A quick one
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| Label (s) | Reaction Records | |||
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CD, LP |
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Title (number) |
10 |
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running time |
31:48 |
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Studio (s) |
IBC Studios |
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A Quick One is the second music album by the British rock band The Who . The LP was released in December 1966. In the USA, the album was released with a different series of titles under the title Happy Jack , after the song of the same name, which was a minor success in the US hit parade.
A Quick One is considered a musical turning point for the group, which was able to develop more freely than was possible on the debut album.
Particularly interesting is the title track of the album A Quick One, While He's Away , which represented Pete Townshend's first step towards rock opera and can be seen as a harbinger of the upcoming concept albums Tommy and Quadrophenia . The nine-minute piece tells the story of marital infidelity, the confession of the same and the forgiveness of the betrayed in six parts. During a guest appearance for the Rolling Stones as part of the " Rock and Roll Circus " on December 11, 1968, this piece was performed in full.
Chris Stamp, the group's co-manager at the time, had signed a special deal with Who music publisher that brought in £ 500 advance payment for each songwriter . So it happened that each band member had to contribute at least one title to the album. This led to A Quick One becoming the Who album least dominated by Pete Townshend as a composer.
The recordings for this album took place from August to November 1966 at IBC Studios and Pye Studios in London. Produced a quick one by Kit Lambert .
In Germany Polydor released an album in 1966 called The WHO with pieces by A Quick One except So Sad About Us and A Quick One, While He's Away , but with the pieces In the City , Circles , Disguises and I'm a Boy .
Track list
- Run Run Run (Pete Townshend)
- Boris the Spider ( John Entwistle )
- I need you ( Keith Moon )
- Whiskey Man (John Entwistle)
- Heat Wave ( Holland / Dozier / Holland )
- Cobwebs and Strange (Keith Moon)
- Don't Look Away (Pete Townshend)
- See My Way ( Roger Daltrey )
- So Sad About Us (Pete Townshend)
- A Quick One, While He's Away (Pete Townshend)
- Her Man's Gone
- Crying Town
- We have a remedy
- Ivor the Engine Driver
- Soon Be Home
- You are forgiven
Edited version
In 1995, a revised version of the album was released containing ten bonus tracks:
- Batman ( Neal Hefti )
- Bucket T (Atfield / Christian / Torrence )
- Barbara Ann (Freddy Fassert)
- Disguises (Pete Townshend)
- Doctor, Doctor (John Entwistle)
- I've Been Away (John Entwistle)
- In the City (Moon / Entwistle)
- Happy Jack (Acoustic Version) (Pete Townshend)
- Man with the Money (Don & Phil Everly)
- My Generation / Land of Hope and Glory (Pete Townshend / Edward Elgar)