First Singles Box [Box set] [Import]

Track Listings
Disc: 1

1. I Can't Explain
2. Bald Headed Woman

Disc: 2

1. My Generation
2. Shout and Shimmy

Disc: 3

1. Substitute
2. Circles

Disc: 4

1. I'm a Boy
2. In the City

Disc: 5

1. Happy Jack
2. I've Been Away

Disc: 6

1. Pictures of Lily
2. Doctor Doctor

Disc: 7

1. I Can See for Miles
2. Someone's Coming

Disc: 8

1. Pinball Wizard
2. Dogs, Pt. 2

Disc: 9

1. Won't Get Fooled Again (Ne Zelim Opet da Poludim)
2. Don't Know Myself (Ne Poznajem Sebe)

Disc: 10

1. 5:15
2. Water

Disc: 11

1. Who Are You
2. Had Enough

Disc: 12

1. Real Good Looking Boy
2. Old Red Wine

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Average customer rating:

Creation Soup Volumes One to Five A compilation box set of the first fifty singles ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000PSJR92

Product Description

Average customer rating: One for the fans Ick. Extortionist package misses all of the bases Bottom of the barrel and going for bottom of the wallet

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Tracks:

1. I Can't Explain
2. Bald Headed Woman

Tracks:

1. My Generation
2. Shout and Shimmy

Tracks:

1. Substitute
2. Circles

Tracks:

1. I'm a Boy
2. In the City

Tracks:

1. Happy Jack
2. I've Been Away

Tracks:

1. Pictures of Lily
2. Doctor Doctor

Tracks:

1. I Can See for Miles
2. Someone's Coming

Tracks:

1. Pinball Wizard
2. Dogs, Pt. 2

Tracks:

1. Won't Get Fooled Again (Ne Zelim Opet da Poludim)
2. Don't Know Myself (Ne Poznajem Sebe)

Tracks:

1. 5:15
2. Water

Tracks:

1. Who Are You
2. Had Enough

Tracks:

1. Real Good Looking Boy
2. Old Red Wine

Customer Reviews:

One for the fans.......2004-05-31

Each disc comes in an exact, cd-sized replica sleeve of the original 45. And not just sleeves from UK and US. Pictures of Lily comes in the French sleeve, Happy Jack the Norwegian sleeve, I Can See For Miles - Japanese, etc. The Who did right by fans with this box set. It's a thing of beauty.

As for the new songs, they're very good. It's great to hear Daltrey giving voice to Townshend's lyrics again. For the first time in decades their hearts are in it and it's palpable. If you're expecting Who's Next 2004 though you're in for a disappointment. These guys are 60. They've matured and so has their music. Old Red Wine and Real Good Looking Boy is where they are now. Dig it.

Ick. Extortionist package misses all of the bases.......2004-05-30

Oh, I don't know.

That the Who's reissue campaign started wonderfully and quickly descended into a misguided, poor-quality ego-fest (Live at Leeds Deluxe, anyone?) is almost canon by this point. This set shows that it's VERY possible to indeed sink farther into the hole. It's a singles collection, alright, of one of the principal 60s' singles bands, yet it manages to steadfastly *avoid* singles that include songs the reissue campaign missed (where's The Relay? When I Was a Boy? Here For More?). And rarities? Pah. We don't get any. *Everything* here, if I've got this right, has been released on CD previously; we don't even get the original single mixes of I Can See for Miles (stereo!) or Happy Jack (fake stereo!) tossed our way. The sound quality is generally fairly abysmal.

Verdict? If done right, this set could've filled a niche. It doesn't. It sounds awful, contains nothing of even remote interest to collectors, and is just another entry in the Who's endless, misguided compilation-athon. Oh well. Avoid like the plague.

Bottom of the barrel and going for bottom of the wallet.......2004-05-20

Despite Roger Daltrey saying in a recent interview that he thought The Who's best work was yet to come, the new recordings are very poor (and available elsewhere). As per the previous review, there is only one rarity on offer to interest the collector.

If you are contemplating buying this set then make better use of the money. Buy a singles compilation and donate the rest to charity. The Who has siphoned enough money from its audience and whatever integrity it used to have, in terms of the way it gave its fans value for money, has long since been dissipated.

This band used to provide superb entertainment and it is sad to see it so washed up, but determined to cash in. It's a bit like seeing a much loved family pet with a terminal illness. There comes a point when it is kindest to put the animal out of its suffering and remember the good times.

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