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A Quick One Box

THE WHO A Quick One Box (Rare 2008 Japanese promo sample issue of the strictly limited 45-track SHM [Super High Material] double CD set playable on all CD players, issued to radio stations and reviewers ahead of the actual release date. Expertly remastered by long-time Who associate Jon Astley, featuring the legendary group's second album originally released in 1966. Includes mono & stereo mixes along with single & EP tracks from the same period. Custom stamped inner rim on each disc, comes housed in an individually numbered spot-lacquered hinged-lid box with a promo stickered full back obi-strip. Apart from a small amount of fading along one edge this is in stunning condition)
Please see 'Tracklisting' for more details on the incredible packaging...

Price Info
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Product Availability Currently Unavailable - You can request the next copy of this item
Release Date 11th Dec 2008
Release Year 2008 - 16 years ago
Condition Unless stated otherwise in the description above, all items are in at least excellent condition - so please read our descriptions carefully. We try to sell items as close to Mint condition as possible, and many will indeed be close to brand new and/or unplayed. Others may be 'used' - and all will meet our strict grading and are 100% guaranteed.
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Format SHM CD
Record Label Universal
Complete Stock List Go to The Who or visit our The Who collectors store
Product Catalogue No UICY-93539/40
Music Genre 60s Beat, 70s Rock, 60s Pop, 70s Artists, 60s Rock, Psychedelic
Country Comes from Japan Comes from 'Japan'
 
Tracklisting & More Information

This incredible box contains the following mini LP-style card sleeves, representing the various issues of the album [and relevant singles] around the world:

A Quick One [UK fully laminated Reaction issue]
Happy Jack [US pasted card Decca mono issue]
The Who [German fully laminated Polydor issue]
The Who [Italian fully laminated Polydor issue]
I'm A Boy [Japanese laminated Decca issue with scalloped flipbacks and obi strip + lyric insert]
Best Of The Who [New Zealand textured & pasted Polydor issue]
Exciting The Who [Japanese laminated Decca issue with scalloped flipbacks and obi strip + lyric insert]

The box also contains 20 3" card sleeves, including 8 laminated EP designs [French/UK], plus 12 single sleeves including Italian, Swedish, Japanese, Norwegian & German variants.

Lastly, there are 2 card inserts duplicating the original UK & US label designs, a Japanese/English lyric booklet and wraparound obi strip.

The SHM-CD [Super High Material CD] format features enhanced audio quality through the use of a special polycarbonate plastic. Using a process developed by JVC and Universal Music Japan discovered through the joint companies' research into LCD display manufacturing, SHM-CDs feature improved transparency on the data side of the disc, allowing for more accurate reading of CD data by the CD player laser head. SHM-CD format CDs are fully compatible with standard CD players.

CD 1 - Mono Mixes
1. Run Run Run
2. Boris The Spider
3. I Need You
4. Whiskey Man
5. Heat Wave
6. Cobwebs And Strange
7. Don't Look Away
8. See My Way
9. So Sad About Us
10. A Quick One, While He's Away
11. Substitute
12. Circles
13. I'm A Boy
14. In The City
15. Batman
16. Bucket T
17. Barbara Ann
18. Disguises
19. Happy Jack
20. I've Been Away
21. Substitute [US single version]
22. I'm A Boy [alternate version]
23. Batman [instrumental - previously unreleased]
24. Happy Jack [acoustic version]
25. Happy Jack [alternate mix]

CD 2 - Stereo Mixes
1. Run Run Run
2. Boris The Spider
3. I Need You
4. Whiskey Man
5. Heat Wave
6. Cobwebs And Strange
7. Don't Look Away
8. See My Way
9. So Sad About Us
10. A Quick One, While He's Away
11. I'm A Boy
12. In The City
13. Batman
14. Bucket T
15. Barbara Ann
16. Disguises
17. I've Been Away
18. Man With Money
19. My Generation / Land Of Hope And Glory
20. I'm A Boy [alternate version]

SHM CD  
Recording Artist The Who
Product Title A Quick One Box
Product Information The Who A Quick One Box Japan SHM CD Promo.
Language All tracks are sung in English, unless otherwise stated in our description.
Additional info Promo - A promotional copy of this item that was issued before it was available for general sale.
Deleted - A deleted or out-of-print item is one that is no longer manufactured. However, we stock thousands of out-of-print formats and we specialise in tracking down out-of-print, deleted and hard-to-find releases.
Artists Related To Angie, John Entwistle, Keith Moon, Meher Baba, Pete Townshend, Roger Daltrey, Simon Townshend, The High Numbers
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