Thirty Years of Maximum R&B

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Thirty Years of Maximum R&B
Box set by The Who
Released	July 5, 1994
Recorded	1964–1991
Genre	Rock
Length	295:54
Label	MCA (USA, 1994-2003) Geffen (USA, 2003-) Polydor (non-USA)
Producer	see individual albums
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link
The Who chronology
It's Hard (1982) Thirty Years of Maximum R&B (1994) Endless Wire (2006)

Thirty Years of Maximum R&B is a box set by British rock band, The Who. The set consists of four CDs that spans The Who's career from their early days when they were known as The High Numbers to their 1991 cover of Elton John's "Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting". It contains well-known tracks from studio albums, rarities, interviews, commercials, and sketches.

Contents 1 Track listing 1.1 Disc one 1.2 Disc two 1.3 Disc three 1.4 Disc four 2 External links

[edit] Track listing

[edit] Disc one

1. "Pete Dialogue" (live at the Long Beach Arena, 10 December 1971, previously unreleased) – 0:21
2. "I'm the Face" (Meaden) (as The High Numbers) – 2:27
3. "Here 'Tis" (McDaniel) (as The High Numbers, previously unreleased) – 2:08
4. "Zoot Suit" (Meaden) (as The High Numbers) – 1:57
5. "Leaving Here" (Holland, Dozier, Holland) (as The High Numbers) – 2:47
6. "I Can't Explain" (Townshend) – 2:03
7. "Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere" (Townshend, Daltrey) – 2:38
8. "Daddy Rolling Stone" (Blackwell) – 2:49
9. "My Generation" (Townshend) – 3:17
10. "The Kids Are Alright" (Townshend) – 3:05
11. "The Ox" (Townshend, Moon, Entwistle, Hopkins) – 3:37
12. "A Legal Matter" (Townshend) – 2:46
13. "Pete Dialogue" (previously unreleased) – 0:57
14. "Substitute" (Townshend) (live at Leeds University, 1970) – 2:08
15. "I'm a Boy" (Townshend) – 2:36
16. "Disguises" (Townshend) – 3:20
17. "Happy Jack Jingle" (previously unreleased) – 0:31
18. "Happy Jack" (Townshend) – 2:11
19. "Boris the Spider" (Entwistle) – 2:27
20. "So Sad About Us" (Townshend) – 2:59
21. "A Quick One, While He's Away" (Townshend) (original recording, live at the Rolling Stones Rock 'n' Roll Circus, previously unreleased) – 9:39
22. "Pictures of Lily" (Townshend) – 2:43
23. "Early Morning Cold Taxi" (Langston, Daltrey) (previously unreleased) – 3:03
24. "Coke 2" (Previously unreleased) – 0:48
25. "(This Could Be) The Last Time" (Jagger, Richards) – 2:59
26. "I Can't Reach You" (Townshend) – 3:03
27. "Girl's Eyes" (Moon) (previously unreleased) – 3:06
28. "Bag O'Nails" (previously Unreleased) – 0:05
29. "Call Me Lightning" (Townshend) – 2:20

[edit] Disc two

1. "Rotosound Strings" – 0:06
2. "I Can See for Miles" (Townshend) – 4:14
3. "Mary-Anne with the Shaky Hand" (Townshend) – 2:07
4. "Armenia City in the Sky" (Keen) – 3:13
5. "Tattoo" (Townshend) – 2:41
6. "Our Love Was" (Townshend) – 3:06
7. "Rael 1" (Townshend) – 5:42
8. "Rael 2" (Townshend) (previously unreleased) – 0:52
9. "Track Records/Premier Drums" ("Track Records" previously unreleased) – 0:31
10. "Sunrise" (Townshend) – 3:03
11. "Russell Harty Dialogue" (previously unreleased) – 0:21
12. "Jaguar" (Townshend) (previously unreleased) – 2:03
13. "Melancholia" (Townshend) (previously unreleased) – 3:18
14. "Fortune Teller" (Neville) (previously unreleased) – 2:18
15. "Magic Bus" (Townshend) – 3:16
16. "Little Billy" (Townshend) – 2:16
17. "Dogs" (Townshend) – 3:01
18. "Overture" (Townshend) – 3:53
19. "Acid Queen" (Townshend) – 3:33
20. "Abbie Hoffman Incident" (live at Woodstock, 1969, previously unreleased) – 0:16
21. "Underture" (Townshend) – 3:53
22. "Pinball Wizard" (Townshend) – 3:00
23. "I'm Free" (Townshend) – 2:38
24. "See Me, Feel Me" (Townshend) (live at Leeds University, 1970, previously unreleased) – 3:31
25. "Heaven and Hell" (Entwistle) – 3:33
26. "Pete Dialogue" (Live at Leeds University, 1970) (previously unreleased) – 0:36
27. "Young Man Blues" (Allison) (live at Leeds University, 1970) – 4:38
28. "Summertime Blues" (Cochran, Capehart) (live at Leeds University, 1970) – 3:22

[edit] Disc three

1. "Shakin' All Over" (Heath) (live at Leeds University, 1970) – 4:06
2. "Baba O'Riley" (Townshend) – 4:56
3. "Bargain" (Townshend) (live at the San Francisco Civic Auditorium, 1971) – 4:54
4. "Pure and Easy" (Townshend) – 5:10
5. "The Song Is Over" (Townshend) – 6:09
6. "Studio Dialogue" (previously unreleased) – 0:47
7. "Behind Blue Eyes" (Townshend) – 3:39
8. "Won't Get Fooled Again" (Townshend) – 8:30
9. "The Seeker" (Townshend) (edited version) – 3:21
10. "Bony Moronie" (Williams) (live on the Rolling Stones Mobile Studio at the Young Vic Theatre, London, 1971) – 3:18
11. "Let's See Action" (Townshend) – 3:54
12. "Join Together" (Townshend) – 4:22
13. "Relay" (Townshend) – 4:00
14. "The Real Me" (Townshend) (previously unreleased version) – 3:29
15. "5:15" (Townshend) (single mix) – 4:18
16. "Bell Boy" (Townshend) – 4:54
17. "Love Reign o'er Me" (Townshend) – 4:51

[edit] Disc four

1. "Long Live Rock" (Townshend) – 3:54
2. "Life with the Moons" (previously unreleased) – 1:43
3. "Naked Eye" (Townshend) (live at the Young Vic Theatre, London, 1971) – 5:00
4. "University Challenge" (previously unreleased) – 0:30
5. "Slip Kid" (Townshend) – 4:09
6. "Poetry Cornered" (previously unreleased) – 0:39
7. "Dreaming from the Waist" (Townshend) (live at the Swansea Football Ground, 1976, previously unreleased) – 4:08
8. "Blue Red and Grey" (Townshend) – 2:45
9. "Life with the Moons 2" (previously unreleased) – 0:46
10. "Squeeze Box" (Townshend) – 2:39
11. "My Wife" (Entwistle) (live at the Swansea Football Stadium, 1976, previously unreleased) – 4:14
12. "Who Are You" (Townshend) – 5:00
13. "Music Must Change" (Townshend) – 4:36
14. "Sister Disco" (Townshend) – 4:19
15. "Guitar and Pen" (Townshend) – 5:48
16. "You Better You Bet" (Townshend) – 5:33
17. "Eminence Front" (Townshend) – 5:26
18. "Twist and Shout" (Russell, Medley) (live at the Toronto CNE Stadium, 1982, previously unreleased) [CD reads Live At Shea Stadium, New York, 1982 when inserted into itunes]– 3:01
19. "I'm a Man" (McDaniel) (live at Radio City Music Hall, New York, 1989, previously unreleased) – 6:11
20. "Pete Dialogue" (live at the Fillmore West, San Francisco, 1969, previously unreleased) – 0:37
21. "Saturday Night's Alright (For Fighting)" ( Taupin), John) – 4:33

Any tracks without writing credits are either commercials or dialogues.

[edit] External links

• 1988 intended box set tapes
• Thirty Years of Maximum R&B liner notes - Song-by-song liner notes for the album
• Thirty Years of Maximum R&B - booklet for video version

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