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  • The Who – A Quick One: Half-Speed Master (LP Vinyl)
  • The Who – A Quick One: Half-Speed Master (LP Vinyl)

The Who – A Quick One: Half-Speed Master (LP Vinyl)

$ 42.26
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Est. 1974, Curated by Heads
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Pete Townshend wrote the nine-minute title suite on "A Quick One, While He's Away" largely out of necessity, filling runtime with a makeshift mini-opera because the band couldn't afford a full orchestral composition. What emerged was a blueprint for everything from Tommy to Quadrophenia, and one of the most thrilling live pieces in the band's catalog. The half-speed process here pulls every detail from those 1966 sessions into sharp relief, rewarding close listening in a way the original pressings never quite allowed.

A Quick One was released in 1966, containing experimental music Suite (a nod to Rock Operas that were to follow). The album contains “Boris the Spider”, “Don’t Look Away” & has been mastered by long time Who engineer Jon Astley from the original tapes. Packaged in original sleeve with obi & certificate of authenticity, this black vinyl version is engineered by Miles Showell at Abbey Road Studios with a half-speed mastering technique which produces a superior vinyl cut.

Tracklist

Side A

1. Run Run Run
2. Boris The Spider
3. I Need You
4. Whiskey Man
5. Heat Wave
6. Cobwebs And Strange

Side B

1. Don't Look Away
2. See My Way
3. So Sad About Us
4. A Quick One, While He's Away

UPC: 602435599823
Label: Geffen Records
Release Date: 5.6.22
Format: LP Vinyl