The 1st Singles Box
Box set by
The Who
ReleasedApril 2004
Recorded1964–2004
GenrePower pop
Length81:55
LabelPolydor
ProducerVarious
The Who chronology
Then and Now
(2004) 		The 1st Singles Box
(2004) 		Wire & Glass
(2006)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[1]

The 1st Singles Box is a box set compilation of singles recorded by the Who throughout their history. The album was released exclusively in the United Kingdom on 25 May 2004. It was considered the counterpart to the other compilation album by the Who, entitled Then and Now. The album was set with twelve compact discs containing two songs each, a la the A-side and B-side of the original single.[2] Each individual CD was encased by a paper sleeve representing the single's original artwork from a particular country.[3]

Track listing

All songs written by Pete Townshend except where noted.

Disc one
  1. "I Can't Explain" – 2:06
  2. "Bald Headed Woman" (Shel Talmy) – 2:11
Disc two
  1. "My Generation" – 3:20
  2. "Shout and Shimmy" (James Brown) – 3:17
Disc three
  1. "Substitute" – 3:51
  2. "Circles" – 3:13
Disc four
  1. "I'm a Boy" – 2:38
  2. "In the City" (John Entwistle, Keith Moon) – 2:24
Disc five
  1. "Happy Jack" – 2:11
  2. "I've Been Away" (Entwistle) – 2:08
Disc six
  1. "Pictures of Lily" – 2:45
  2. "Doctor, Doctor" (Entwistle) – 3:01
Disc seven
  1. "I Can See for Miles" – 4:08
  2. "Someone's Coming" (Entwistle) – 2:31
Disc eight
  1. "Pinball Wizard" – 3:04
  2. "Dogs Part II" (Moon, Towser, Jason) – 2:27
Disc nine
  1. "Won't Get Fooled Again" – 3:41
  2. "Don't Know Myself" – 4:57
Disc ten
  1. "5:15" – 4:23
  2. "Water" – 4:42
Disc eleven
  1. "Who Are You" – 5:08
  2. "Had Enough" (Entwistle) – 4:31
Disc twelve
  1. "Real Good Looking Boy" (Townshend, Luigi Creatore, Hugo Peretti and George David Weiss) – 5:43
  2. "Old Red Wine" – 3:44

Personnel

Design

References

  1. ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.
  2. ^ "The 1st Singles Box: Who: Music". Amazon.com. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
  3. ^ "The Who Official Band Website - Roger Daltrey, Pete Townshend, John Entwistle, and Keith Moon | | The First Singles Box". Thewho.com. 1 April 2004. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
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