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Title: The Who Vinyl Set - Studio Albums - December 4th.
Post by: ibanez_ax on November 10, 2012, 07:17:50 PM
$352.68 on Amazon.

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Title: Re: The Who Vinyl Set - Studio Albums - December 4th.
Post by: Normandie on November 10, 2012, 07:50:11 PM
Oh, that looks great! I still have all my old Who vinyls, but after being stuffed into storage units in subzero Northern Michigan temps and broilingly hot units in Virginia, I'm assuming they're warped. I should have taken better care of them, but it was hard with all the moves.  :(

That price is a bit out of my range, although it looks very tempting.
Title: Re: The Who Vinyl Set - Studio Albums - December 4th.
Post by: Hombre_de_ningun_lugar on November 10, 2012, 09:19:10 PM
Interesting collection, though I think that the US version of My Generation is better than the UK version included there.
Title: Re: The Who Vinyl Set - Studio Albums - December 4th.
Post by: ibanez_ax on November 10, 2012, 11:40:12 PM
Interesting collection, though I think that the US version of My Generation is better than the UK version included there.

I agree.  Instant Party is a way better song than I'm A Man.
Title: Re: The Who Vinyl Set - Studio Albums - December 4th.
Post by: ibanez_ax on November 10, 2012, 11:41:22 PM
Oh, that looks great! I still have all my old Who vinyls, but after being stuffed into storage units in subzero Northern Michigan temps and broilingly hot units in Virginia, I'm assuming they're warped. I should have taken better care of them, but it was hard with all the moves.  :(

That price is a bit out of my range, although it looks very tempting.

The Beatles vinyl box came down $80.00 so you never know.  I don't know if these will be sold individually.
Title: Re: The Who Vinyl Set - Studio Albums - December 4th.
Post by: Hombre_de_ningun_lugar on November 12, 2012, 01:51:17 PM
I agree.  Instant Party is a way better song than I'm A Man.


Yes, I think so.

I'M A MAN ~ THE WHO.wmv (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mmMFk5g6Tw#)

Instant Party - The Who (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bj1l7j73D2I#)
Title: Re: The Who Vinyl Set - Studio Albums - December 4th.
Post by: ibanez_ax on July 07, 2013, 12:28:12 AM
Ok, I broke down and bought this. Some thoughts.

I received this set yesterday from importcds. I never knew the original Run Run Run is shorter without the guitar lead fade out.

The box was in good condition. There is no excuse for each record not to have shrink wraps on the covers. Until I did some research I thought I got a repackaged used set.

Mine also has the clicks at the end of both sides of My Generation and the marks on the records which don't appear to affect play (other folks on the Steve Hoffman forum said the same thing).

The Tommy cover is the U.S. version with pictures of the band. The original U.K. did not have those correct?

Going Mobile had a skip but re-cleaning got rid of it even if it sounds a little crackly at that point in the song.

Most of the Quad reissues are like this and do not have some of Pete's original notes for some of the songs. On the original U.S. MCA, he commented that Quadrophenia was "the 4 themes tarted up a bit" or something like that. The Punk and The Godfather was originally The Punk Meets The Godfather with "A mini-opera with real characters and plot" under the title.

Quad is the best sounding album in this set to my ears, even better than the 2012 SHM CD that I really like. I literally got goosebumps listening to it last night. Tommy is second in sound quality.

I would trade Face Dances, It's Hard and Endless Wire for Meaty Beaty Big and Bouncy and Odds and Sods. Or at least a "Past Masters" type record with non-album singles and b-sides.

The pressings are good for the most part, not as bad as the original U.S. Rainbo pressings of the Beatles vinyl set, but not as good as the E.U. set pressed by Optimal.  There are some clicks and pops, but these are good overall.

For the money a book would have been nice.  I wouldn't expect the quality of the book that came with the Beatles box, but something with an essay and pictures would not be too much to expect.