The Who Quick One
Who
520 €
Estimated vinyl value [2026 Valuation]
Technical Identification Sheet
| RELEASE NUMBER (Discogs ID) | 1336260 |
| Excel File Row | 301 |
| Date Added to Archive | 27/09/2026, 14:08:24 |
| Pressing Year | 1966 |
| Pressing Type (Press) | 1ST |
| Country of Pressing | UK |
| Record Label | Reaction |
| Stereo / Mono | MONO |
| Catalogue Number | 593002 |
| Barcode | N/A |
| Matrix / Runout Side A | 593002 A//2 1 1 3 ("Errore run-out IL 3 è stampato mirrored") |
| Matrix / Runout Side B | 593002 B//1 1 1 1 1 |
| Sleeve Condition | EX |
| Media Condition | EX+ |
| Inner Sleeve Condition | EX |
| Genre | Experimental/Psychedelic Rock |
| External Link | View Original Release ↗ |
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Story & Background
This first Reaction pressing from 1966 of "A Quick One" is a crucial record for The Who. It is the only album in which all four members of the group contributed their own songs. Pete Townshend, under pressure for new material, unexpectedly opened the doors to compositions by John Entwistle ("Boris the Spider", "Whisky Man"), Keith Moon ("I Need You") and Roger Daltrey ("See My Way"), creating an eclectic sonic amalgam. But it is the mini-opera "A Quick One, While He's Away" that steals the show. This nine-minute suite is widely recognised as a bold and visionary prototype, foreshadowing future rock epics of the calibre of "Tommy" and making this edition a fundamental piece in the genesis of operatic rock.
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Official Tracklist
- A1 - Run, Run, Run.
- A2 - Boris The Spider
- A3 - I Need You
- A4 - Whiskey Man
- A5 - Heatwave
- A6 - Cobwebs & Strange
- B1 - Don't Look Away
- B2 - See My Way
- B3 - So Sad About Us
- B4 - A Quick One While He's Away
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