warner Brothers Reel-To-Reel	USA - 1981 Warner Brothers 8-Track (label face)
USA - 1981 Warner Brothers LP Columbia Record Club version	USA - 1981 Warner Brothers Cassette RCA Record Club version
USA - 1983 MFSL LP LP is actually made in Japan - Excellent pressing	USA - 1985 Warner Brothers CD
USA - 1985 MCA LP	USA - 1985 MCA Cassette
USA - 1989 MCA CD	USA - 1997 MCA CD Remixed and remastered
Australia - 1981 Polydor LP	Australia - 1981 GMR Cassette
Austria - 1981 Polydor LP	Brazil - 1981 Polydor LP Has thin white border along the top saying "The Who" and "Face Dances"
Canada - 1981 Warner Brothers LP	Colombia - 1981 Polydor LP
Ecuador - 1981 Polydor LP	France - 1981 Polydor LP
Germany - 1981 Polydor LP	Germany - 1997 Polydor CD Remixed and remastered
Greece - 1981 Polydor LP No title on front cover	Holland - 1981 Polydor LP
Hong Kong - 1981 Polydor LP	Indonesia - 1981 Contessa Cassette (With tracks from "Who Are You")
Ireland - 1981 Polydor LP	Ireland - 1981 Polydor Cassette (front)
Ireland - 1981 Polydor LP (label) Note: "Face Dancers"	Israel - 1981 Polydor LP (front cover)
Israel - 1981 Polydor LP (back cover)	Italy - 1981 RCA LP
Japan - 1981 CBS/Sony LP	Japan - 1996 Polydor CD Original mix
Japan - 1999 Polydor CD Remixed/Remastered. Mini-LP cover	Korea - 1981 Polydor LP (Promo)
Korea - 1981 Polydor Cassette	Korea - 1981 Life LP
Korea - 1981 SH LP	Mexico - 1981 Polydor LP Titles in Spanish & English
New Zealand - 1981 Polydor LP	Philippines - 1981 Polydor LP
Portugal - 1981 Polydor LP	Saudi Arabia - 1981 IMD Cassette
Saudi Arabia - 1981 747 Cassette	South Africa - 1981 Polydor LP
Spain - 1981 Polydor LP	Taiwan - 1981 JLB LP
Yugoslavia - 1981 RTB LP	Zimbabwe - 1981 Polydor LP

Album: Face Dances

LPs (vinyl) Sampled: Polydor (UK), Warner Brothers (USA), Warner Brothers – promo copy pressed on Quiex II vinyl (USA), MFSL (USA), Sony (Japan)

CDs (original mix) Sampled: Polydor (Germany), Warner Brothers (USA), Polydor (Japan)

CDs (remix) Sampled: Polydor (Germany), MCA-1st issue (USA), MCA-2nd issue (USA) *, Polydor (Japan)

LP Comments: MFSL manufactured this one in Japan and it's perfect in every detail. The other versions (above) all sound fine with various minor differences.

Note: MCA subsequently released this (on both vinyl and CD), after the Who deal with Warner Brothers fell apart. I have not listened to either one of these at this time.

CD (original mix) comments: The Warner Brothers (USA) sounds slightly better than the Polydor (Germany) copy. The Polydor (Japan) copy isn't as full-ranged or clear sounding as the other two.

CD (remix) comments: Both the Polydor (Germany) and MCA (USA) sound identical. * (The harshness problems associated with the several MCA CDs that preceded this release are not evident here.) The Polydor (Japan) has extra bass in the mastering, which detracts from the above.

Summary: If you prefer the original mix, your first choice should be the MFSL LP, followed by the Warner Brothers CD. If you prefer the remix (and its nice bonus track selection), the 2nd issue * MCA (USA) CD is the preferred choice.

Other Comments: * When "Face Dances" was originally reissued, there was a digital glitch on the bonus track, "It's In You", that sounds like a skip. As soon as MCA was notified, it immediately corrected all subsequent manufactured CDs and offered replacements to whoever wanted one. To date, Polydor has not corrected their CDs (Germany or Japan), although Jon Astley said that he gave them a new master in 12/99. Most likely this album is a slow seller in Europe and Japan. When and if it goes into another production run, the "fixed" version should make it out there.

Track Listing:

Original Mix: You Better You Bet, Don't Let Go The Coat, Cache Cache, The Quiet One, Did You Steal My Money, How Can You Do It Alone?, Daily Records, You, Another Tricky Day

Remix: You Better You Bet, Don't Let Go The Coat, Cache, Cache, The Quiet One, Did You Steal My Money, How Can You Do It Alone?, Daily Records, You, Another Tricky Day, I Like Nightmares, It's In You, Somebody Saved Me, How Can You Do It Alone (live in 1979), The Quiet One (live in 1982)

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