The Who - The Who By Numbers [5CD/Blu Ray]

Format: 5CD/Blu Ray
Catalogue No.: 7898939 
Barcode: 0602478989391 
Release Date: 30 Oct 2026
Genre: Rock

The definitive edition of The Who By Numbers. This extensive collection features the original album newly remastered, alongside 11 Pete Townshend demos – 10 newly mixed by Pete, including eight previously unreleased from The Who By Numbers era – plus rare studio sessions, out-takes and early mixes. It also features recordings from the Who Put The Boot In concert at Swansea's Vetch Field in 1976. The accompanying Blu-ray features Pete Townshend's Dolby Atmos mix, high-resolution audio versions of the album, and video footage of The Who live at Metropolitan Stadium, Pontiac, Michigan.
 
5 AUDIO CDs
 
CD 1: The original album newly remastered.
CD 2: 11 Pete Townshend demos – 10 newly mixed by Pete, including eight previously unreleased from The Who By Numbers era.
CD 3: Unreleased tracking sessions and out-takes from Ramport and Shepperton Studios.
CD 4: Unreleased early mixes, guide vocals, radio adverts, live tracks and an unreleased interview.
CD 5: Who Put The Boot In – audio from the concert recorded live at Swansea's Vetch Field in 1976.
 
BLU-RAY
 
Dolby Atmos mix by Pete Townshend, high-resolution 24-bit/96kHz stereo and surround sound audio mixes, plus video footage of The Who live at Metropolitan Stadium, Pontiac, Michigan.
 
BOOK
 
A 100-page hardback book featuring extensive sleeve notes, rare photographs, memorabilia and archive material from the period.

Format: 5-CD + Blu Ray
Content:
DISC ONE: The Who By Numbers
DISC TWO: Demos
DISC THREE: Tracking Sessions: Ramport & Shepperton Studios
DISC FOUR: Early Mixes & Guide Vocals
DISC FIVE: Live Swansea 12th June 1976
BLU RAY: Atmos Mix / 5.1 Mix / Live Show: Metropolitan Stadium, Pontiac, Michigan

Tracklisting:
DISC ONE: THE ORIGINAL 1975 ALBUM REMASTERED
1. Slip Kid
2. However Much I Booze
3. Squeeze Box
4. Dreaming From The Waist
5. Imagine A Man
6. Success Story
7. They Are All In Love
8. Blue, Red And Grey
9. How Many Friends
10.In A Hand Or A Face
DISC TWO: PETE TOWNSHEND DEMOS
1. Keep Me Turning (Version 1)
2. Slip Kid (Version 1)
3. Squeeze Box
4. Blue, Red and Grey
5. Dreaming From The Waist
6. How Many Friends
7. Keep Me Turning (Version 2)
8. Imagine A Man
9. Slip Kid (Version 2)
10.Round And Round (working title for In a Hand or a Face)
11. There Ain’t No Way Out (working title for However Much I Booze)
DISC THREE: TRACKING SESSIONS: RAMPORT & SHEPPERTON STUDIOS
1. Ramport Jam (Excerpt)
2. She Loves Everyone (Tracking Session)
3. Control Myself (Dreaming From The Waist Tracking Session)
4. There Ain’t No Way Out (However Much I Booze Tracking Session)
5. Goin' To Frisco - Round And Round (In a Hand Or A Face Tracking Session)
6. Hi-Heel Sneakers Jam with Nicky Hopkins (Studio Outtake)
7. Pete And Keith “The Artiste" (Studio Dialogue)
8. Success Story (Tracking Session)
9. How Many Friends (Tracking Session)
10.Imagine A Man (Tracking Session)
11.They Are All in Love (Tracking Session)
12.She Loves Everyone (Retake With Nicky Hopkins)
13.Squeeze Box (Tracking Session)
14.Instrumental 1 (Tracking Session)
15.I'm Dreaming (Dreaming From The Waist Retake)
16.Every Minute (Blue Red and Grey Tracking Session)
17.Instrumental 2 (Rough Mix Tracking Session)
18.The Who By Numbers US Radio Spot #1 (Radio Commercial)
DISC FOUR: EARLY MIXES & GUIDE VOCALS
1. Slip Kid - Alternate Roger Vocal (Early Mix Without Overdubs)
2. However Much I Booze - Alternate Pete Vocal (Early Mix)
3. Squeeze Box - Alternate Roger Vocal
4. Dreaming From The Waist - Pete Vocal (Early Mix)
5. Imagine A Man - Pete Vocal (Early Mix)
6. Success Story - John Vocal (Early Mix)
7. They Are All in Love - Alternate Pete Vocal (Early Mix)
8. Blue, Red and Grey (Unedited Version)
9. How Many Friends - Pete Vocal (Early Mix)
10.In A Hand Or A Face (Early Mix)
11.They Are All In Love Alternate Roger Vocal (Early Mix)
12.Squeeze Box (Acoustic Stripped Mix, 2026)
13.Imagine A Man (Acoustic Stripped Mix, 2026)
14.They Are All In Love (Acoustic Stripped Mix, 2026)
15.How Many Friends (Acoustic Stripped Mix, 2026)
16.The Who By Numbers US Radio Spot #2 (Radio Commercial)
17.Keith Moon And John Entwistle Preview (The Who by Numbers With John Peel, BBC 1975)
18.However Much I Booze (Live At The Summit, Houston, USA, 20 November 1975)
19.Slip Kid (Live At Madison Square Garden, New York City, USA, 11 March 1976)
DISC FIVE: LIVE AT VETCH FIELD, SWANSEA, WALES, 12 JUNE 1976
1. My Wife
2. Baba O’Riley
3. Squeeze Box
4. Behind Blue Eyes
5. Dreaming From The Waist
6. Amazing Journey
7. Sparks
8. The Acid Queen
9. Fiddle About
10.Pinball Wizard
11.I’m Free
12.Tommy's Holiday Camp
13.We’re Not Gonna Take It / See Me, Feel Me
14.Summertime Blues
15.My Generation/Join Together/My Generation Blues
16.Won’t Get Fooled Again
BLU RAY
• Pete Townshend Atmos Mix
• Pete Townshend 5.1 Mix
• 2026 Stereo Mix
• Live At Metropolitan Stadium, Pontiac, Michigan, 06 December 1975
 
1. Slip Kid
2. However Much I Booze
3. Squeeze Box
4. Behind Blue Eyes
5. Dreaming From The Waist
6. Boris The Spider
7. Magic Bus
8.Amazing Journey / Sparks
9.The Acid Queen
10.Fiddle About
11.Pinball Wizard
12.I’m Free
13.Tommy’s Holiday Camp
14.We’re Not Gonna Take It / See Me, Feel Me
15.Summertime Blues
16.My Generation/Join Together/Road Runner/My Generation Blues
17.Won’t Get Fooled Again