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The Who By Numbers:
Album: The Who by Numbers
LPs (vinyl) Sampled: Polydor (UK), MCA (USA), Polydor (Germany), RCA
(Italy), Polydor (Philippines), Polydor (Holland), Sony (Japan)
CDs (original mix) Sampled: Polydor (Germany), MCA (USA), Polydor
(Japan)
CDs (remix) Sampled: Polydor (Germany), MCA (USA), Polydor (Japan)
LP Comments: Without question, the Sony (Japan) is superior to the
others. Polydor (Germany) and (UK) are tied for 2nd place.
CD (original mix) comments: The Polydor (Germany) sounds great. The
Polydor (Japan) has a little too much bass. The MCA (USA) sounds poor.
CD (remix) comments: The Polydor (Germany) is the CD of choice. The
Polydor (Japan) has too much bass. After the sound problems (too bright, too
harsh) with "Quadrophenia" and "My Generation: The Very Best Of The Who", MCA
was able to "tone it down" a bit for this CD and "Who Are You", but some of the
harshness still exists and the sound is hard on the ears. Neither of the <above>
Polydor releases has this effect.
Summary: The remix of this album is great and if you're a fan of this
album, seek out the Polydor (Germany) copy. If you like the original mix, the
Sony (Japan) LP copy is very special, with the Polydor (Germany) CD in 2nd
place.
Track Listing: Original Mix: Slip Kid, However Much I Booze, Squeeze
Box, Dreaming From The Waist, Imagine A Man, Success Story, They Are All In
Love, Blue Red And Grey, How Many Friends, In A Hand Or A Face.
Remix: Slip Kid, However Much I Booze, Squeeze Box, Dreaming From The
Waist, Imagine A Man, Success Story, They Are All In Love, Blue Red And Grey,
How Many Friends, In A Hand Or A Face, Squeeze Box (live-previously unreleased),
Behind Blue Eyes (live-previously unreleased), Dreaming From The Waist (live).
