The Who Sell Out

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The Who Sell Out
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Studio album by
the Who
Released15 December 1967 (1967-12-15)
RecordedMay–November 1967
Studio
Genre
Length38:46
Label
Producer Kit Lambert
The Who UK chronology
A Quick One
(1966)		The Who Sell Out
(1967)		 Direct Hits
(1968)
The Who US chronology
Happy Jack
(1967)		The Who Sell Out
(1967)		 Magic Bus: The Who on Tour
(1968)
Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Lead vocalsLength
1."Armenia City in the Sky" Speedy Keen Daltrey and Keen3:48
2."Heinz Baked Beans" John Entwistle Moon, Entwistle and Townshend1:00
3."Mary Anne with the Shaky Hand" Daltrey and Townshend2:28
4."Odorono" Townshend2:34
5."Tattoo" Daltrey, with Townshend2:51
6."Our Love Was" Townshend3:23
7."I Can See for Miles" Daltrey4:05
Total length:20:50
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Lead vocalsLength
1."I Can't Reach You" ( [note 1] ) Townshend3:03
2."Medac" ( [note 2] )EntwistleEntwistle0:57
3."Relax" Daltrey and Townshend2:41
4."Silas Stingy"EntwistleEntwistle and Daltrey3:07
5."Sunrise" Townshend3:06
6."Rael (1 and 2)" (includes hidden track [note 3] ) Daltrey5:51
Total length:18:38

Notes

  1. ↑ Track 1 titled "Can't Reach You" on various reissues
  2. ↑ Track 2 titled "Spotted Henry" on original US LPs.
  3. ↑ Immediately after Rael Pt 2, a hidden track "Track Records Run Out Groove" is looping recording of spoken words "Track Records" on original vinyl pressings by Track Records. This hidden track was included as a distinct track on digital reissues.
1995 CD bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Lead vocalsLength
14."Rael 2" Townshend0:47
15."Glittering Girl" Townshend, with Entwistle2:56
16."Melancholia" Daltrey3:17
17."Someone's Coming"EntwistleDaltrey2:29
18."Jaguar" Entwistle, with Townshend2:51
19."Early Morning Cold Taxi" Roger Daltrey, Dave LangstonDaltrey2:55
20."In the Hall of the Mountain King" Edvard Grieg Instrumental (with vocalizations from the band)4:19
21."Girl's Eyes" Keith Moon Moon and Entwistle3:28
22."Mary Anne with the Shaky Hand" (Alternative version) Daltrey and Townshend3:19
23."Glow Girl" Daltrey and Townshend2:24
Total length:28:45

2009 deluxe edition

This edition contains the original album in stereo on disc one, the mono mix on disc two, and bonus tracks on both discs.

Disc one bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
14."Rael Naive" 0:59
15."Someone's Coming"Entwistle2:36
16."Early Morning Cold Taxi"Daltrey, Langston2:59
17."Jaguar" 2:58
18."Coke After Coke" 1:05
19."Glittering Girl" 3:00
20."Summertime Blues" Eddie Cochran, Jerry Capehart 2:35
21."John Mason Cars"Keith Moon, John Entwistle0:40
22."Girl's Eyes"Moon2:52
23."Sodding About"Entwistle, Moon, Townshend2:47
24."Premier Drums" (Full Version)Moon0:43
25."Odorono" (Final Chorus) 0:24
26."Mary Anne with the Shaky Hand" (US Mirasound Version) 3:22
27."Things Go Better with Coke" 0:30
28."In the Hall of the Mountain King"Grieg; arranged by the Who4:23
29."Top Gear" 0:52
30."Rael (1 & 2)" (Remake Version) 6:35
Total length:39:20
Disc two bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
14."Mary Anne with the Shaky Hand" (Version 1; US mono single mix) 3:16
15."Someone's Coming" (UK single mono mix)Entwistle2:31
16."Relax" (Early demo, stereo) 3:21
17."Jaguar" (Original mono mix) 2:51
18."Glittering Girl" (Unreleased version, stereo) 3:17
19."Tattoo" (Early mono mix) 2:46
20."Our Love Was" (Take 12, unused mono mix) 3:16
21."Rotosound Strings" (With final note, stereo)Entwistle, Moon0:12
22."I Can See for Miles" (Early mono mix) 4:00
23."Rael" (Early mono mix) 5:46
24."Armenia City in the Sky" (Isolated backwards track (Hidden track))Keen3:15
25."Great Shakes" (Unreleased US radio commercial; (Hidden track)) 1:01
Total length:35:32

Personnel

Adapted from the liner notes of the 1995 reissue. [50]

The Who

Additional musicians

Personnel

Charts

1967–1968 weekly chart performance for The Who Sell Out
Chart (1967–1968)Peak
position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report) [52] 8
UK Albums (OCC) [53] 13
US Billboard 200 [54] 48
2021 weekly chart performance for The Who Sell Out
Chart (2021)Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [55] 34
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [56] 51
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [57] 97
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [58] 77
French Albums (SNEP) [59] 120
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [60] 19
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE) [61] 94
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [62] 26

Certifications

Certifications for The Who Sell Out
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [63]
2009 deluxe edition 		Silver60,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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References

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Keen later found fame as a member of Thunderclap Newman whose smash hit "Something in the Air" features production by Pete Townshend and bass playing from Townshend under the pseudonym Bijou Drains.

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