The Who-Who Are You (1978)


 

Artist: The Who

Title:  Who Are You

Label: MCA Records

Format: LP

Cat #: MCA-3050

Year of Release: 1978

Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 1978

Listed Condition: VG+/VG

Sell Date: 6/27/21

Sell Price: $3.49

Discogs Last Sold: 6/8/21

Low: $3.00

Median: $5.00

Average: $6.46

High: $20.00

Current low price: $2.50

Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 142

Have/Want: 8430/396

Where Sold: New Orleans, LA

Time it took to sell: 6 years

Where and When Bought: Worcester That's Entertainment $2.99 early 80's

Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: B+

Sad To See It Go: No

"I woke up in a Soho doorway/A Policeman knew my name...."-Who Are You?

Septemember 5th, 2020.  A text comes in from the Pinch Point editor to The Reverse Collector (TM):

PP: What letter grade would you give this?


RC: Funny i always held this album in low esteem except of course "sister disco" "guitar and pen" and the unlistenable due to overplayed title track...low esteem for the Who is B, I suspect I'd bump it to Faces Dances B+ level if I gave it a spin today.  I don't think I've spun it since the day I bought the vinyl used in the pre-CD era.  That I never replaced it on CD remastered or otherwise says something

PP: I shoplifted the 8-track around the time it was hitting cut-out bins (79, maybe?) Always liked it (B+)  and LOVED "905" from the get-go.  

Listening to it right now, I would raise it to:

A-

Haha, the played to death title track does still have one of the best opening couplets in rock history, though (smiling emoticon)

RC: I'm trying to think of a who record i have not listened to start to finish since the list time i heard who are you--i think none even post keith moon!

PP: Is there actually one that came after Endless Wire?

RC: Yes Who came out in 2019...I thought it was pretty good actually for the couple listens i gave it

Well, today I listened start to finish right after Meaty, Beaty (same buyer).  "Trick of the Light" stood out a little more today.   Otherwise, the conversation from last Fall holds.  I kind of enjoyed "Who Are You" focusing also on "you can go sleep at home tonight/if you can get up and walk away..."

I didn't bump the grade up until I thought about said couplet.


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