In Collection
#2727
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Run Run Run |
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02:54 |
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Boris The Spider |
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02:29 |
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I Need You |
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02:24 |
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Whiskey Man |
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02:56 |
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Heatwave |
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01:54 |
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Cobwebs And Strange |
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02:32 |
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Don't Look Away |
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02:53 |
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See My Way |
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01:52 |
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| 09
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So Sad About Us |
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03:04 |
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A Quick One, While He's Away |
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09:13 |
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| 11
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Batman |
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01:34 |
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| 12
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Bucket T |
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02:09 |
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| 13
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Barbara Ann |
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02:04 |
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| 14
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Disguises |
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03:20 |
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| 15
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Doctor, Doctor |
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02:59 |
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| 16
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I've Been Away |
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02:08 |
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In The City |
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02:22 |
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Happy Jack (Acoustic Version) |
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02:51 |
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Man With The Money |
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02:48 |
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My Generation/Land Of Hope And Glory |
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02:05 |
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| Cat. Number |
MCAD-11267 |
| UPC (Barcode) |
008811126728 |
| Packaging |
Jewel Case |
| Spars |
DDD |
| Sound |
Stereo |
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Originally Released December 3, 1966\nCD Edition Released \nRemastered CD Edition Released June 20, 1995\nStereo Remixed CD Edition Relesaed August 9, 2004\nReady Steady Who! EP Originally Released December 11, 1966\n\nA Quick One was originally released as Reaction 593 002 on December 3, 1966\nIt was retitled Happy Jack because of the single's minor success and Decca.\n\nThe Ready Steady Who! EP was released in the U.K. as Reaction 592001 on December 11, 1966\n\nAMG EXPERT REVIEW: The group's second album is a less impressive outing than their debut, primarily because, at the urging of their managers, all four members penned original material (though Pete Townshend wrote more than anyone else). The pure adrenaline of My Generation also subsided somewhat as the band began to grapple with more complex melodic and lyrical themes, especially on the erratic mini-opera "A Quick One While He's Away." Still, there's some great madness on Keith Moon's instrumental "Cobwebs and Strange," and Townshend delivered some solid mod pop with "Run Run Run" and "So Sad About Us." John Entwistle was also revealed to be a writer of considerable talent (and a morbid bent) on "Whiskey Man" and "Boris the Spider." The CD reissue adds bonus tracks: some 1966-1967 B-sides, their U.K.-only 1966 Ready Steady Who EP, an acoustic version of "Happy Jack," and a previously unreleased cover of the Everly Brothers' "Man With the Money." -- Richie Unterberger\n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\nA classic 60's pop album made even better., January 18, 2006\nReviewer: Somewhere in Texas (Planet Texas)\nLike so many mid-60's UK groups the Who saved thier best songs for thier singles. The group's first two albums are a varying inconsistent mix of great-to-weak originals and cover versions. Despite those drawbacks, "A Quick One" is a legendary British Pop album, and a necessary listen for Who fans to find out how this band quickly evolved to create thier later masterpieces. Get around the weak tracks and you'll discover the amazing title track (foreshadowing "Tommy" by 2 years) and the Power Pop classic "So Sad About Us" which was later covered by The Jam. \n\nThis CD has come out in the USA in 3 Versions - all from MCA. \n\n1) The original "A Quick One (Happy Jack)" CD from the late 80's - with a "Compact Disc-Compact Price" ad on the insert and a generic green design back with a simple track listing. The sound quality ranges from tinny to muddy due to MCA's using of the old LP master tape (and some tracks appear in simulated stereo just like they did on the original Decca/MCA album). No bonus cuts, but it does have the original version of "Happy Jack" which SHOULD have been included in the remastered version to keep us American fans happy. If you're curious about this album you can pick this CD up dirt cheap...but I reccomend the later versions. \n\n2) The remastered CD with notes and bonus cuts from 1995. But most of this CD used the mono mixes instead, along with some cuts in stereo and simulated stereo. Producer Jon Astley told ICE magazine that he used the mono mixes because he thought they sounded better. The original master tapes were stored at former Who manager Kit Lambert's house in France and were supposibly destroyed in a flood decades ago, so Astley couldnt remix them. \n\n3) The remastered album with the same number and packaging, but now back in Stereo. My copy had a sticker that said "CLASSIC WHO remixed & remastered in STEREO for the first time". If it doesnt have that sticker dont buy it. Since 1995 copies of the master tapes have been discovered and the entire album has been remixed almost in true stereo (Almost because "See My Way" appears once again in fake stereo!). The rest of the album has never sounded better. Tracks like "Heatwave" and "Don't Look Away" that were orignally in distorted fake stereo now jump out of the speakers with a powerful true stereo presence. This is the version of "A Quick One" you should buy. \n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\nWho Wants to be a Millionaire?, May 17, 2001\nReviewer: Jon Fassnacht (Reading, PA United States)\nComing after the fierce "maximum R&B" adrenaline of "My Generation," "A Quick One" sounds a little pale. This is largely due to a business deal negotiated before the album's sessions had begun by the band's managers Chris Stamp and Kit Lambert. Even though Pete Townshend was the only member of the group that had done a serious amount of songwriting up to that point, Stamp and Lambert negotiated a cash advance against the publishing royalties for Keith Moon, John Entwistle and Roger Daltry. Each of the latter three members were to contribute two songs to the band's upcoming album. Apparently the cash advance was a pretty nice sum because Roger bought a Volvo with his share. \nSure, it sounded like a great idea at the time, but the actual execution didn't quite go as smoothly. Entwistle had a natural gift for writing and, unsurprisingly, turned in two better-than-average tunes, "Boris the Spider" and "Whiskey Man." Keith Moon's two contributions are about as insane as his personality. "I Need You" is a nice enough song even though the drums are pushed WAY TOO HIGH up in the mix during the choruses. And "Cobwebs and Strange" sounds like a high school marching band on acid. However, it does feature a fierce drum break from Keith that is one of his most impressive showcases. Roger couldn't even muster up two songs and the one he came up with, "See My Way," is very forgettable. Throw in a bland remake of "Heatwave" and four decent contributions from Pete, including his first ever stab at an extended, suite-like rock piece, "A Quick One, While He's Away," and you've got yourself a very short, uneven album from The Who. \n\nBut the original album only takes up about half of the CD's running time. The other 10 tracks consist of the "Ready Steady Who" EP, some various B-sides and a few unreleased songs. These tracks range from novelty ("Batman," "Barbara Ann," "Bucket T") to dark humor ("Doctor, Doctor") to throwaways ("In the City," "I've Been Away) with a few classics ("Disguises," "Man With the Money.") \n\nFar from an essential Who album, "A Quick One" does have some very good moments, but also contains some of the band's least insprired moments on record.\n\nHalf.com Album Notes\nThe Who: Pete Townshend (vocals, guitar, cello, penny whistle); John Entwistle (vocals, trumpet, bass); Roger Daltrey (vocals, trombone); Keith Moon (drums).\n\nProducer: Kit Lambert.\nReissue producer: Jon Astley.\n\nPrincipally recorded at IBC Studios, Pye Studios and Regent Sound, London, England in 1966.\n\nTracks 1-10 originally released in the U.K. in 1966 as A QUICK ONE on Reaction (593002).\n\nTracks 11-14 originally released in the U.K. in 1966 on the EP READY STEADY WHO! on Reaction (592001).\n\nIncludes liner notes by Chris Stamp, the original release liner notes from READY STEADY WHO! by Francis Hitching and the original release liner notes from the U.S. album HAPPY JACK by Nick Jones.\n\nThis 1995 reissue of A QUICK ONE includes the original British album along with four songs from the EP READY STEADY WHO!, three B-sides ("Doctor, Doctor," "I've Been Away" and "In The City") and three previously unreleased tracks. A QUICK ONE was first released in the U.S. in 1967 under the title HAPPY JACK, with the single "Happy Jack" replacing the British album track "Heatwave."\n\nA pivotal album in the early career of The Who, A QUICK ONE is the bridge between the band's original incarnation as a hard rockin' mod pop group and its subsequent, more ambitious, experimental phase. The album is also notable because it's centerpiece, "A Quick One, While He's Away," represents Pete Townshend's first attempt at "rock opera," a form which he and The Who would later perfect on TOMMY and QUADROPHENIA. The ten-minute track contains all the elements of the trademark Who style--complex arrangements and vocal harmonies, alternating heavy electric and light acoustic passages and a preoccupation with issues of morality and sexuality.\n\nAlso interesting is the fact that A QUICK ONE includes, in addition to several Townshend masterpieces, one Roger Daltrey tune and two excellent songs each from both John Entwistle and Keith Moon. The Entwistle-penned tracks ("Whiskey Man" and "Boris the Spider") are among his best and introduced fans for the first time to the virtuoso bassist's dark, twisted sense of humor. Although prior to A QUICK ONE's release The Who had several hit singles, it was this album that put the music world on notice that Townshend and crew were far more than simply a high energy rock & roll band.\n\nIndustry Reviews\n4 Stars - Excellent - Following the good work done with the LIVE AT LEEDS reissue...with an excellent, acoustic 'Happy Jack,' and five others, bringing the whole affair to just under an hour...\nQ Magazine (09/01/1995)
