By: The Who Average Rating: Binding: Audio CD Format: Original recording remastered, Extra tracks Label: Mca Number of Discs: 1 Release Date: June 20, 1995
Album Details: Japanese Limited Edition Issue of the Album Classic in a Deluxe, Miniaturized LP Sleeve Replica of the Original Vinyl Album Artwork. Different Cover
Amazon.com essential recording: The Who Sell Out's pirate-radio concept goes south in the album's second half--the Who ran out of time before they could write enough faux commercials--but it still remains in many ways their best and most entertaining album. Pete Townshend and John Entwistle supply song after great song, and along with Keith Moon play them with power and focus. The classic single "I Can See for Miles" is matched on at least a handful of tracks, including the opening psychedelic-pop blast of "Armenia City in the Sky" (written by Townshend pal Speedy Keen), the hilarious social-interaction tales "Odorono" and "Tattoo," and the majestic mini-opus "Rael." This remaster's bonus tracks are occasionally too much of a good thing, but the Tommy rough draft "Glow Girl" is brilliant. --Rickey Wright
Disc 1:
Armenia City In The Sky
Heinz Baked Beans
Mary Anne With The Shaky Hand
Odorono
Tattoo
Our Love Was
I Can See For Miles
I Can't Reach You
Medac
Relax
Silas Stingy
Sunrise
Rael 1
Rael 2
Glittering Girl
Melancholia
Someone's Coming
Jaguar
Early Morning Cold Taxi
Hall Of The Mountain King
Girl's Eyes
Mary Anne With The Shaky Hand (Alternative Version)
The Who's Best Album By A Country Mile This is just one of those mind blowingly great albums. It is so great, as in one of those albums that when you listen you might wonder to your self -- Wow, is there a human on this earth with such bad taste that they don't like this? If someone tells you anything but that this album is great, their taste in all things should be questioned. If you don't have this already, get it now!!!!!!!!!
The Who - Pirate Radio For me this is The Who's first really good album. They would go on to achieve even bigger things, but "Sell Out" shows a glimpse of the potential that was to come. The album revolves around the concept of a pirate radio station complete with commercials (written and performed by The Who). It is a really clever concept especially for 1967. The album produced a classic Who hit in "I Can See For Miles" which to this day is the band's only top 10 hit in the U.S. The album was ahead of it's time in many ways and includes the mini conceptual piece "Rael" which would serve as a springboard into their classic album "Tommy". Today this album sounds very much a product of it's time, but the remastering is very well done and is chock full of 10 bonus tracks. The Who went on to do several albums that I consider to be all time rock classics, but this one is where it all started.
Great CD This is definitely another great Who CD despite the fact that the CD is really in Mono and not Stereo like it says on the cover. This CD absolutely deserves five stars.
great old rock album armenia city in the sky was a favorite in 60's, good old rock and roll
Excellent! I love this album. It ws a head of it's time and when you put it on it brings back the good times.
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