{"product_id":"the-who-whos-next-san-francisco-1971-180g-box-set-4lp","title":"The Who - Who's next \u0026 San Francisco 1971 (180g) Box Set (4LP)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLimited Edition 180g 4LP Box Set\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOriginal Album Remastered\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIncludes the First-Ever, Complete Release of Acclaimed 1971 Show\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRolling Stone 500 Greatest Albums of All Time - Rated 77\/500\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis 4 LP set contains the remastered version of the Who's Next album and the first-ever, complete release of the acclaimed San Francisco 1971 show with all tracks being newly remixed. Pressed on 180-gram black vinyl and housed in a 12 x 12 box, each album comes in a gatefold jacket with printed sleeves and notes from Andy Neil. Limited Edition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWho's Next is the fifth studio album by English rock band The Who, released on August 14, 1971. At the beginning of the '70s, the impact of Tommy weighed heavily on Pete Townshend's shoulders. How on earth would he and the Who top such a successful and important album? The guitarist-songwriter felt he had to take his music and its conceptual strains one step further. He began writing a futuristic fable that would transcend itself beyond the usual conventions of modern music. Intended to be a film, a play, a concert, a mega multimedia and cerebral experience — Townshend called his new project Lifehouse. And although Lifehouse would stay frozen on the blocks for another 30 years, its seeds sprouted the Who's most cohesive and consistent effort, Who's Next.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHow Townshend's ambitious follow-up ended up as Who's Next isn't easy to discern. After several false starts and a break with Who manager\/mentor, Kit Lambert, the record was eventually rescued and shaped by producer\/engineer, Glyn Johns. Much of Townshend's vision was contained within his extensive demos — bits and pieces of a loosely constructed storyline set against experimental melodies and basic backbeats. The album's opening track, \"Baba O'Riley,\" was originally an elongated cycle of synthesizer loops. What it became was an anthem, highlighted by a tumultuous build, Dave Arbus' rambling violin and Roger Daltrey's acclamation of a \"Teenage Wasteland.\" The thunder is sustained by the contagious \"Bargain\" — now, like so much of the Who's music, a commercial jingle. \"Love Ain't for Keeping\" chugs away against a fierce acoustic rhythm while John Entwistle's sole contribution of \"My Wife\" remains one of his most electrifying songs. \"This Song Is Over\" features Nicky Hopkins' incomparable piano work and ends with a chorus pulled from \"Pure and Easy,\" the central number of Lifehouse that failed to make the final cut, but would resurface three years later on the Odds And Sods compilation. The theme is maintained on \"Getting in Tune,\" reintroduced during the Who's most recent tour, and \"Going Mobile,\" a track with Townshend on lead vocals that recounts a couple of Lifehouse's characters cruising the streets in a Cadillac.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e    For all the sorrow and heartbreak that runs beneath the surface, this is an invigorating record, not just because Keith Moon runs rampant or because Roger Daltrey has never sung better or because John Entwistle spins out manic basslines that are as captivating as his 'My Wife' is funny. This is invigorating because it has all of that, plus Townshend laying his soul bare in ways that are funny, painful, and utterly life-affirming. That is what the Who was about, not the rock operas, and that's why Who's Next is truer than Tommy or the abandoned Lifehouse. Those were art — this, even with its pretensions, is rock \u0026amp; roll.\u003cbr\u003e    -Stephen Thomas Erlewine, AllMusic, 5\/5\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e    Their best studio album\u003cbr\u003e    -Rolling Stone, The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFeatures:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e    Limited Edition\u003cbr\u003e    4LP Box Set\u003cbr\u003e    180g Vinyl\u003cbr\u003e    Black Vinyl\u003cbr\u003e    Original Album Remastered\u003cbr\u003e    First-Ever, Complete Release of San Francisco 1971 Show with All Tracks Newly Remixed\u003cbr\u003e    12 x 12 Box with Lift-Off Lid\u003cbr\u003e    Each Album in a Gatefold Jacket with Printed Sleeves\u003cbr\u003e    Notes from Andy Neil\u003cbr\u003e    Made in Czech Republic\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTrack Listing:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWho's next\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSide One:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e    Baba O'Riley\u003cbr\u003e    Bargain\u003cbr\u003e    Love Ain't for Keeping\u003cbr\u003e    My Wife\u003cbr\u003e    The Song Is Over\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSide Two:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e    Getting in Tune\u003cbr\u003e    Going Mobile\u003cbr\u003e    Behind Blue Eyes\u003cbr\u003e    Won't Get Fooled Again\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Who - Live at the Civic Auditorium, San Francisco 1971\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSide Three:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e    Introduction\u003cbr\u003e    I Can't Explain\u003cbr\u003e    Substitute\u003cbr\u003e    Summertime Blues\u003cbr\u003e    My Wife\u003cbr\u003e    Baba O'Riley\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSide Four:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e    Behind Blue Eyes\u003cbr\u003e    Bargain\u003cbr\u003e    Won't Get Fooled Again\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSide Five:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e    Baby Don't You Do It\u003cbr\u003e    Magic Bus\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSide Six:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e    Introduction to Tommy\u003cbr\u003e    Overture\u003cbr\u003e    Amazing Journey\u003cbr\u003e    Sparks\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSide Seven:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e    Pinball Wizard\u003cbr\u003e    See Me, Feel Me\u003cbr\u003e    My Generation\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSide Eight:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e    Naked Eye\u003cbr\u003e    Going Down\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFormat:LP Vinyl\u003cbr\u003eLabel: Interscope\/Geffen\/A\u0026amp;M\u003cbr\u003eCatalog No: 1000121784\u003cbr\u003eBarcode: 0602435858531\u003cbr\u003eGenre: Rock\u003cbr\u003eNo of Discs: 4\u003cbr\u003eRelease Date: 9\/15\/2023 \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUPC:  602435858531\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vinyl Provisions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50101095137500,"sku":null,"price":89.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0524\/4443\/0495\/files\/11geflp85853__48671.1775324980.jpg?v=1776785860","url":"https:\/\/www.vinylprovisions.com\/products\/the-who-whos-next-san-francisco-1971-180g-box-set-4lp","provider":"Vinyl Provisions","version":"1.0","type":"link"}