{"id":413918,"date":"2026-04-23T18:57:14","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T18:57:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/413918\/"},"modified":"2026-04-23T18:57:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T18:57:14","slug":"four-classic-the-who-albums-slated-for-shm-cd-release","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/413918\/","title":{"rendered":"Four Classic The Who Albums Slated for SHM-CD Release"},"content":{"rendered":"

Four classic albums from The Who<\/a> are receiving a high-quality SHM-CD release this year. Editions of 1965\u2019s My Generation, 1966\u2019s A Quick One, 1967 The Who Sell Out, and 1969\u2019s Tommy are all available for pre-order now, featuring a host of bonus tracks and superior sound quality,<\/p>\n

\u201cSHM\u201d is an acronym for \u201cSuper High Material,\u201d meaning that these editions are made from a purer, higher-quality material than traditional polycarbonate, one that\u2019s developed specifically for LCD (liquid crystal display) screens. The top-shelf material means that more precise etchings can be made in each disc, resulting in a \u201ccleaner, brighter, and fuller\u201d mix that affects each and every note captured by a microphone. Each SHM-CD is specially manufactured on a bespoke assembly line in Japan, and pressed in small batches. Despite their unique specifications, they can still be played on any sound system or CD player.<\/p>\n

The Who\u2019s debut album, My Generation<\/a> was recorded at IBC Studios in London and released in December 1965 by Brunswick Records. The band dropped the record on the heels of two charting singles, \u201cI Can\u2019t Explain\u201d and the title track, but later described the release as something of a rush job. My Generation peaked at No. 5 on the UK charts and failed to chart in the US. In 2009, the Library of Congress inducted the US edition into the National Recording Registry as \u201cculturally, historically and aesthetically significant.\u201d\n<\/p>\n

They followed up their first LP with A Quick One<\/a>, a 1966 record that marked the only Who album to not primarily feature Pete Townshend\u2019s songwriting. Bassist John Entwistle wrote \u201cBoris the Spider\u201d (which Jimi Hendrix once called his favorite Who song) after an evening out with the Rolling Stones\u2019 Bill Wyman. The nine-minute album closer, \u201cA Quick One, While He\u2019s Away,\u201d was one of the group\u2019s first dalliances with full-on rock opera. The album reached No. 4 in the UK.\n<\/p>\n

Just a year later, the Who returned with the cheekily-titled The Who Sell Out<\/a>, which was structured as a mock pirate radio broadcast interspersed with fake commercials and jingles. Inspired by formats like the late, great mod station Radio London, the record spawned the Who\u2019s highest-charting US single, \u201cI Can See for Miles.\u201d In 1969, Tommy<\/a> arrived, heavily inspired by Townshend\u2019s work with Indian spiritual figure Meher Baba. Completed over the course of six months, the album tells the story of Tommy Walker, a boy who becomes deaf, dumb, and blind after witnessing a murder and who eventually rises to become a messianic figure. Tommy peaked at No. 2 in the UK and No. 4 in the US, sold over two million copies in the US alone, and was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1998.\n<\/p>\n

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