3/14/2023 2 Comments Dead cells graveyard![]() ![]() There are two versions of "My Generation". They have been remixed but there's something about the sound of the guitar on some that sound distinctly different from 1965, half of which are demos of tracks the band (or anyone else for that matter) never recorded. I am skeptical about some of the 11 Pete Townshend demos contained on their own disc because I felt there was something about them that sounded too modern, or more to the point, not from 1965 as it is indicated they all are. My cynicism is further put to test on the demos CD. Sacrilege is more like it.even if it does sound good. ![]() But the fact remains that I feel somehow, well, is betrayed the right word? It just seems unethical to fuck with something like this. I honestly would not have noticed had I not read this. In fact I listened to it BEFORE I read this and I didn't find anything amiss outside of hearing a few "different" things (namely slightly different backing vocal parts). It really doesn't matter that Pete used the exact same kind of Rickenbacker and the exact same kind of Marshall amp as he did in 1965 or that Roger added missing backing vocals. in 2014 Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend entered the studio to recreate the missing parts. In the liner notes of the 80 page book it admits that during the remixing of the original stereo versions it was discovered that several instrumental and vocal overdubs were missing (as evidenced on the version of "My Generation" on the 2002 set that's missing the lead guitar track). It's with the stereo mixes that we approach murky waters. There are also alternate mono mixes of "My Generation " (where Townsend's Rickenbacker and Entwistle's Danelectro leap out earbuds at you), "I'm A Man", "Daddy Rolling Stone", "Lubie (Come Back Home)", "Shout And Shimmy" and a powerful mix of one of my favorite '65 Who tracks, "Circles". There's an extended version of "I Don't Mind" with some interesting banter by the band before the track (that's otherwise no different than the longer 2002 version). If you're like me you'll appreciate the two different Mono alternate mixes of "Out In The Street" (one with a completely different guitar track, another with completely different vocals). I'm an anorak, I like hearing a new guitar bit I never heard before, a different vocal take or a different arrangement of a James Brown cover I've been listening to for three decades. However there are loads of alternate mono and stereo mixes of these tracks that were not and that's what intrigued me. This is 100% true as so far as the mono mixes are concerned. Now skeptics will point out that most of this stuff was already unearthed in 2002 with the deluxe edition 2 CD issue of the album containing Mono mixes. The disc of Pete Townshend demo's are annotated by the man himself song by song as well. And there's track by track explanations of the different mixes and recording details on each one broken down by chapter for each CD. It gives a detailed account of the history of the band and their music in the time leading up to and during the recording of the LP. In addition to a wealth of information from all the principals it's full of b&w and color photos, some of which I have never seen before in my 36 years as a devotee of this album. What I like most about this set is the 80 page book which intimately chronicles the making of the album. Live at the mod stronghold The Goldhawk Social Club March 20, 1965 Polydor have sort of managed that with their new deluxe 5 CD box set of the legendary "My Generation " album (of course there's a host a crap jammed in that I haven't even bothered to look at as well that my kids will be puzzled by when they get rid of my stuff when they're either putting me in the ground or a home). I just want the music and some good research backed liner notes. I'm no longer impressed by deluxe editions that are packed with posters, reproduction handbills, business cards etc (not that I ever was.). ![]()
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