{"product_id":"the-who-my-generation-180g-vinyl-lp-mono","title":"The Who – My Generation [180g Vinyl LP] [Mono]","description":"\u003ch3\u003eThe Who – My Generation [180g Vinyl LP] [Mono]\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDetails\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Vinyl LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCatalogue Number:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3715603\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBarcode:\u003c\/strong\u003e 602537156030\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGenre:\u003c\/strong\u003e Rock \/ Mod \/ R\u0026amp;B\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLabel:\u003c\/strong\u003e Brunswick \/ Polydor \/ Universal Music Catalogue\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOriginally Released:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3 December 1965\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReissue Released:\u003c\/strong\u003e 23 January 2015\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePressing:\u003c\/strong\u003e 180 Gram Vinyl\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New \u0026amp; Sealed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDescription\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMy Generation\u003c\/em\u003e is The Who's explosive debut studio album — a record that captured one of rock's most thrillingly volatile live acts at their rawest and most dangerous. Released on 3 December 1965 on Brunswick Records, it arrived at the height of the mod movement and remains one of the defining documents of British rock's first golden era.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRecorded in a series of rapid sessions at IBC Studios in London, the album was produced by \u003cstrong\u003eShel Talmy\u003c\/strong\u003e — who had already guided the early Kinks records — and showcases a band playing with an urgency and physicality that was genuinely unlike anything else being made in Britain at the time. Pete Townshend's slashing, feedback-drenched guitar, John Entwistle's thunderous bass runs and Keith Moon's anarchic, jazz-influenced drumming created a sound that simultaneously honoured its R\u0026amp;B roots and blew them apart entirely.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe title track \u003cstrong\u003e\"My Generation\"\u003c\/strong\u003e is one of the most important singles in rock history — Roger Daltrey's stuttering, contemptuous delivery of the line \u003cem\u003e\"I hope I die before I get old\"\u003c\/em\u003e crystallising the frustrations of an entire generation in less than three minutes. \u003cstrong\u003e\"The Kids Are Alright\"\u003c\/strong\u003e is a timeless anthem; \u003cstrong\u003e\"The Good's Gone\"\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003e\"La-La-La-Lies\"\u003c\/strong\u003e are crackling R\u0026amp;B workouts; and the extraordinary instrumental \u003cstrong\u003e\"The Ox\"\u003c\/strong\u003e — featuring session pianist Nicky Hopkins — remains a jaw-dropping showcase for Moon and Entwistle's telepathic rhythm playing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOriginally mixed and released in \u003cstrong\u003emono\u003c\/strong\u003e — the standard for the era and the format in which the album was intended to be heard — this 2015 reissue faithfully restores the original mono mix, \u003cstrong\u003eremastered by Miles at Abbey Road Studios\u003c\/strong\u003e. Pressed on \u003cstrong\u003eheavyweight 180g vinyl\u003c\/strong\u003e, it is the definitive modern pressing of the album for any serious collector and essential listening for anyone interested in the roots of rock, punk or British pop.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eTracklist\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSide A\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOut in the Street\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI Don't Mind\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Good's Gone\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLa-La-La-Lies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMuch Too Much\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMy Generation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSide B\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Kids Are Alright\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlease, Please, Please\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIt's Not True\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI'm a Man\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Legal Matter\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Ox\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCredits\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRoger Daltrey – Lead Vocals\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePete Townshend – Guitar, Vocals\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJohn Entwistle – Bass, Vocals\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKeith Moon – Drums\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNicky Hopkins – Piano (The Ox)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShel Talmy – Producer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDavid Wedgbury – Cover Photography\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMiles – Remastering, Abbey Road Studios\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLabel – Brunswick \/ Polydor \/ Universal Music Catalogue\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"The Who","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57554055758211,"sku":"3715603","price":23.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0932\/9757\/4275\/files\/be6c57e5-8496-4e12-8580-c59a1b641e09.webp?v=1773156618","url":"https:\/\/vikingrecords.co.uk\/products\/the-who-my-generation-180g-vinyl-lp-mono","provider":"Viking Records Ltd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}