''Who's Missing'' is a compilation of rare and previously unreleased songs by
The Who
The Who are an English rock band formed in London in 1964. Their classic lineup consisted of lead singer Roger Daltrey, guitarist and singer Pete Townshend, bass guitarist and singer John Entwistle, and drummer Keith Moon. They are considered ...
.
Its second part ''
Two's Missing
''Two's Missing'' is a compilation album by English rock band The Who.
Album content
Released in 1987 on vinyl, cassette and CD, ''Two's Missing'' gathered singles and EP tracks that hadn't appeared on album or CD. The album cover design is b ...
'' was released on 11 April 1987.
The CD was reissued in Japan on 24 December 2011 with additional bonus tracks drawn from the Japanese only bonus disc for ''
Then and Now'', as a 2-CD set together with ''
Two's Missing
''Two's Missing'' is a compilation album by English rock band The Who.
Album content
Released in 1987 on vinyl, cassette and CD, ''Two's Missing'' gathered singles and EP tracks that hadn't appeared on album or CD. The album cover design is b ...
''. The album was remastered by
Jon Astley
Jon Astley is a British record producer who has also recorded and released two albums as a singer-songwriter in the late 1980s. His most commercially successful song was "Jane's Getting Serious", later popularized by a Heinz ketchup television ...
from the original analog master tapes.
Critical reception
Reviewing for
AllMusic
AllMusic (previously known as All Music Guide and AMG) is an American online music database. It catalogs more than three million album entries and 30 million tracks, as well as information on musicians and bands. Initiated in 1991, the databa ...
critic
Richie Unterberger
Richie Unterberger (born January 19, 1962) is an American author and journalist whose focus is popular music and travel writing.
Life and writing
Unterberger attended the University of Pennsylvania, where he wrote for the university newspaper '' ...
wrote of the album: "Some of these
ongsare really good: the raucous 1965 cover of James Brown's 'Shout and Shimmy,' '
Heaven and Hell' (one of
John Entwistle's better tunes), the 45 version of 'Mary Anne with the Shaky Hand,' the obscure
Roger Daltrey
Roger Harry Daltrey (born 1 March 1944) is an English singer, musician and actor. He is a co-founder and the lead singer of the rock band The Who.
Daltrey's hit songs with The Who include " My Generation", " Pinball Wizard", " Won't Get Fooled ...
tune 'Here for More.' Other cuts are pretty peripheral, like the '65 R&B version of 'Lubie (Come Back Home),' or the live version of '
Bargain.'"
Track listing
Artwork
The album cover design is by
Richard Evans and is an acknowledgement of
Peter Blake's ''Got a Girl'' (1960–61).
References
External links
Liner notes by Pete Townshend
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The Who compilation albums
B-side compilation albums
1985 compilation albums
MCA Records compilation albums