The Who Sell Out
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Track listing

All songs written by Pete Townshend
Pete Townshend
Peter Dennis Blandford "Pete" Townshend is an English rock guitarist, vocalist, songwriter and author, known principally as the guitarist and songwriter for the rock group The Who, as well as for his own solo career...

 except where noted. The between song jingles apparently have no official titles and are not listed anywhere on the original album packaging, though they are listed in the inner booklet of the 1995 remaster.

Side one
  • "Radio London" (Days of The Week)
  1. "Armenia City in the Sky
    Armenia City in the Sky
    "Armenia City in The Sky" is a song by The Who released on their album The Who Sell Out. It was recorded and mixed at IBC Studios, London on 20 October 1967. Oddly enough, it was not written by a member of The Who, but rather by Pete Townshend's former roommate and chauffeur John Keen. Apparently,...

    " (John Keen)  – 3:12
    • "Wonderful Radio London"
  2. "Heinz Baked Beans" (John Entwistle
    John Entwistle
    John Alec Entwistle was an English bass guitarist, songwriter, singer, horn player, and film and record producer who was best known as the bass player for the rock band The Who. His aggressive lead sound influenced many rock bass players...

    )  – 0:57
    • "Radio London" (More Music)
  3. "Mary Anne with the Shaky Hand
    Mary Anne with the Shaky Hand
    "Mary Anne with the Shaky Hand" is a song written by Pete Townshend and first released on The Who's 1967 album The Who Sell Out, and subsequently on several Who compilation albums. The song has a Latin-influenced melody and ambiguous lyrics that have been subject to a variety of interpretations...

    "  – 2:04 (retitled "Mary Anne with the Shaky Hands" on the US version)
    • "Premier Drums"
    • "Radio London" (Instrumental)
  4. "Odorono"  – 2:16
    • "Radio London" (Smooth Sailing)
  5. "Tattoo"  – 2:42
    • "Radio London" (Church of Your Choice)
  6. "Our Love Was"  – 3:07 (retitled "Our Love Was, Is" on the US version)
    • "Radio London" (Pussycat)
    • "Pour-Easy"
    • "Rotosound Strings"
  7. "I Can See for Miles
    I Can See For Miles
    "I Can See for Miles" is a song written by Pete Townshend of The Who, recorded for the band's 1967 album, The Who Sell Out. It was the only song from the album to be released as a single, on 14 October 1967...

    "  – 4:17


Side two
  • "Charles Atlas"
  1. "I Can't Reach You"  – 3:03
  2. "Medac" (Entwistle)  – 0:57
  3. "Relax"  – 2:38
    • "Rotosound Strings" (1995 remix only)
  4. "Silas Stingy" (Entwistle)  – 3:04
  5. "Sunrise"  – 3:03
  6. "Rael (1 and 2)"  – 5:44 (retitled "Rael 1" on 1995 reissue)
    • "Track Records" (Instrumental version) (This track repeats into the endless locked groove at the end of side 2. Also found after Rael 1 mono mix on disc 2 of the deluxe edtion).


1995 reissue bonus tracks
  1. "Rael 2"  – 0:47
    • "Top Gear"
  2. "Glittering Girl"  – 2:56
    • "Coke 2"
  3. "Melancholia" [unavailable on deluxe edition]  – 3:17
    • "Bag O'Nails"
  4. "Someone's Coming" (Entwistle)  – 2:29
    • "John Mason's Cars" (Rehearsal)
  5. "Jaguar"  – 2:51
    • "John Mason's Cars" (Reprise)
  6. "Early Morning Cold Taxi" (Roger Daltrey
    Roger Daltrey
    Roger Harry Daltrey, CBE , is an English singer and actor, best known as the founder and lead singer of English rock band The Who. He has maintained a musical career as a solo artist and has also worked in the film industry, acting in a large number of films, theatre and television roles and also...

    , Dave Langston)  – 2:55
    • "Coke 1"
  7. "Hall of the Mountain King
    In the Hall of the Mountain King
    In the Hall of the Mountain King is a piece of orchestral music composed by Edvard Grieg for the sixth scene of Act II in Henrik Ibsen's play Peer Gynt, which premiered in Christiania on February 24, 1876....

    " (Edvard Grieg
    Edvard Grieg
    Edvard Hagerup Grieg was a Norwegian composer and pianist. He is best known for his Piano Concerto in A minor, for his incidental music to Henrik Ibsen's play Peer Gynt , and for his collection of piano miniatures Lyric Pieces.-Biography:Edvard Hagerup Grieg was born in...

    )  – 4:14
    • "Radio 1" (Boris Mix) [unavailable on deluxe edition]
  8. "Girl's Eyes" (Keith Moon
    Keith Moon
    Keith John Moon was an English musician, best known for being the drummer of the English rock group The Who. He gained acclaim for his exuberant and innovative drumming style, and notoriety for his eccentric and often self-destructive behaviour, earning him the nickname "Moon the Loon". Moon...

    )  – 3:28
    • "Odorono" (Final Chorus)
  9. "Mary Anne with the Shaky Hand" (US Mirasound Version)  – 3:19
  10. "Glow Girl" [unavailable on deluxe edition]  – 2:24
    • "Track Records" (Vocal version) (on the remaster, this only appears after "Glow Girl", with "Rael 1" segueing directly into "Rael 2").


The 2009 Deluxe edition contains the original album in stereo mix on disc one, and the mono mix on disc two.
2009 Deluxe Edition disc one bonus tracks
  1. "Rael Naïve"  – 0:59
    • "Rotosound Strings (a cappella)"
  2. "Someone's Coming" (Entwistle) – 2:36
    • "Radio London weather word"
  3. "Early Morning Cold Taxi" (Daltrey, Langston) – 2:59
    • "Radio London news bulletin"
  4. "Jaguar" – 2:58
    • "Wonderful Radio London"
  5. "Coke After Coke" – 1:05
  6. "Glittering Girl" – 3:00
  7. "Summertime Blues" (Eddie Cochran
    Eddie Cochran
    Eddie Cochran , was an American rock and roll pioneer who in his brief career had a small but lasting influence on rock music through his guitar playing. Cochran's rockabilly songs, such as "C'mon Everybody", "Somethin' Else", and "Summertime Blues", captured teenage frustration and desire in the...

    , Jerry Capehart
    Jerry Capehart
    Jerry Capehart was a songwriter and music manager. Capehart co-wrote the famous rock 'n' roll songs "Summertime Blues" and "C'mon Everybody" with Eddie Cochran, whom he also managed. He died in Nashville, Tennessee....

    ) – 2:35 [recorded at a faster pace than the "Odds & Sods" version]
  8. "John Mason Cars" (Entwistle, Moon) – 0:39
  9. "Girl's Eyes" (Moon) – 2:52
    • "Bag O'Nails"
  10. "Sodding About" (Entwistle, Moon, Townshend) – 2:47
  11. "Premier Drums (Full Version)" – 0:42
  12. "Odorono (Final Chorus)" – 0:24
  13. "Mary Anne with the Shaky Hand (US Mirasound Version)" – 3:22
  14. "Things Go Better with Coke" – 0:30
  15. "In The Hall Of The Mountain King" (Grieg/arranged by the Who) – 4:23
  16. "Top Gear" – 0:50
  17. "Rael 1 & 2 (Remake Version)" – 6:35
    • "Track Records" (Vocal Version)


2009 Deluxe Edition, disc two
  1. "Mary Anne with the Shaky Hand" (Version 1)(US mono single mix)  – 3:16 [basically the same version as the "Odds & Sods" release, but with an inaudible organ and different vocals]
  2. "Someone's Coming" (UK single mono mix) (Entwistle) – 2:31
  3. "Relax" (Early demo, stereo) – 3:21
  4. "Jaguar" (Original mono mix) – 2:51
  5. "Glittering Girl" (Unreleased version, stereo) – 3:17
  6. "Tattoo" (Early mono mix) – 2:46
  7. "Our Love Was" (Take 12, unused mono mix) – 3:16
  8. "Rotosound Strings" (With final note, stereo) – 0:12
  9. "I Can See for Miles" (Early mono mix) – 4:00
  10. "Rael" (Early mono mix) – 5:43
    • "Armenia City in the Sky" (Isolated Backwards Tracks, hidden track
      Hidden track
      In the field of recorded music, a hidden track is a piece of music that has been placed on a CD, audio cassette, vinyl record or other recorded medium in such a way as to avoid detection by the casual listener...

      )
    • "Great Shakes" (Unreleased US radio commercial, hidden track)


Sales chart performance

Album
Year Chart Position
1967 UK Chart Albums 13
1968 Billboard Pop Albums 48


Singles
Year Single Chart Position
1967 "I Can See for Miles
I Can See For Miles
"I Can See for Miles" is a song written by Pete Townshend of The Who, recorded for the band's 1967 album, The Who Sell Out. It was the only song from the album to be released as a single, on 14 October 1967...

"
Billboard Pop Singles 9
UK Singles Charts 10

Personnel

The Who
  • Roger Daltrey
    Roger Daltrey
    Roger Harry Daltrey, CBE , is an English singer and actor, best known as the founder and lead singer of English rock band The Who. He has maintained a musical career as a solo artist and has also worked in the film industry, acting in a large number of films, theatre and television roles and also...

     – lead and backing vocals, percussion
  • John Entwistle
    John Entwistle
    John Alec Entwistle was an English bass guitarist, songwriter, singer, horn player, and film and record producer who was best known as the bass player for the rock band The Who. His aggressive lead sound influenced many rock bass players...

     – bass guitar
    Bass guitar
    The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....

    , backing and lead vocals, horn
    Horn (instrument)
    The horn is a brass instrument consisting of about of tubing wrapped into a coil with a flared bell. A musician who plays the horn is called a horn player ....

    s
  • Pete Townshend
    Pete Townshend
    Peter Dennis Blandford "Pete" Townshend is an English rock guitarist, vocalist, songwriter and author, known principally as the guitarist and songwriter for the rock group The Who, as well as for his own solo career...

     – guitar
    Guitar
    The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...

    , backing and lead vocals, keyboards, pennywhistle, banjo
    Banjo
    In the 1830s Sweeney became the first white man to play the banjo on stage. His version of the instrument replaced the gourd with a drum-like sound box and included four full-length strings alongside a short fifth-string. There is no proof, however, that Sweeney invented either innovation. This new...

  • Keith Moon
    Keith Moon
    Keith John Moon was an English musician, best known for being the drummer of the English rock group The Who. He gained acclaim for his exuberant and innovative drumming style, and notoriety for his eccentric and often self-destructive behaviour, earning him the nickname "Moon the Loon". Moon...

     – drums, backing vocals, percussion, lead vocals on "Girl's Eyes"


Additional musicians
  • Al Kooper
    Al Kooper
    Al Kooper is an American songwriter, record producer and musician, known for organizing Blood, Sweat & Tears , providing studio support for Bob Dylan when he went electric in 1965, and also bringing together guitarists Mike Bloomfield and Stephen Stills to...

     – keyboards, organ
    Organ (music)
    The organ , is a keyboard instrument of one or more divisions, each played with its own keyboard operated either with the hands or with the feet. The organ is a relatively old musical instrument in the Western musical tradition, dating from the time of Ctesibius of Alexandria who is credited with...


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