WHO A QUICK ONE LP REACTION 593002 MONO 1966 1st PRESS

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THE WHO

A QUICK ONE 1st PRESS LP

1966 REACTION 593002 

SLEEVE.... the lamined e.j day sleeve is in -excellent condition 

VINYL.....condition is vry good+ with jet black mirror like surfaces (has one c shape scratch and  a few tiny faint lines)

LABELS.....both labels are in very good++ condition

MATRIX NUMBERS..... 593002 A//2  593002 B//2

A Quick One is the second album by English rock band The Who, released in 1966. American record company executives released the album under the title Happy Jack, rather than the sexually suggestive title of the UK release, and due to "Happy Jack" being a top forty hit in the U.S. "Happy Jack" was not included on the UK version of the album, but instead was released as a non-album single.

This is widely regarded by fans to have been a pivotal album for the group, due to the departure from the R&B / pop formula featured on the band's first release. Part of the marketing push for the album was a requirement that each band member should write at least two of the songs on it (although Roger Daltrey only wrote one), so this Who album is the least dominated by Pete Townshend's writing.

The album was also the band's first foray into the form of rock opera, with "A Quick One, While He's Away", the title track of the LP, a nine-minute suite of song snippets telling a story of infidelity and reconciliation. The Who would later go on to write and record the full scale rock operas Tommy and Quadrophenia.

The album was intended to be pop music, a sonic participant in the pop art movement. The cover was designed by the pop art exponent Alan Aldridge,[1] with the front cover depicting the band playing their instruments. The back cover is a black-and-white photo montage of the band members accompanied by a short personality sketch of each (infamous among Who fans for Keith Moon's humorous assertion that he was keen on "breeding chickens"). A track listing, a couple of paragraphs touting the band, an ad for their first album, and a technical blurb are also crowded onto the back cover.

The blurb reveals the recording technology of the time by announcing "This is a high-fidelity record! For proper reproduction use RIAA or a similar Record Compensator setting." The album was recorded at IBC Studios, Pye Studios and Regent Sound, in London, England in 1966. Kit Lambert was the producer.

In 2003, the album was ranked number 383 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.

 Track listing

All songs are by Pete Townshend except as noted.

 A Quick One (original 1966 UK release)

1. "Run Run Run" – 2:43
2. "Boris the Spider" (John Entwistle) – 2:29
3. "I Need You" (Keith Moon) – 2:25
4. "Whiskey Man" (Entwistle) – 2:57
5. "Heat Wave" (Brian Holland/Lamont Dozier/Edward Holland) – 1:57
6. "Cobwebs and Strange" (Moon) – 2:31

1. "Don't Look Away" – 2:54
2. "See My Way" (Roger Daltrey) – 1:53
3. "So Sad About Us" – 3:04
4. "A Quick One, While He's Away" – 9:10

my records are condition graded visually in accordance with Record Collector's Grading System as follows:

MINT (M): Unplayed, pristine condition, often still sealed.

NEAR MINT (NM): The record itself is in almost brand new condition with no apparent surface marks, full original vinyl lustre, and no deterioration in sound quality.The cover and any extra items are in near perfect condition.

EXCELLENT (EX): The record shows signs of having been played, but there is very little lessening in sound quality. The cover and/or packaging might have slight wear and/or creasing.

VERY GOOD (VG): The record obviously has been played many times, but displays no major deterioration in sound quality, despite noticeable surface marks and the occasional light scratch. Normal wear and tear on the cover and/or extra items, without any major defects, is acceptable.

GOOD (G): The record has been played so much that the sound quality has deteriorated noticeably, perhaps with some distortion and/or scratches. The cover and/or contents may suffer from folding, scuffing, spine-splits, major discolouration, etc.

+ or - indicates a grading in between the given categories

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