{"id":226460,"date":"2025-10-15T12:20:11","date_gmt":"2025-10-15T12:20:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/226460\/"},"modified":"2025-10-15T12:20:11","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T12:20:11","slug":"listen-to-the-whos-rare-cover-of-the-beatles-i-saw-her-standing-there-from-the-upcoming-deluxe-who-are-you-reissue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/226460\/","title":{"rendered":"Listen to The Who\u2019s Rare Cover of The Beatles\u2019 \u201cI Saw Her Standing There,\u201d from the Upcoming Deluxe \u2018Who Are You\u2019 Reissue"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Who<\/a> has shared a rare recording of the band covering a classic Beatles during a rehearsal 1977 session. The track, which features The Who playing raucous, rough, and rocking version of the Fab Four\u2019s 1963 hit \u201cI Saw Her Standing There,\u201d will be included in the upcoming Super Deluxe Edition of the Who Are You album<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The \u201cI Saw Her Standing There\u201d cover features drummer Keith Moon on lead vocals, with frontman Roger Daltrey singing along. According to the information of The Who\u2019s YouTube channel<\/a>, the recording also features backing vocals by Andy Fairweather-Low and Billy Nicholls. Fairweather-Low and Nicholls also sang on multiple tracks on the Who Are You album.<\/p>\n

[RELATED: The Who\u2019s 10th Annual Backyard Concert Charity Event Also Featured Performances by John Fogerty, Def Leppard, & Other Rock Legends]<\/a><\/p>\n

The rendition of \u201cI Saw Her Standing There\u201d is one of more than a dozen songs from a 1977 rehearsal at The Who\u2019s Shepperton Studios in London featured on the Super Deluxe Edition of the Who Are You reissue, which will be released on October 31. Another tune from the session was a cover of the Beach Boys hit \u201cBarbara Ann\u201d sung by Moon.<\/p>\n

As previously reported, the Super Deluxe Edition will feature seven CDs and a Blu-ray disc. The collection includes a remastered version of the originally released Who Are You mix by producer Jon Astley; an initial mix by producer Glyn Johns that the band rejected; various session outtakes, demos, and alternate mixes; rehearsals and performances recorded at Shepperton Studios in 1977, 1978, and 1979; and live performances from The Who\u2019s 1979 U.S. tour, which featured Moon\u2019s successor, Kenney Jones, on drums.<\/p>\n

The Blu-ray features new Atmos, stereo, and 5.1 surround mixes by acclaimed studio whiz Steven Wilson.<\/p>\n

More About the Who Are You Reissues<\/p>\n

The Super Deluxe box set features more than 70 previously unheard tracks. It comes packaged with a 100-page hardback book featuring extensive notes by Who expert Matt Kent, track-by-track details and session information, and Wilson\u2019s notes on his Dolby Atmos mix. The book also features rare photos, images of memorabilia and ephemera, and more.<\/p>\n

Among the interesting unheard tracks on the Super Deluxe box set\u2019s CDs is a version of \u201cSister Disco\u201d featuring a \u201clost\u201d guitar part by Pete Townshend that Wilson rediscovered.<\/p>\n

Also included is a May 1978 performance recorded at Shepperton Studios for the Who rockumentary The Kid Are Alright. The performance was The Who\u2019s last with Moon, who died in September 1978 at age 32. In addition, the box set features an early version of \u201cWho Are You\u201d performed at a 1976 concert in Toronto.<\/p>\n

The Who Are You reissue also will be available as deluxe four-LP and two-CD packages, and limited-edition colored-vinyl and half-speed-master vinyl LPs.<\/p>\n

Visit TheWho.com<\/a> for complete details about the various versions of the Who Are You reissues, which can be pre-ordered now<\/a>.<\/p>\n

About Who Are You<\/p>\n

Who Are You was The Who\u2019s eighth studio effort, and its last to feature Moon. The album was released August 18, 1978, five days before the drummer died of an accidental prescription-drug overdose.<\/p>\n

The nine-track collection was considered a return to form for the band following its modestly successful 1975 album, The Who By Numbers. Who Are You found the band, and particularly principal songwriter Pete Townshend, reflecting on the changing musical landscape, as punk rock began to gain popularity in the U.K.<\/p>\n

The album\u2019s hit title track was inspired by a night Townshend spent partying with Sex Pistols members Steve Jones and Paul Cook.<\/p>\n

\u201cWho Are You\u201d peaked at No. 9 on the Billboard Hot 100. The album also included such other popular tunes as \u201cNew Song,\u201d \u201cSister Disco,\u201d and \u201cHad Enough.\u201d<\/p>\n

Who Are You reached No. 2 on the Billboard 200. The album was certified double platinum by the RIAA for sales of more than 2 million copies in the U.S.<\/p>\n

The Who and \u201cI Saw Her Standing There\u201d<\/p>\n

According to Setlist.fm, The Who only played \u201cI Saw Her Standing There\u201d in concert after the 1977 rehearsal performance. The first time was, appropriately enough, at Shea Stadium in New York City on October 13, 1982. The second was at Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, New York, on November 15, 1996.<\/p>\n

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