The Who – Who's Next

I would like to give my insight into this release,
Now most people still go to that outdated Hoffman forum Thread which has good info but is very inaccurate when it comes to the first pressing of Who’s Next, this was mastered by Doug sax as the tape box says but there is no etching of any kind like the Decca or the first side of the Uk, which doesn’t mean anything since all the Who’s first pressings all had the catalog number stamped along with an A/1 B/1 before 1973 when you started to see TML in deadwax this version is very much a hidden gem of this record and is the best of the best the 2005 Classic records cut is the only one that comes close. It’s not as hot as the Decca but more like the UK but imo it’s got more detail and openness. I’d really recommend getting this over spending 2x more for the made in the UK press.

Hugely better than ANY other mastering of this album. This is the one to buy!!

Wow, this is terrible. All due respect to Miles, and as Nick said below, this album has always had audiophile issues? and I am sure he did the best he could? but wow does it lacks punch, clarity, you name it. The sad thing is — because of Rhino HiFi, we KNOW this could sound amazing AND at the same price point. Oh well.

Out of many German pressings, this one has phenomenal dynamic range and powerful sonic purity. This is a good 'un. Get a super clean one and you're set for life.

Any evidence this is a west-coast 1st press from the OG master?

I already own a couple of versions of this classic but i saw this going ridiculously cheap and it looked great..A real result as it's probably the best sounding quality picture disc I've ever heard..a lovely surprise with virtually no background noise..better than many black vinyl versions

Why is this a reissue? With original A//1, B//2 runouts? This must be wrong.

Hi All,

I have disc matrix / runout :

Sida 1 : 2408102 A//1 1 1 10 MG-12888
Side 2 : 2408102 B//2 ▽ 420 11 8 04

Is it this version ?

It seems to have retouched US cat # DL 79182 is barely visible on the top left corner of the front cover.

Kind regards,

Flavien

I bought this shortly after receiving the stand alone "Who's Next" blu ray. As a recent convert to multi channel home audio, I've been snapping up discs that I missed early on, and WN(and "Quadrophenia" as well) was on my most wanted list, since it's been top favorite of mine since buying it as a teen on release day(I've been a fan of the band since the late 60's as a pre teen). Well, suffice to say that the blu ray completely knocked me out. Especially the 5.1 and original mixes. Enough so that I had to jump on this box. Found a decently priced option and now I sit listening to disc 2 of the demo's, reading Pete's notes and once again shaking my head at awe at the pure and simple(well, complex also) genius of this man. The box itself it a treasure trove of delights. I've been strictly vinyl for years, and so haven't been collecting the discs both legal and boot that have some of this stuff already on it, so it's all brand new to me. And I'm simply stunned, song after song. And the book. That book is worth the price of the box for me. Plus the live stuff, the singles, all of it. I own a lot of box sets, and most have been worthy of purchase. But this one is one of those rare one's that will constantly being pulled out to listen to again and again. It's that great.

The US W1/W2’s sound great, but a UK first is how this should sound, both sides - more presence, clarity - everything.