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Direct Hits
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Direct Hits (The Who Album)
''Direct Hits'' is the first UK compilation album and the fourth UK LP released by The Who. It collects singles, B-sides, and album tracks originally recorded for Reaction Records and Track Records between 1966 and 1968. Earlier Who recordings from 1965, such as "My Generation", were released in the UK by Brunswick Records and were not available for this release due to music licensing issues. Thus the collection is not representative of the Who's hit recordings up to this point. ''Direct Hits'' shares a few songs with the earlier US compilation album '' Magic Bus: The Who on Tour'', but is otherwise unrelated to that release. Surprisingly, it does not include the song " Magic Bus", which had reached No. 26 on the UK Singles Chart during the summer of 1968. Until the early 1980s this was the only album to include Who rarities such as "In the City", "Dogs", and a version of the Rolling Stones' song " The Last Time". Release history Original 1968 UK LP copies were released in b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |