collector's store | catalogue

The Who

Comes from 'UK' vinyl LP

Who Did It! - VG

THE WHO Who Did It! (Mega Rare 1970 UK mail-order only 13-track stereo compilation LP that was withdrawn soon after issue, with very few copies making it into the outside world before being recalled & destroyed, unique front laminated picturesleeve. As an album that is one of the rarest of all Who releases to find, copies in acceptable condition are highly desireable but this one remains a very respectable example superior to any you're likely to see, if you can find one that is!)
See'More Info' for further details on this incredible slice of The Who history ...

click on this image to enlarge
Price Info
N/A  
Product Availability Currently Unavailable - You can request the next copy of this item
Release Year 1970 - 54 years ago
Condition Unless stated otherwise in the description above, all items are in at least excellent condition - so please read our descriptions carefully. We try to sell items as close to Mint condition as possible, and many will indeed be close to brand new and/or unplayed. Others may be 'used' - and all will meet our strict grading and are 100% guaranteed.
Shipping Cost Add item to your basket to see shipping quote
Format vinyl LP album (LP record)
Record Label Track
Complete Stock List Go to The Who or visit our The Who collectors store
Product Catalogue No 2856001
Music Genre 60s Pop, Psychedelic, 70s Artists, 70s Rock, 60s Rock, 60s Beat
Country Comes from UK Comes from 'UK'
click an image to view larger
 
Tracklisting & More Information

Background
There are many confusing reports about just what this album is, when it was made and why it was made. Doing a little 'Sherlock Holmes' detective work, I think I can make a very good guess. If you know better than this, please contact us.
This album is Track 2856 001. The only other with this sequence catalogue number is the equally rare 'Electric Jimi Hendrix', which is Track 2856 002.
Both were manufactured by Polydor & both have poly lined inners dated from 70 (this one is dated '1/04/70'.
From the 'Mail Order Only' tag, the matching catalogue numbers and dated inners, it's clear that both LPs were issued at the same time & both were probably withdrawn at the same time. They were most probably manufactured as an exclusive for an early incarnation of 'The Audio Club Of Great Britain', Polydor's mail order outlet, which continued to issue LPs with exclusive 'ACB' catalogue numbers well into the mid seventies in the UK.
The exact reason for them being withdrawn is not known, but it could have something to do with the labels being changed from Track to Polydor that year & the consequent re-releases of the original albums [from which these two were compiled] on Polydor.
Either way, it is estimated that under four hundred copies of 'Who Did It!' went out and under three hundred of 'Electric Jimi Hendrix' before they were recalled and destroyed.

The Album
This is a unique compilation of the tracks from side one of 1966's "A Quick One" & side one of 1967's "The Who Sell Out". It's rare and then some.
Being a compilation of previously released material and only available through the Record Club, it didn't sell well at the time and with existing stocks being withdrawn, recalled and destroyed soon after, very few made it into the wild.

Condition: Sleeve
The unique picture sleeve has minor ring wear and some light edge scuffing. All titles are clearly visible & the spine is fully legible.

Unless you knew that this was by The Who, you would find it difficult to tell as the band name is not listed separately anywhere.

The front of the sleeve shows just a little laminate creasing. The back has some general wear, scuffs and little ringwear mainly due to being unlaminated, and remains very respectable with no splits, rips or paper loss.

Vinyl
Visually there are several marks apparent on both sides, but none cause problems during play and are mostly cosmetic, displaying no major deterioration in sound quality with just a little light background sound with only a few pops & clicks.

The vinyl would be visually graded VG- but plays a reasonable EX-

Matrix numbers;
Side 1: 2856001 1 Y//1 420 112
Side 2: 2856001 2 Y//*1 420 118

Although this copy is not mint it is certainly a nice copy for a collection as most are found in a much worse condition, this manages to remain a very respectable copy of this incredibly rarity.

Tracklisting:
Side A
1. Run Run Run
2. Boris The Spider
3. I Need You
4. Whiskey Man
5. Heatwave
6. Cobwebs and Strange

Side B
1. Armenia City In The Sky
2. Heinz Baked Beans
3. Mary Anne With The Shaky Hand
4. Odorono
5. Tattoo
6. Our Love was
7. I Can See For Miles






LP RECORD  
Recording Artist The Who
Product Title Who Did It! - VG
Product Information The Who Who Did It! - VG UK vinyl LP album (LP record).
Language All tracks are sung in English, unless otherwise stated in our description.
Additional info Deleted - A deleted or out-of-print item is one that is no longer manufactured. However, we stock thousands of out-of-print formats and we specialise in tracking down out-of-print, deleted and hard-to-find releases.
Artists Related To Angie, John Entwistle, Keith Moon, Meher Baba, Pete Townshend, Roger Daltrey, Simon Townshend, The High Numbers
Product Barcode Not Available
Email sales@991.com to contact our sales team
Alternatively Known As Les Who
To Order Off Line or ask a question E-mail our sales team at sales@991.com
or call 011-44-844-264-0-991 quoting 991.com reference number WHOLPWH609745

991.com accept a range of card payments!

Trustpilot

we pay top prices for The Who records, CD and memorabilia
View a printer friendly version of this page view a printer friendly version of this page
<< back |  next >>

 

Close X

 

To get 10% off, visit our new mobile friendly site RareVinyl.com (by clicking the logo below)

var ju_num="1CD30569-E7C3-4F7F-A9C4-CCCE1CB102AE";var asset_host=(("https:"==document.location.protocol)?"https":"http")+'://d2j3qa5nc37287.cloudfront.net/';(function() {var s=document.createElement('script');s.type='text/javascript';s.async=true;s.src=asset_host+'coupon_code1.js';var x=document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0];x.parentNode.insertBefore(s,x);})();