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Post by Ineedanewname on Nov 21, 2014 22:29:29 GMT
I find myself often returning to ye olde The Who Collection, the first CD of which has an almost perfect flow of early singles, marred only by Squeeze Box haunting me at the end every time!
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Post by whoireland on Nov 22, 2014 8:47:56 GMT
I'd go for the ultimate collection based on best track list
Was the who collection the one with the who logo kinda graffitti'd on a wall?
I bought that on vinyl at the time but recall it had terrible mastering. Someone turned the treble way up and bass way down
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Post by 4ctmam on Nov 22, 2014 9:23:29 GMT
I go for My Generation - The Best because I like the sound on the CD. Then and Now has a pretty decent selection but the master on a lot of tracks is horrible.
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Post by lazybiff on Nov 22, 2014 12:35:40 GMT
Which ever is your favourite is great,but there is no need for any more
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Post by Nnic on Nov 22, 2014 13:55:51 GMT
I have soft spot for The Story of The Who, mainly because of the packaging.
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Post by brianinatlanta on Nov 22, 2014 13:56:11 GMT
Voted for The Singles but only in the Japanese SACD version. Frankly, why would anyone here need a pre-assembled collection when you can easily make your own that will please you much, much more!
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Post by ronmanager on Nov 22, 2014 14:48:17 GMT
Subjectively I have to go with Who's Better Who's Best as it was my first ever Who record  |
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Post by Ineedanewname on Nov 22, 2014 15:20:56 GMT
I'd go for the ultimate collection based on best track list Was the who collection the one with the who logo kinda graffitti'd on a wall? I bought that on vinyl at the time but recall it had terrible mastering. Someone turned the treble way up and bass way down Yeah, that's the one. I haven't heard the vinyl but the CD sounds OK, it certainly doesn't fit the description you give of the LP. On the CD The mastering of the mono singles is the same as that used later on the My Generation best of (which isn't the best case scenario, but it's not the worst either!). The 1970s stuff sounds really good. I can't speak for Disc 2 though, I only own the single-CD version. Maybe the bass was screwed up on the LP because there's a hell of a lot of tracks per side of the album? The more tracks you cram onto an LP the thinner and less bassy the sound. If I were basing my judgement on sound quality alone I would probably have chosen Meaty Beaty or Who's Better Who's Best due to proper mono sources used for the early singles, but for me The Who Collection wins by having a superior running order. I can throw that one into the player and groove without worry almost to the very end, needing only to leap up and hit the stop button before Squeeze Box arrives to ruin my day. |
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Post by Tom on Nov 23, 2014 14:52:36 GMT
I actually like the new "Who Hits 50"-compilation. The set sounds great, a lot of songs (extended "Magic Bus"; but "The Real Me" and "Pure & Easy" SHOULD have been included!), and nice to see "Dogs" and "Postcard" shown some respect.
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Post by Ineedanewname on Nov 23, 2014 15:23:01 GMT
I've always thought it odd how Dogs has consistantly been overlooked on compilations yet you can't escape Squeeze Box, which to me sounds far less like The Who. I guess it's all about the original chart positions.
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Post by Nnic on Nov 23, 2014 16:25:46 GMT
The Real Me should've without question been included. Sister Disco too, imo. But yeah, I kinda like this compilation too!
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Post by bobthekite on Nov 24, 2014 17:16:02 GMT
Ive always had a soft spot for Direct Hits from 1968 as it was my first Who LP and MBBB on vinyl for th long versions of Im a Boy and Magic Bus but for content I would go for the UK version of the ultimate collection
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Post by Tom on Nov 24, 2014 17:58:45 GMT
Ive always had a soft spot for Direct Hits from 1968 as it was my first Who LP and MBBB on vinyl for th long versions of Im a Boy and Magic Bus but for content I would go for the UK version of the ultimate collection Has that long version of "I'm A Boy" been released elsewhere? |
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Post by Ineedanewname on Nov 26, 2014 12:31:35 GMT
I could be wrong, but I'd guess no. I've certainly never come across it anywhere except Meaty Beaty Big and Bouncy.
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Post by Yellow Printer on Nov 26, 2014 21:33:42 GMT
Meaty Beaty for the back cover which should have been the front cover and most importantly the long I'm A Boy which showcases Johns horn work and Keith's timpani drums.
Far superior to the garbled single.
Dogs is an underrated song and should appear on any collection of hits as again it's full of harmonies and Keith's oddball drumming.
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