Who's Missing
analysis by Tom Brennan
last modifed: 10/07/23



Who's Missing cover photos
The Who

Who's Missing

MCA-5641

August 1985

(originally released on LP and CD, no longer in print)

Total time: 40:42




TRACK-BY-TRACK ANALYSIS

Track #

song title

length

recording date(s)

recording studio(s)

composer(s)

lead singer(s)

description

1

Shout And Shimmy

3:14

April 12, 1965

IBC Studio, London James Brown Roger Daltrey mono, U.K. B-side of My Generation

2

Leaving Here

2:47

April 13-14, 1965

IBC Studio, London Holland, Dozier, Holland Roger Daltrey stereo, outtake from My Generation LP sessions

3

Anytime You Want Me

2:33

April 13-14, 1965

IBC Studio, London Ragavoy, Mimms Roger Daltrey mono, U.S. B-side of Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere

4

Lubie (Come Back Home)

3:35

April 13-14, 1965

IBC Studio, London Pete Townshend Roger Daltrey stereo, outtake from My Generation LP sessions

5

Barbara Ann

1:57

August 30-31, 1966

IBC/Pye Studios, London Fred Fassert Keith Moon mono, from Ready, Steady, Who EP

6

I'm A Boy

2:34

June 14/July 31-August 1, 1966

IBC Studio, London Pete Townshend Pete Townshend, Roger Daltrey mono, A-side of single

7

Mary-Anne With the Shaky Hands

3:13

August 6, 1967

Mirasound Studio, New York Pete Townshend Roger Daltrey mono, B-side of I Can See For Miles (U.S.)

8

Heaven And Hell

3:29

April 13, 1970

IBC Studio, London John Entwistle John Entwistle mono, B-side of Summertime Blues (U.S.)

9

Here For More

2:22

February 10, 1970

IBC Studio, London Roger Daltrey Roger Daltrey stereo, B-side of The Seeker

10

I Don't Even Know Myself

4:55

March-May, 1970

Eel Pie Studio, London Pete Townshend Roger Daltrey stereo, B-side of Won't Get Fooled Again

11

When I Was A Boy

3:25

May 24-31, 1971

Olympic Studios, London John Entwistle John Entwistle stereo, B-side of Let's See Action

12

Bargain [Live]

6:17

December 13, 1971/April, 1972

San Francisco Civic Auditorium Pete Townshend Roger Daltrey, Pete Townshend Live, stereo, previously unreleased

The following tracks/versions are exclusive to this CD: Lubie (Come Back Home), Bargain (Live).

I Don't Even Know Myself is incomplete. The mix on the single is longer.

Barbara Ann [mono mix] is also available on Rarities 1.

This is the best source for the following tracks: Shout And Shimmy, Leaving Here, Anytime You Want Me, I'm A Boy [mono single], Mary-Anne With The Shaky Hands [mono single], Heaven And Hell, Here For More, and When I Was A Boy.

Roger re-recorded his vocal for the live version of Bargain in April, 1972 for a potential live album.




Here are the notes from the back of the LP cover (not reproduced on the lower budget CD):

Who's missing notes by Pete Townshend (part 1)Who's Missing notes by Pete Townshend (part 2)


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