Having issued the four seven-inch vinyl single boxes during 2015/6, Universal Music effectively present all those A and B sides (and EP tracks) on CD with a new The Who box set: Maximum As & Bs: The Complete Singles.
This five-disc, 86-track collection from the Brunswick, Reaction, Track and Polydor labels of course includes all and every hit, along with all the B-sides, many on CD for the first time.
The CDs come in separate wallets, and are housed in the familiar lift-off-lid style box that Universal use regularly. It also comes with a 48-page booklet, with track-by-track annotation by “acclaimed Who writers” and the usual selection of period photos and images of memorabilia.
CD1 (00:43:45)
01.. Zoot Suit (as The High Numbers)
02. I'm The Face (as The High Numbers)
03. I Can't Explain
04. Bald Headed Woman
05. Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere
06. Daddy Rolling Stone
07. My Generation
08. Shout And Shimmy
09. Circles / Instant Party
10. Instant Party Mixture
11. A Legal Matter
12. The Kids Are Aright
13. The Ox
14. La-La-La-Lies
15. The Good's Gone
CD2 (00:56:30)
01.. Substitute
02. Circles
03. Waltz For A Pig
04. I'm A Boy
05. In The City
06. Disguises
07. Batman
08. Bucket T
09. Barbara Ann
10. Happy Jack
11. I've Been Away
12. Pictures Of Lily
13. Doctor, Doctor
14. The Last Time
15. Under My Thumb
16. I Can See For Miles
17. Someone's Coming
18. Dogs
19. Call Me Lightning
20. Magic Bus
21. Dr Jekyll & Mr. Hyde
CD3 (01:04:19)
01.. Pinball Wizard
02. Dogs Part Two
03. The Seeker
04. Here For More
05. Summertime Blues
06. Heaven And Hell
07. See Me Feel Me / Listening To You
08. Overture From Tommy
09. Christmas
10. I'm Free
11. Won't Get Fooled Again
12. Don't Know Myself
13. Let's See Action
14. When I Was A Boy
15. Join Together
16. Baby Don't You Do It
17. Relay
18. Wasp Man
CD4 (01:04:34)
01.. 5:15
02. Water
03. Listening To You / See Me Feel Me (Tommy Original Soundtrack)
04. Overture (Tommy Original Soundtrack)
05. Squeeze Box
06. Success Story
07. Who Are You
08. Had Enough
09. Long Live Rock
10. My Wife (Live)
11. 5:15 (Quadrophenia Original Soundtrack)
12. I'm One (Quadrophenia Original Soundtrack)
13. You Better You Bet
14. The Quiet One
15. Don't Let Go The Coat
16. You
CD5 (01:06:29)
01.. Athena
02. A Man Is A Man
03. Eminence Front
04. It's Your Turn
05. Twist And Shout (Live)
06. I Can't Explain (Live)
07. Bony Maronie (Live)
08. Join Together (Live)
09. I Can See For Miles (Live)
10. Behind Blue Eyes (Live)
11. Real Good Looking Boy
12. Old Red Wine
13. Sound Round (Wire & Glass EP Side A)
14. Pick Up The Peace (Wire & Glass EP Side A)
15. Endless Wire (Wire & Glass EP Side A)
16. We Got A Hit (Wire & Glass EP Side A)
17. They Make My Dream Come True (Wire & Glass EP Side A)
18. Mirror Door (Wire & Glass EP Side B)
19. Be Lucky
20. I Can't Explain (2014 Stereo Remix)
