Yeah, I've already got one best of the Who on my list. Meaty was my first Who album and so it holds a special place. But I also came across this album in a second-hand store and it contained songs that I didn't know or never knew they covered. Barbara Anne, Bucket T. And Circles and Disguises. Also, I was suspicious that Meaty Beaty tracks weren't the originals which on listening to one of the singles on this I think I was proved right. 5 tracks on here are from the Ready Steady Who EP. Singles like I'm a Boy and Pictures of Lily plus Johne Entwistles Doctor Doctor a personal fave of mine. It was an Australian-only release. Maybe cashing in on their new success. But it's a fantastic early comp quite devoid of what would have been their real best of. Maybe it was too early in the piece.
When I got this I was still searching for the My Generation album. But this was still exciting anyway. I felt I was a lot closer to the early Who here. You can imagine the who playing this stuff live.
A few weeks later I was holding the original My Generation album in my hands. Magic!
My flat in Fitzroy North has a second-hand couch, 2 directors chairs and 2 potted plants along with a sound system and a TV. I'm aiming for Chelsea, England 1966. Groovy bohemia. Or something like that. Records like this were very important to me.
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