Track Listing
DISC 1:
1. Heaven and Hell
2. I Can't Explain
3. Fortune Teller
4. Tattoo
5. Young Man Blues
6. Substitute
7. Happy Jack
8. I'm a Boy
9. Quick One, While He's Away, A
10. Summertime Blues
11. Shakin' All Over
12. My Generation
13. Magic Bus
DISC 2:
1. Overture
2. It's a Boy
3. 1921
4. Amazing Journey
5. Sparks
6. Eyesight to the Blind
7. Christmas
8. Acid Queen, The
9. Pinball Wizard
10. Do You Think It's Alright?
11. Fiddle About
12. Tommy, Can You Hear Me?
13. There's a Doctor
14. Go to the Mirror
15. Smash the Mirror
16. Miracle Cure
17. Sally Simpson
18. I'm Free
19. Tommy's Holiday Camp
20. We're Not Gonna Take It
| Details | | Distributor: | Universal Distribution | | Recording Type: | Live | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes
This 2-CD Deluxe Edition of LIVE AT LEEDS, recorded on February 14, 1970, contains the entire show including all of TOMMY which was previously unreleased.
The Who: Pete Townshend (vocals, guitar); Roger Daltrey (vocals, harmonica); John Entwistle (vocals, bass); Keith Moon (drums).
Reissue producer: Jon Astley.
Recorded live at Leeds University, Leeds, England on February 14, 1970. Originally released on Decca (79175) in May 1970.
Digitally remastered by Jon Astley.
In addition to making some of the finest studio albums in rock history (ranging in approach from proto-pop-punk to the first rock operas), the Who, live, epitomized the brash, electrifying energy that put a new face on the music in the 1960s. The original LIVE AT LEEDS album, released in 1970, looked straight into the eye of this hurricane on a single disc featuring six tracks. A 1995 reissue doubled the number of songs. The DELUXE EDITION, however, released in 2001, is the first document to feature the Leeds concert in its entirety. Spread out over two discs, this most recent update is definitive, and includes a 28-page booklet, sections of band-audience banter, and--most importantly--a full performance of TOMMY. The sound, enhanced here in a new mix supervised by guitarist/songwriter Pete Townshend, is crystalline, without losing any of the group's swirling chaos and bone-crushing sonic impact. Though the Who later began to abridge TOMMY live, disc two features the entire opera, while the first disc houses "Substitute," "My Generation," and a blood-pumping cover of "Summertime Blues," among other singles. For any Who fan, this edition is essential.
Editorial Reviews
Included in Mojo's Best Reissues of 2001.
Mojo (01/01/2002)
4 stars out of 5 - ...Everything here is the same ambitious, ramshackle rock'n'roll...Hidden gems still justifies its reputation...
Q (09/01/2001)
Ranked #170 in Rolling Stone's The 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time
Rolling Stone (12/11/2003)
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