bass guitar, vocals John Entwistle design [original vinyl sleeve design] Alan Aldridge design, art direction Richard Evans drums Keith Moon executive-producer Bill Curbishley executive-producer Chris Charlesworth executive-producer Robert Rosenberg guitar, vocals Pete Townshend liner notes Chris Stamp management Bill Curbishley producer Jon Astley producer [original recording] Kit Lambert remix, remastered by Andy Macpherson remix, remastered by Jon Astley vocals Roger Daltrey tracks 2, 4, 15 to 17 written-by John Entwistle tracks 3, 6, 17 written-by Keith Moon tracks 1, 7, 9, 10, 14, 18 written-by Pete Townshend Phonographic Copyright (p) Polydor Ltd. Copyright (c) Polydor Ltd. Made By Universal M & L, UK A Quick One was originally released as Reaction 593 002 on December 3, 1966. It reached #4 in the U.K. In the U.S. the release was held back until May 1967. The album was retitled Happy Jack partly because the 'Happy Jack' single had been a minor hit for The Who there and partly because Decca, their U.S. record company objected to the double entendre in the original title. Released as Decca DL4892 (mono), DL74892 (stereo) it peaked at #51. Happy Jack was the same album as A Quick One except 'Heatwave' was replaced by ' Happy Jack'.
The Ready Steady Who! EP was released in the U.K. as Reaction 592001 on December 11, 1966.
Tracks 1 to 10 are from the original release. Tracks 11 to 14 are from the Ready Steady Who! EP. Tracks 15 to 17 are single B-sides. Tracks 19 and 20 are previously unreleased.
Semi-secret remix/remaster, featuring different mastering and mixes from the 1995 release. Same as slightly earlier US issue A Quick One.
Mix breakdown:
Run Run Run - new stereo remix Boris The Spider - new stereo remix I Need You - new stereo remix Whiskey Man - stereo Heatwave - new stereo remix Cobwebs And Strange - new stereo remix Don't Look Away - stereo See My Way - fake stereo So Sad About Us - new stereo remix A Quick One, While He's Away - stereo Batman - stereo remix Bucket T - new stereo remix Barbara Ann - new stereo remix Disguises - stereo Doctor, Doctor - fake stereo I've Been Away - stereo In The City - stereo remix Happy Jack (Acoustic Version) - mono Man With Money - stereo remix My Generation/Land Of Hope And Glory - stereo remix Barcode: 7 31452 77582 5 Rights Society: BIEM/MCPS Label Code: LC 0309 Price Code: PY 900 SPARS Code: AAD Matrix / Runout: 5277582 01 5 Matrix / Runout: MADE IN THE UK BY UNIVERSAL M&L (Inner ring)