Due for release 30th October 2026 via UMR
2CD / 3LP / Deluxe 5CD + Blu Ray
The definitive edition of The Who By Numbers.
Deluxe Edition features:
This extensive collection features the original album newly remastered, alongside 11 Pete Townshend demos – 10 newly mixed by Pete, including eight previously unreleased from The Who By Numbers era – plus rare studio sessions, out-takes and early mixes. It also features recordings from the Who Put The Boot In concert at Swansea's Vetch Field in 1976. The accompanying Blu-ray features Pete Townshend's Dolby Atmos mix, high-resolution audio versions of the album, and video footage of The Who live at Metropolitan Stadium, Pontiac, Michigan.
5 AUDIO CDs
CD 1: The original album newly remastered.
CD 2: 11 Pete Townshend demos – 10 newly mixed by Pete, including eight previously unreleased from The Who By Numbers era.
CD 3: Unreleased tracking sessions and out-takes from Ramport and Shepperton Studios.
CD 4: Unreleased early mixes, guide vocals, radio adverts, live tracks and an unreleased interview.
CD 5: Who Put The Boot In – audio from the concert recorded live at Swansea's Vetch Field in 1976.
BLU-RAY
Dolby Atmos mix by Pete Townshend, high-resolution 24-bit/96kHz stereo and surround sound audio mixes, plus video footage of The Who live at Metropolitan Stadium, Pontiac, Michigan.
BOOK
A 100-page hardback book featuring extensive sleeve notes, rare photographs, memorabilia and archive material from the period.
This deluxe 3LP set features the original album newly remastered and expanded with Who Put The Boot In – a classic live performance recorded at Swansea's Vetch Field in 1976. Presented on heavyweight vinyl and includes a booklet featuring rare photographs and memorabilia from the era.
Format: 3-LP
SIDE ONE
1. Slip Kid
2. However Much I Booze
3. Squeeze Box
4. Dreaming From The Waist
5. Imagine A Man
SIDE TWO
1. Success Story
2. They Are All in Love
3. Blue, Red and Grey
4. How Many Friends
5. In A Hand or A Face
SIDE THREE
1. My Wife - Live at Vetch Field, Swansea 12 June 1976
2. Baba O’Riley - Live at Vetch Field, Swansea 12 June 1976
3. Squeeze Box - Live at Vetch Field, Swansea 12 June 1976
4. Behind Blue Eyes - Live at Vetch Field, Swansea 12 June 1976
SIDE FOUR
1. Dreaming From The Waist (Live at Vetch Field, Swansea 12 June 1976)
2. Amazing Journey (Live at Vetch Field, Swansea 12 June 1976)
3. Sparks (Live at Vetch Field, Swansea 12 June 1976)
4. The Acid Queen (Live at Vetch Field, Swansea 12 June 1976)
5. Fiddle About (Live at Vetch Field, Swansea 12 June 1976)
SIDE FIVE
1. Pinball Wizard (Live at Vetch Field, Swansea 12 June 1976)
2. I’m Free (Live at Vetch Field, Swansea 12 June 1976)
3. Tommy's Holiday Camp (Live at Vetch Field, Swansea 12 June 1976)
4.We’re Not Gonna Take It / See Me, Feel Me / Listening To You (Live at Vetch Field, Swansea 12
June 1976)
5. Summertime Blues (Live at Vetch Field, Swansea 12 June 1976)
SIDE SIX
1. My Generation/Join Together/My Generation Blues (Live at Vetch Field, Swansea 12 June 1976)
2.Won’t Get Fooled Again (Live at Vetch Field, Swansea 12 June 1976)
Format: 2-CD
DISC ONE: THE ORIGINAL 1975 ALBUM REMASTERED
1. Slip Kid
2. However Much I Booze
3. Squeeze Box
4. Dreaming From the Waist
5. Imagine A Man
6. Success Story
7. They Are All in Love
8. Blue, Red and Grey
9. How Many Friends
10.In A Hand or A Face
DISC TWO:
1. Slip Kid (Demo)
2. However Much I Booze - Alternate Pete Vocal (Early Mix)
3. Squeeze Box (Acoustic Stripped Mix, 2026)
4. Control Myself (Dreaming From The Waist Tracking Session)
5. Imagine A Man - Pete Vocal (Early Mix)
6. Success Story - John Vocal (Early Mix)
7. They Are All In Love Alternate Roger Vocal (Early Mix)
8. Blue, Red and Grey (Unedited Version)
9. How Many Friends (Acoustic Stripped Mix, 2026)
10.Round And Round (working title for In a Hand or a Face) - Demo
11.Squeeze Box (Live At Vetch Field, Swansea, 12 June 1976)
12.Dreaming From The Waist (Live At Vetch Field, Swansea, 12 June 1976)