Track Listing

1. Armenia City in the Sky
2. Heinz Baked Beans
3. Mary Anne with the Shaky Hand
4. Odorono
5. Tattoo
6. Our Love Was
7. I Can See for Miles
8. I Can't Reach You
9. Medac
10. Relax
11. Silas Stingy
12. Sunrise
13. Rael 1
14. Rael 2
15. Glittering Girl
16. Melancholia
17. Someone's Coming
18. Jaguar
19. Early Morning Cold Taxi
20. Hall of the Mountain King
21. Girl's Eyes
22. Mary Anne with the Shaky Hand [Alternative Version][Alternate Take]
23. Glow Girl

Product Details

• Released on: 2007-07-25
• Number of discs: 1
• Format: Import

Amazon.com essential recording
The Who Sell Out's pirate-radio concept goes south in the album's second half--the Who ran out of time before they could write enough faux commercials--but it still remains in many ways their best and most entertaining album. Pete Townshend and John Entwistle supply song after great song, and along with Keith Moon play them with power and focus. The classic single "I Can See for Miles" is matched on at least a handful of tracks, including the opening psychedelic-pop blast of "Armenia City in the Sky" (written by Townshend pal Speedy Keen), the hilarious social-interaction tales "Odorono" and "Tattoo," and the majestic mini-opus "Rael." This remaster's bonus tracks are occasionally too much of a good thing, but the Tommy rough draft "Glow Girl" is brilliant. --Rickey Wright

Album Description
Japan-only cardboard sleeve reissue from The Who featuring 24-bit remastering and replicas of the original, ultra-rare Japanese LP artwork. Part of a five-album The Who cardbaord sleeve reissue series featuring the albusm "My Generation," "The Who Sell Out," "Magic BUs: The Who On Tour," "Direct Hits," and "Meaty, Beaty, Big & Bouncy." 2007.

Album Details
Japanese Limited Edition Issue of the Album Classic in a Deluxe, Miniaturized LP Sleeve Replica of the Original Vinyl Album Artwork. Different Cover

Customer Reviews

A Different View.
Having read through a lot of reviews/comments about this album, I find the accepted view is, that it is a great album, comparable to their best and that this 'version' comes with some good, but not necessarily essential, bonus material.
Oh, and there are even some people who don't like it.

Well I actually count myself lucky that I only got this album recently because it means my view of it wasn't skewed by familiarity with its much shorter former incarnation. I actually played it as is, unaware that the additional tracks had not been part of the original release.

My impression was one astonishment. Why was this album not widely trumpeted as one of the greatest works of the sixties? Why was "Tommy" considered a better album? I was mystified. A double album(as it must have been judging by its length)of this quality would surely be included in all those 'Best Album...' lists.
The truly amazing thing is the way that, although it is not a 'concept album' the music fits together to create an incredible barrage of striking imagery that all coalesces perfectly to create a 'whole' that really is greater than the sum of its parts. One of the strengths of the album is the lack(!) of well known tracks(the only one I knew beforehand was 'I Can See For Miles' this gives the record a lovely 'balanced feel'.

I find it very strange, now that I am aware of the original track listing, to think that the album was ever released without 'Early Morning Cold Taxi', the stunning instrumental showcase 'Hall of the Mountain King' and perhaps the gem of the whole album 'Girl's Eyes'(a perfect and sympathetic depiction of the fixated fan/band relationship).

It isn't the easiest "Who" album to like(it took me a few plays before it started to 'click'), and in this form there is so much more to digest than before, but I would suggest it has the potential to be the most rewarding long term listen of all their albums.

About as 'psychedellic' as they got...
It's well-known that The Who absolutely DESPISED hippies, and the fact that they never came out with a defining flower power album can prove that. "Sell Out" is about as far as they took it when it came to the hippie movement. That being said...BLOODY HELL!! This album rocks. A definate edition to any Who fan's CD rack

A glimpse into the past
To say that this is a great album is an understatement. What it is an example of is this: Back in the 60's when you bought an LP you really didn't know what you'd get, what new sounds you'd hear, what odd little things might happen on the way through the grooves. It was a fun experience and one that, sadly, generations since have missed. Like "Sgt Pepper," "Are you Experienced" and "Pet Sounds" there was an exploratory adventure going on between the artist(s) and the listener. That's just one of the things that made the 60's so very unique. the Who's creativity wasn't so concerned with commercial success as it was with being unfettered and bold and those qualities shine on this incredible album.