{"id":369129,"date":"2026-09-01T18:10:14","date_gmt":"2026-09-01T18:10:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/at\/369129\/"},"modified":"2026-09-01T18:10:14","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T18:10:14","slug":"the-who-who-by-numbers-box-mit-92-unveroeffentlichten-tracks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/at\/369129\/","title":{"rendered":"The Who: \u201eWho By Numbers\u201c Box mit 92 unver\u00f6ffentlichten Tracks"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Who<\/a> feiern das 50. Jubil\u00e4um ihres 1976er Albums \u201eWho By Numbers\u201c mit einer monumentalen F\u00fcnf-Disc-Box: Das Set enth\u00e4lt eine remasterte Fassung des Albums, Pete Townshends Originaldemos, alternative Versionen der Songs sowie Studio-Jams aus den Aufnahmesessions, den Mitschnitt eines Konzerts vom 12. Juni 1976 in Swansea, Wales, eine Videoaufzeichnung ihrer Show vom 6. Dezember 1975 in Pontiac, Michigan, und eine Blu-ray mit einem Atmos-Mix, einem 5.1-Mix \u2013 beide von Townshend betreut \u2013 sowie einem neuen Stereomix.<\/a><\/p>\n

\"\"Insgesamt sind 92 bislang unver\u00f6ffentlichte Audiotracks enthalten, darunter ein fr\u00fcher Mix von \u201eImagine a Man\u201c mit Pete Townshend am Mikrofon. (Auf der Albumversion singt Roger Daltrey den Lead.)<\/p>\n

\u201eWho By Numbers\u201c folgte auf eine lange Reihe ambitionierter Konzeptalben und Rockopern \u2013 darunter \u201eThe Who Sell Out\u201c, \u201eTommy\u201c, \u201eWho\u2019s Next\u201c (zusammengestellt aus Material, das urspr\u00fcnglich f\u00fcr das \u201eLighthouse\u201c-Projekt gedacht war) und \u201eQuadrophenia\u201c. Diesmal entschied sich Townshend, Songs \u00fcber die K\u00e4mpfe in seinem eigenen Leben zu schreiben, statt erfundene Figuren in den Mittelpunkt zu stellen.<\/p>\n

Townshends pers\u00f6nlichstes Album<\/p>\n

\u201e\u201aWho By Numbers\u2018 ist ein schwieriges Album, \u00fcber das man reden kann\u201c, schreibt Townshend in den neuen Liner Notes. \u201eEs ist das einzige, bei dem ich Songs zugelassen habe, die so pers\u00f6nlich sind, dass sie von den Who verwendet wurden.\u201c<\/p>\n

\u201eIn gewisser Weise ist \u201aWho By Numbers\u2018 mein Lieblingsalbum der Who\u201c, erg\u00e4nzt Roger Daltrey. \u201eF\u00fcr mich legen Songs wie \u201aImagine A Man\u2018, \u201aHow Many Friends\u2018 und \u201aHowever Much I Booze\u2018 unsere Verletzlichkeit blo\u00df \u2013 und das macht das Album so wunderbar.\u201c<\/p>\n

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Kommerziell erreichte das Album nicht die H\u00f6hen der vorangegangenen Platten, doch die Kritik zeigte sich \u00fcberwiegend begeistert. \u201e\u201aWho By Numbers\u2018 ist nicht das, was es zu sein scheint\u201c, schrieb ROLLING STONEs Dave Marsh. \u201eOhne es an die gro\u00dfe Glocke zu h\u00e4ngen \u2013 ja, w\u00e4hrend er es sogar abstritt \u2013 hat Townshend eine Reihe von Songs geschrieben, die sowohl als Ganzes als auch einzeln funktionieren. Die Zeit: irgendwo mitten in der Nacht. Der Schauplatz: ein unordentliches Zimmer mit einem Fernseher, der offenbar nur Rockprogramme zeigt. Der Protagonist: ein alternder, noch immer erfolgreicher Rockstar, der betrunkenen Blickes auf die Mattscheibe starrt, eine Flasche Gin auf dem Kopf, und dabei \u00fcber seine Karriere nachgr\u00fcbelt, \u00fcber seine Liebe zur Musik und die Angst, dass alles davongleitet. Jeder Song hier passt ins Bild, selbst der einzige Nicht-Townshend-Beitrag, John Entwistles \u201aSuccess Story\u2018. Townshend war schon immer eine Art musikalischer Schalk \u2013 doch jetzt hat er seinen gr\u00f6\u00dften Streich gespielt und sein bestes Konzeptalbum als schn\u00f6den Zehn-Track-Wegwerfartikel getarnt.\u201c<\/p>\n

Kaum live gespielt<\/p>\n

Die meisten Songs des Albums \u2013 abgesehen vom Hit \u201eSqueeze Box\u201c \u2013 lie\u00dfen sich in den Arenen und Stadien, die The Who zu dieser Zeit bespielten, nur schwer auf die B\u00fchne bringen. Viele der d\u00fcstersten St\u00fccke, darunter \u201eHow Many Friends\u201c, \u201eHowever Much I Booze\u201c und \u201eThey Are All In Love\u201c, wurden entweder nie live gespielt oder nach wenigen Versuchen wieder aus dem Programm gestrichen.<\/p>\n

Bei der Swansea-Show, die in dieser Box enthalten ist, sind \u201eSqueeze Box\u201c und \u201eDreaming From The Waist\u201c die einzigen Tracks von \u201eWho By Numbers\u201c. Der Rest des Sets bestand aus \u00e4lteren Songs wie \u201eBehind Blue Eyes\u201c, \u201eMy Generation\u201c, \u201eWon\u2019t Get Fooled Again\u201c und einer ausgedehnten Suite aus \u201eTommy\u201c.<\/p>\n

Die Show in Pontiac, Michigan \u2013 auf Zwei-Zoll-Videoband aufgezeichnet und bislang nie ver\u00f6ffentlicht \u2013 weist eine sehr \u00e4hnliche Setlist auf. Das Konzert zog 76.896 Fans an und stellte damit einen Rekord f\u00fcr die gr\u00f6\u00dfte Besucherzahl bei einem Indoor-Rockkonzert auf.<\/p>\n

100-seitiges Begleitbuch<\/p>\n

Das Set wird von einem 100-seitigen Buch \u00fcber die Entstehung des Albums begleitet. \u201eIch sp\u00fcrte, dass eine neue Welle des Aufbegehrens und der Rebellion in der Musikbranche im Kommen war \u2013 die gro\u00dfen Bands wurden nachl\u00e4ssig und selbstverliebt\u201c, schreibt Townshend darin. \u201eIch wollte, dass meine Songs f\u00fcr unser Publikum weiterhin eine kathartische Funktion erf\u00fcllen. Als der Punk ein paar Jahre sp\u00e4ter einschlug, hat mich das nicht \u00fcberrascht.\u201c<\/p>\n

The Who sind seit dem Ende des US-Teils ihrer \u201eSong Is Over\u201c-Abschiedstournee im Oktober 2025 inaktiv. Daltrey hat gerade eine Reihe von Soloauftritten in Amerika begonnen, und Townshend erholt sich von einer Knieprothesen-Operation, die ihn zwang, einen Auftritt bei Eric Claptons Crossroads Festival in Austin, Texas, Ende dieses Monats abzusagen. J\u00fcngst haben sie sich jedoch mit Drummer Zak Starkey vers\u00f6hnt, der im vergangenen Jahr aus der Band geworfen worden war, und mit ihm f\u00fcr einen m\u00f6glichen Europa-Teil ihrer Abschiedstournee geprobt.<\/p>\n

\u201eWir haben einen Nachmittag lang geprobt und waren absolut in Feuer und Flamme\u201c, sagte Starkey in einer per E-Mail an ROLLING STONE \u00fcbermittelten Erkl\u00e4rung. \u201eIch bin so gl\u00fccklich, wieder die Musik zu spielen, die ich liebe, mit Menschen, die ich liebe. Es ist sch\u00f6n, wieder zu Hause zu sein.\u201c<\/p>\n

Track Listing: Super Deluxe Edition<\/p>\n

\u201eWho By Numbers\u201c Super Deluxe Edition \u2013 Track Listing<\/p>\n

DISC ONE: DAS ORIGINAL-ALBUM VON 1975, REMASTERED<\/p>\n

Slip Kid
\nHowever Much I Booze
\nSqueeze Box
\nDreaming From The Waist
\nImagine A Man
\nSuccess Story
\nThey Are All In Love
\nBlue Red And Grey
\nHow Many Friends
\nIn A Hand Or A Face<\/p>\n

DISC TWO: PETE TOWNSHEND DEMOS<\/p>\n

Keep Me Turning (Version 1) (Previously Unreleased)
\nSlip Kid (Version 1)
\nSqueeze Box
\nBlue Red And Grey (Previously Unreleased)
\nDreaming From The Waist (Previously Unreleased)
\nHow Many Friends (Previously Unreleased)
\nKeep Me Turning (Version 2) (Previously Unreleased)
\nImagine A Man (Previously Unreleased)
\nSlip Kid (Version 2) (Previously Unreleased)
\nRound And Round (working title for In A Hand Or A Face) (Previously Unreleased)
\nThere Ain\u2019t No Way Out (working title for However Much I Booze)<\/p>\n

DISC THREE: TRACKING SESSIONS: RAMPORT & SHEPPERTON STUDIOS<\/p>\n

Ramport Jam (Excerpt) (Previously Unreleased)
\nShe Loves Everyone (Tracking Session) (Previously Unreleased)
\nControl Myself (Dreaming From The Waist Tracking Session) (Previously Unreleased)
\nThere Ain\u2019t No Way Out (However Much I Booze Tracking Session) (Previously Unreleased)
\nGoin\u2018 To Frisco\/Round And Round (In A Hand Or A Face Tracking Session) (Previously Unreleased)
\nHi-Heel Sneakers Jam with Nicky Hopkins (Studio Outtake) (Previously Unreleased)
\nPete And Keith \u201eThe Artiste\u201c (Studio Dialogue) (Previously Unreleased)
\nSuccess Story (Tracking Session) (Previously Unreleased)
\nHow Many Friends (Tracking Session) (Previously Unreleased)
\nImagine A Man (Tracking Session) (Previously Unreleased)
\nThey Are All In Love (Tracking Session) (Previously Unreleased)
\nShe Loves Everyone (Retake With Nicky Hopkins) (Previously Unreleased)
\nSqueeze Box (Tracking Session) (Previously Unreleased)
\nInstrumental 1 (Tracking Session) (Previously Unreleased)
\nI\u2019m Dreaming (Dreaming From The Waist Retake) (Previously Unreleased)
\nEvery Minute (Blue Red And Grey Tracking Session) (Previously Unreleased)
\nInstrumental 2 (Rough Mix) (Tracking Session) (Previously Unreleased)
\nThe Who By Numbers US Radio Spot #1 (Radio Commercial) (Previously Unreleased)<\/p>\n

DISC FOUR: EARLY MIXES & GUIDE VOCALS<\/p>\n

Slip Kid \u2013 Alternate Roger Vocal (Early Mix Without Overdubs) (Previously Unreleased)
\nHowever Much I Booze \u2013 Alternate Pete Vocal (Early Mix) (Previously Unreleased)
\nSqueeze Box \u2013 Alternate Roger Vocal (Previously Unreleased)
\nDreaming From The Waist \u2013 Pete Vocal (Early Mix) (Previously Unreleased)
\nImagine A Man \u2013 Pete Vocal (Early Mix) (Previously Unreleased)
\nSuccess Story \u2013 John Vocal (Early Mix) (Previously Unreleased)
\nThey Are All In Love \u2013 Alternate Pete Vocal (Early Mix) (Previously Unreleased)
\nBlue Red And Grey (Unedited Version) (Previously Unreleased)
\nHow Many Friends \u2013 Pete Vocal (Early Mix) (Previously Unreleased)
\nIn A Hand Or A Face (Early Mix) (Previously Unreleased)
\nThey Are All In Love Alternate Roger Vocal (Early Mix) (Previously Unreleased)
\nSqueeze Box (Acoustic Stripped Mix, 2026) (Previously Unreleased)
\nImagine A Man (Acoustic Stripped Mix, 2026) (Previously Unreleased)
\nThey Are All In Love (Acoustic Stripped Mix, 2026) (Previously Unreleased)
\nHow Many Friends (Acoustic Stripped Mix, 2026) (Previously Unreleased)
\nThe Who By Numbers US Radio Spot #2 (Radio Commercial) (Previously Unreleased)
\nKeith Moon And John Entwistle Preview (The Who by Numbers With John Peel, BBC 1975) (Previously Unreleased)
\nHowever Much I Booze (Live At The Summit, Houston, U.S.A., November 20, 1975) (Previously Unreleased on disc)
\nSlip Kid (Live At Madison Square Garden, New York City, U.S.A., March 11, 1976) (Previously Unreleased)<\/p>\n

DISC FIVE: LIVE AT VETCH FIELD, SWANSEA, WALES, JUNE 12, 1976<\/p>\n

My Wife
\nBaba O\u2019Riley (Previously Unreleased)
\nSqueeze Box
\nBehind Blue Eyes
\nDreaming From The Waist
\nAmazing Journey (Previously Unreleased)
\nSparks (Previously Unreleased)
\nThe Acid Queen (Previously Unreleased)
\nFiddle About
\nPinball Wizard
\nI\u2019m Free
\nTommy\u2019s Holiday Camp
\nWe\u2019re Not Gonna Take It \/ See Me, Feel Me
\nSummertime Blues (Previously Unreleased)
\nMy Generation\/Join Together\/My Generation Blues (Previously Unreleased)
\nWon\u2019t Get Fooled Again (Previously Unreleased)<\/p>\n

BLU-RAY<\/p>\n

The Who By Numbers<\/p>\n

Pete Townshend Atmos Mix (Previously Unreleased)<\/p>\n

Pete Townshend 5.1 Mix (Previously Unreleased)<\/p>\n

2026 Stereo Mix (Previously Unreleased)<\/p>\n

Slip Kid (Previously Unreleased)
\nHowever Much I Booze (Previously Unreleased)
\nSqueeze Box (Previously Unreleased)
\nDreaming From The Waist (Previously Unreleased)
\nImagine A Man (Previously Unreleased)
\nSuccess Story (Previously Unreleased)
\nThey Are All In Love (Previously Unreleased)
\nBlue Red Grey (Previously Unreleased)
\nHow Many Friends (Previously Unreleased)
\nIn A Hand Or A Face (Previously Unreleased)<\/p>\n

LIVE AT METROPOLITAN STADIUM, PONTIAC, MICHIGAN, DECEMBER 6, 1975 (VIDEO)*<\/p>\n

Unver\u00f6ffentlichtes Konzert, aufgezeichnet auf NTSC-2-Zoll-Videoband<\/p>\n

I Can\u2019t Explain (Previously Unreleased)
\nSubstitute (Previously Unreleased)
\nMy Wife (Previously Unreleased)
\nBaba O\u2019Riley (Previously Unreleased)
\nSqueeze Box (Previously Unreleased)
\nBehind Blue Eyes (Previously Unreleased)
\nDreaming From The Waist (Previously Unreleased)
\nBoris The Spider (Previously Unreleased)
\nMagic Bus (Previously Unreleased)
\nAmazing Journey \/ Sparks (Previously Unreleased)
\nThe Acid Queen (Previously Unreleased)
\nFiddle About (Previously Unreleased)
\nPinball Wizard (Previously Unreleased)
\nI\u2019m Free (Previously Unreleased)
\nTommy\u2019s Holiday Camp (Previously Unreleased)
\nWe\u2019re Not Gonna Take It \/ See Me, Feel Me (Previously Unreleased)
\nSummertime Blues (Previously Unreleased)
\nMy Generation\/Join Together\/Road Runner\/My Generation Blues
\nWon\u2019t Get Fooled Again (Previously Unreleased)<\/p>\n

*Mono<\/p>\n

THE WHO \u2013 WHO BY NUMBERS<\/p>\n

2CD DELUXE VERSION<\/p>\n

DISC ONE: DAS ORIGINAL-ALBUM VON 1975, REMASTERED<\/p>\n

Slip Kid
\nHowever Much I Booze
\nSqueeze Box
\nDreaming From The Waist
\nImagine A Man
\nSuccess Story
\nThey Are All In Love
\nBlue Red And Grey
\nHow Many Friends
\nIn A Hand Or A Face<\/p>\n

DISC TWO:<\/p>\n

Slip Kid (Demo)
\nHowever Much I Booze \u2013 Alternate Pete Vocal (Early Mix) (Previously Unreleased)
\nSqueeze Box (Acoustic Stripped Mix, 2026) (Previously Unreleased)
\nControl Myself (Dreaming From The Waist Tracking Session) (Previously Unreleased)
\nImagine A Man \u2013 Pete Vocal (Early Mix) (Previously Unreleased)
\nSuccess Story \u2013 John Vocal (Early Mix) (Previously Unreleased)
\nThey Are All In Love Alternate Roger Vocal (Early Mix) (Previously Unreleased)
\nBlue Red And Grey (Unedited Version) (Previously Unreleased)
\nHow Many Friends (Acoustic Stripped Mix, 2026) (Previously Unreleased)
\nRound And Round (working title for In A Hand Or A Face) \u2013 Demo (Previously Unreleased)
\nSqueeze Box (Live At Vetch Field, Swansea, June 12, 1976)
\nDreaming From The Waist (Live At Vetch Field, Swansea, June 12, 1976)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Who feiern das 50. Jubil\u00e4um ihres 1976er Albums \u201eWho By Numbers\u201c mit einer monumentalen F\u00fcnf-Disc-Box: Das Set…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":369130,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[24],"tags":[46,42,147,153,154,44,48029,148],"class_list":["post-369129","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-musik","tag-at","tag-austria","tag-entertainment","tag-music","tag-musik","tag-oesterreich","tag-the-who","tag-unterhaltung"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@at\/117197133070800593","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/at\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/369129","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/at\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/at\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/at\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/at\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=369129"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/at\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/369129\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/at\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/369130"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/at\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=369129"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/at\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=369129"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/at\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=369129"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}