The Who are releasing a deluxe edition of their eighth album, Who Are You.
Released in 1978, their final studio album with Keith Moon has been bolstered with more than 70 unreleased tracks including never-before-heard versions of the title track, newly mixed live tracks from their first tour with Kenney Jones in place of Moon, and recordings from their rehearsals in 1977 and 1978.
It will be released on October 31st in numerous configurations, including a seven-CD/one Blu-ray set that includes Atmos & Stereo mixes.
Who Are You was released on August 18th, 1978, three weeks before Moon's death on September 7th at age 32. It peaked at number-two on the Billboard 200.
Among the unreleased material are:
- Keith Moon singing covers of The Beatles' "I Saw Her Standing There" and The Beach Boys' "Barbara Ann"
- An early live version of "Who Are You" from 1976 in Toronto
- Who Are You album mixed by Glyn Johns, which was rejected
- Early run-throughs, sessions and out-takes plus several demos by John Entwistle
- Six tracks from the live concert at Shepperton Studios for the filming of The Kids Are Alright documentary, plus rehearsals with new drummer Kenney Jones for The Who’s 1979 U.S. tour.
- Recordings from the 1979 U.S. tour, including tracks recorded at the Pontiac Silverdome, the Spectrum in Philadelphia and the Masonic Temple, Detroit
A trailer for this collection can be viewed below.