The Who - Face Dances (LP, Blu + LP, Yel + Album, RSD, RE, RM, 40t) (Mint (M))

Average Condition: Mint (M)
Sleeve Condition: Mint (M)

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 RSD 2021 June drop, quantity 6,500.

 Hype sticker affixed to shrink, with catalog number 3543227:
 The Who Face Dances.
 40th anniversary edition of the legendary 1981 album - expanded to 18 tracks across two LPs!
 Double LP on yellow and blue colored heavyweight vinyl 
Includes the single 'You Better You Bet', an unreleased take of 'Don't Let Go The Coat' plus live tracks from the 1981 Rockpalast concert and many others
 Cut at Abbey Road Studios using the Half-Speed ​​Mastering process
 Exclusive for Record Store Day 2021
 Record Store Day UK

 Includes Obi-style wrapper:
 Mastered at Abbey Road Studios Half Speed ​​Mastering
 This record was cut using a specialist technique known as half-speed mastering.
 This artisan process results in cuts that have superior high frequency response (treble) and very solid and stable stereo images.
 In short, a very high quality master that helps to create a very high quality record.

 ℗ 2021 Polydor Ltd. (UK), © 2021 Polydor Ltd. (UK). To Universal Music Company. Made in the EU.
 Universal Music BV 's-Gravelandseweg 80, 1217 EW Hilversum, Netherlands.

 First catalog number (3543227) on spine, jacket back.
 Second catalog number (006024 353227 4) on jacket back, labels.

 Sticker: Made in Netherlands
 On labels: Made in the Netherlands
 
Issued in non-gatefold jacket. Includes four 12" x 12" portrait prints. LPs housed in heavy-stock printed inner sleeves with lyrics and credits, catalog numbers 3543288 and 3543299.

 Tracks C1 to C4: From the Face Dances sessions
 Track C5: Alternate takes from the Face Dances Sessions. Pete On lead vocal
 Tracks D1 to D4: All tracks recorded live at Essen, Germany and broadcast on Rockpalast, 1981

 Original album:
 Recorded at Odyssey Recording Studios, London
 Mixed at Bayshore Recording Studios, Coconut Grove, Florida
 Disc mastering, Sterling Sound, NYC
 Recorded and mixed using MCI consoles and tape machines

 Track C5: Recorded at Odyssey Recording Studios, London, November 1980.

 Tracks D1 to D4:
 Recorded at Grugahalle, Essen, Germany on Saturday 28 March 1981 and broadcast live for Rockpalast on Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR) TV.

 Remastered at Close to the Edge
 Additional mixing at FX Studios, North Acton
 Lacquers cut using the Half-Speed ​​Mastering Process at Abbey Road Studios.
 
Originally released as a single disc (Disc 1) on 6 March 1981 on Polydor Records 2302 106 (WHOD 5073) in the UK. And on Warner Bros. WB HS 3516 in the US. It reached #2 in the UK LP chart and #4 in the US Billboard Album Chart.

 Track publishers:
 A1 to A3, A5 to B2, B4, C5, D1, D2, D4: © Eel Pie Publishing Ltd.
 A4, B3, D3: © Whistle Rhymes Ltd.
 C1 to C3, © Eel Pie Publishing Ltd./Windswept Pacific Publishing.
 C4: © Spirit Music Publishing Ltd.

 Portraits of The Who on the cover are by 16 different artists.

. Face Dances
A1. You Better You Bet 5:36
A2. Don't Let Go The Coat 3:43
A3. Cache Cache 3:55
A4. The Quiet One 3:08
A5. Did You Steal My Money 4:17
B1. How Can You Do It Alone 5:26
B2.Daily Records 3:26
B3. You 4:40
B4. Another Tricky Day 4:55
. Face Dances Pt. 3
C1. I Like Nightmares 3:09
C2. It's In You 5:11
C3. Somebody Saved Me 5:34
C4. Dance It Away 4:04
C5. Don't Let Go The Coat (Alternate Take) 4:00
Q1. Don't Let Go The Coat (Live) 3:51
D2. You Better You Bet (Live) 5:06
D3. The Quiet One (Live) 3:41
Q4. Another Tricky Day (Live) 6:02

Barcode and Other Identifiers:

Barcode 602435432274
Barcode 6 02435 43227 4
Label Code LC00039
Rights Society BIEM/SDRM
Other LP1 006024 3543228 1
Other LP2 006024 3543227 8
Matrix / Runout 31905 1A 06024354322700 MILES. ABBEY ROAD 1/2 SPEED. ROOM 30.
Matrix / Runout 31905 1B 06024354322700 MILES. ABBEY ROAD 1/2 SPEED. ROOM 30.
Matrix / Runout 31905 1C 06024354322700 MILES. ABBEY ROAD 1/2 SPEED. ROOM 30.
Matrix / Runout 31905 1D 06024354322700 MILES. ABBEY ROAD 1/2 SPEED. ROOM 30.

Record Company Universal Music
Record Company Universal Music BV
Phonographic Copyright (p) Polydor Ltd. (UK)
Copyright (c) Polydor Ltd. (UK)
Produced For Pandora Productions
Recorded At Odyssey Studios
Mixed At Bayshore Recording Studios
Recorded At Grugahalle
Mastered At Sterling Sound
Remastered At Close To The Edge
Mixed At FX Studios
Mastered At Mastered At Abbey Road Studios - Half Speed ​​Mastering
Lacquer Cut At Mastered At Abbey Road Studios - Half Speed ​​Mastering
Lacquer Cut At Abbey Road Studios
Pressed By Record Industry
Published By Eel Pie Publishing Ltd.
Copyright (c) Eel Pie Publishing Ltd.
Published By Whistle Rhymes Ltd.
Copyright (c) Whistle Rhymes Ltd.
Published By Windswept Pacific Publishing
Copyright (c) Windswept Pacific Publishing
Published By Spirit Music Publishing Ltd.
Copyright (c) Spirit Music Publishing Ltd.

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