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DISCID=bf09e80e
DTITLE=The Who / Meaty Beaty Big and Bouncy (Original MCA Version - St
DTITLE=eve Hoffman Master - Made In Japan)
DYEAR=1971
DGENRE=Rock
TTITLE0=I Can't Explain
TTITLE1=The Kids Are Alright
TTITLE2=Happy Jack
TTITLE3=I Can See For Miles
TTITLE4=Pictures Of Lily
TTITLE5=My Generation
TTITLE6=The Seeker
TTITLE7=Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere
TTITLE8=Pinball Wizard
TTITLE9=A Legal Matter
TTITLE10=Boris The Spider
TTITLE11=The Magic Bus
TTITLE12=Substitute
TTITLE13=I'm A Boy
EXTD=Meaty Beaty Big and Bouncy (Original MCA Version - Steve Hoffman 
EXTD=Master - Made In Japan)\n1985 MCA Records, Inc.\n\nOriginally Rel
EXTD=eased November 20, 1971 (US)\nOriginally Released December 3, 197
EXTD=1 (UK)\nCD Edition Released July 1987\n\nAMG EXPERT REVIEW: Meaty
EXTD= Beaty Big and Bouncy has the distinction of being the first in a
EXTD= long line of Who compilations. It also has the distinction of be
EXTD=ing the best. Part of the reason why it is so successful is that 
EXTD=it has an actual purpose. Meaty was designed as a collection of t
EXTD=he group's singles, many of which never appeared on albums. The W
EXTD=ho recorded their share of great albums during the '60s, but cond
EXTD=ensing their highlights to just the singles is an electrifying ex
EXTD=perience. "The Kids Are Alright" follows "I Can't Explain," "I Ca
EXTD=n See for Miles" bleeds into "Pictures of Lily" and "My Generatio
EXTD=n," "Magic Bus" gives way to "Substitute" and "I'm a Boy" -- it's
EXTD= an extraordinary lineup, and each song builds on its predecessor
EXTD='s power. Since it was released prior to Who's Next, it contains 
EXTD=none of the group's album rock hits, but that's for the best -- t
EXTD=heir '60s singles have a kinetic, frenzied power that the louder,
EXTD= harder AOR cuts simply couldn't touch. Also, there is such a dis
EXTD=tinct change in sound with Who's Next that the two eras don't qui
EXTD=te sound right on one greatest-hits collection, as My Generation 
EXTD=and Who's Better, Who's Best proved. By concentrating on the earl
EXTD=y years -- when the Who were fresh and Pete Townshend was develop
EXTD=ing his own songwriting identity -- Meaty Beaty Big and Bouncy is
EXTD= musically unified and incredibly powerful. This is what the Who 
EXTD=sounded like when they were a great band.  -- Stephen Thomas Erle
EXTD=wine\n\n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\nA Great Package of The Who'
EXTD=s Greatest Hits!, October 9, 2006\nA Kid's Review\nAfter the succ
EXTD=ess of The Who's 6th album, "Who's Next", Decca Records decided t
EXTD=o throw together a compilation to reintroduce The Who's earlier s
EXTD=tuff to new fans who had only heard "Who's Next". The end result 
EXTD=was "Meaty Beaty Big and Bouncy", the second Who compilation to b
EXTD=e released on either side of the Atlantic and the third overall (
EXTD=preceded by "Direct Hits" in the UK and "Magic Bus" in the US. Th
EXTD=e album was released on November 20, 1971 in the US peaking at nu
EXTD=mber 11 in the charts. It was released on December 3, 1971 in the
EXTD= UK, due to the fact that Kit Lambert wanted to change the track 
EXTD=listing but wasn't able to. In the UK, "Meaty Beaty Big and Bounc
EXTD=y" reached number 9. \n\nThe album contains 14 of The Who's best 
EXTD=tracks between 1965 and 1970. This album contained many non-album
EXTD= singles as well as album favorites. "Meaty Beaty Big and Bouncy"
EXTD= does a good job summarizing The Who's career up to 1970 in under
EXTD= 45 minutes. While it might seem obselete to newer compilations l
EXTD=ike "The Ultimate Collection", "Meaty Beaty Big and Bouncy" is st
EXTD=ill a fan favorite. \n\nAll songs written by Pete Townshend unles
EXTD=s specified. \n\nSong 12. "Magic Bus" - 3:21 (originally 4:28 on 
EXTD=the LP) \nSong 14. "I'm a Boy" (alternate version) - 3:41 \n\nNOT
EXTD=E: If you want the long version of "Magic Bus", you will have to 
EXTD=either \n(a) hunt down a copy of "The Who Collection, Vol. 2", wh
EXTD=ich was only released in the UK and is long out-of-print \n(b) fi
EXTD=nd a Who bootleg that was kind enough to include the song \n(c) g
EXTD=et the vinyl version and have it transfered to CD \nI'm not sure 
EXTD=which one costs the least but whichever one is less expensive is 
EXTD=the one I suggest doing if your desperate to get your hands on th
EXTD=e long version of "Magic Bus" \n\n"Meaty Beaty Big and Bouncy" wa
EXTD=s released on CD in the 1980's and has long since been deleted fr
EXTD=om the US catalog. Fortunately, it is still in print in Canada an
EXTD=d a Canadian import of this CD is very easy to come by, as well a
EXTD=s the price being somewhat reasonable ($8.99-$12.99 in any local 
EXTD=CD store). If you are a collecter, I suggest buying the US versio
EXTD=n, as it is hard to come by, even used. But whoever you are, I wo
EXTD=uld suggest buying this album as it is a great album to have in y
EXTD=our collection.\n\n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\nReally good star
EXTD=t to get to know this band's music, July 3, 2006\nReviewer: circu
EXTD=spubguy (Richmond, CA USA)\nAnd then you realize it's only the ti
EXTD=p of the iceberg. This is a great collection of singles by the gr
EXTD=eat band. Unfortunately, during the 80s, Decca/MCA didn't really 
EXTD=care about the Who and issued their catalogue without much fanfar
EXTD=e. My 1985 CD version of this has adverts for other "best of" col
EXTD=lections by the likes of 3 Dog Night! The CD didn't even include 
EXTD=the brief song by song commentary by Pete that came with the orig
EXTD=inal LP. \n\nAll that negative stuff being said, MBBB is a nice w
EXTD=ay to be introduced to the 'orrible 'Oo!\n\n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER
EXTD= REVIEW\nTHE BEST 'Best of' of the Who (or: Who Could Live Withou
EXTD=t Lily?), June 5, 2006\nReviewer: (KKC) M. S. Artaxerxes Dionysus
EXTD= (Denmark)\nThis collection is simply THE essential 'best of' wit
EXTD=h the Who. No other best of has its energy or drive. As a casual 
EXTD=Who listener, I of course want every album from 'My Generation' t
EXTD=o 'Quadrophenia', and thus I get some of these songs there. But c
EXTD=lassics such as 'I Can't Explain', 'Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere', 'S
EXTD=ubstitute', 'Pictures Of Lily', etc., appear nowhere on these stu
EXTD=dio recordings. \n\nTherefor this album is needed. Not some other
EXTD= cheap collection, but THIS, their great 60's-singles, all collec
EXTD=ted to one raw mass of lightning! Here is the thunder of 'My Gene
EXTD=ration' along side the striking pop of their two first singles, t
EXTD=he psychedelia of 'I Can See For Miles', 'Magic Bus', 'Pictures O
EXTD=f Lily' and 'Pinball Wizard' and all of their other greatest song
EXTD=s... who could live without 'Pictures Of Lily'? I'm just asking, 
EXTD=cos' I don't know...\n\n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\nNew to the 
EXTD=Who?, March 22, 2006\nReviewer: George Washington "First Presiden
EXTD=t of the United States" (Texas)\nWell then, start here! \nThis co
EXTD=llection brings together fourteen of the Who's finest pre-Who's N
EXTD=ext songs, along with some cool cover art. Aboard are ubiquitous 
EXTD=classics including "My Generation," "Happy Jack," and "I Can't Ex
EXTD=plain," plus fan favorites, such as the unspeakaby awesome "Boris
EXTD= the Spider." You even get a few overlooked gems, like "A Legal M
EXTD=atter," one of the most propulsive mod stompers to tear a hole in
EXTD= the fabric of the sixties. Plus, MBB&B is economical: At a lean 
EXTD=and mean forty or so minutes, it leaves out the less.... "good," 
EXTD=as it were, mid-Seventies material. The result? Meaty, Beaty, Big
EXTD= & Bouncy is simply a great listen, a relentless march of song af
EXTD=ter brilliant song, and a showcase for one of the finest bands to
EXTD= grace the eardrums of this planet. If you're new to the Who, mak
EXTD=e this your first purchase. Follow it up with the two brilliant s
EXTD=eventies Who albums not represented on this collection: Who's Nex
EXTD=t and Quadrophenia. Happy listening!\n\n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REV
EXTD=IEW\nThe Who Greatest Hits From 1965-1970, April 27, 2005\nReview
EXTD=er: 60's "Music Fan" (Hong Kong)\nReleased in vinyl format back i
EXTD=n 1971. This album captures The Who early materials from "I Can't
EXTD= Explain" to "The Seeker". Everything track is a gem. The track "
EXTD=I'm A Boy" is totally different from the original single version 
EXTD=(slower and longer) and it's such a rarity of the band. I'm sure 
EXTD=any Who fan will love this album.\n\n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW
EXTD=\nIf only...you picked up The Who Collection for Magic Bus, Janua
EXTD=ry 8, 2005\nReviewer: who1zep (Kentucky Wildcats!)\nYes, it's tru
EXTD=e. The long version of 'The' Magic Bus, available on the vinyl ve
EXTD=rsion of Meaty Beaty Big & Bouncy, is actually available on CD. Y
EXTD=ou'll find the 4:30+ mono masterpiece on "The Who Collection," a 
EXTD=2-CD set released by Impression Records/Polydor release no. IMCD4
EXTD=/1 and IMCD4/2, manufactured in Japan, 1985.\n\n\nAMAZON.COM CUST
EXTD=OMER REVIEW\nMy first vinyl record, July 18, 2004\nReviewer: Anye
EXTD=chka (Rensselaer, NY United States)\nThis was the first vinyl LP 
EXTD=I bought for myself, the first of February 2001, at the great vin
EXTD=tage music store in my college town. I had a few kiddy records fr
EXTD=om childhood, but haven't listened to them in years; this record 
EXTD=was my true first vinyl LP. Unfortunately, at the time I didn't h
EXTD=ave a record player and my parents had long since thrown ours out
EXTD= when it broke, so I had to display the record in my dorm room as
EXTD= eye candy till I got my first record player later that year on t
EXTD=he day after my birthday. The ten and a half months of waiting we
EXTD=re worth it. I don't normally go in for greatest hits packages an
EXTD=ymore, but the songs are great regardless of being mostly a colle
EXTD=ction of singles and not album tracks. I got it on vinyl because 
EXTD=I had been told that the CD version is missing the long version o
EXTD=f "Magic Bus," the single version of "Substitute," and the rare "
EXTD=I'm a Boy" with horns and slightly different lyrics. The only thi
EXTD=ng I would change about it is the inclusion of "A Legal Matter," 
EXTD=a song which may have gotten to #32 in Britain but which isn't as
EXTD= well-loved by the fans as the even-lower-charting "TKAA" (also i
EXTD=ncluded here, though I'm told left off of the 1996 compilation 'M
EXTD=y Generation'), which reached #41. They did include "Boris the Sp
EXTD=ider," which was only an album track, but that song is well-loved
EXTD= and well-known, not some minor hit that most fans don't consider
EXTD= a classic or personal favourite. By that same token, they could 
EXTD=also have included "Call Me Lightning," which hit #40, and "Dogs,
EXTD=" which was #25. Still, it did a great job at introducing America
EXTD=ns to the early Who songs which had only been hits in Britain, an
EXTD=d even though the most recent hit on it is "The Seeker," it's sti
EXTD=ll one of the most classic greatest hits packages out there.\n\n\n
EXTD=AMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\nmaybe the best Who compilation, Febru
EXTD=ary 12, 2004\nReviewer: B. Schuman (NY)\nWhy is it the best Who c
EXTD=ompilation? Because most Who compilations (excluding the ultimate
EXTD= collection) don't cover the early Who as well as this one, and e
EXTD=very other Who compilation (including the ultimate collection) in
EXTD=cludes tracks from Who's Next and Tommy, and, in my opinion, thos
EXTD=e are great albums and are already worth getting, so you'd only b
EXTD=e paying for the same songs twice. The songs on Meaty Beaty Big a
EXTD=nd Bouncy are either songs released only as singles, or come from
EXTD= albums which as a whole are not nearly as good as the Who's best
EXTD= albums. If you're still into buying music, you should appreciate
EXTD= getting all these great songs together on one disc. So, why not 
EXTD=five stars? First of all, it's missing "Call Me Lightning,"- sinc
EXTD=e buyers of this album will likely buy Tommy as well, why couldn'
EXTD=t they put "Call Me Lightning" on instead of "Pinball Wizard?" Se
EXTD=cond, it has the slower, dragged-out version of "I'm A Boy," inst
EXTD=ead of the more rocking version which is on the Ultimate Collecti
EXTD=on. And by that token- if they're doing the long version thing, w
EXTD=hy not have the long version of "The Kids Are Alright?" As for th
EXTD=e sound quality- it could have been better, but I don't think it'
EXTD=s bad- in fact, the Ultimate Collection doesn't sound that much b
EXTD=etter. This certainly has no filler and the songs are in the un-r
EXTD=emastered form in which they became classics- I'm sticking with t
EXTD=his one.\n\n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\nA must-have for every W
EXTD=ho fan, October 30, 2003\nReviewer: Andreas Martin\nThis was the 
EXTD=first best-of album of The Who, released back in 1971 on LP. It i
EXTD=s still the best, especially in the CD version, mastered by Steve
EXTD= Hoffman (known from audiophile labels DCC and Audio Fidelity). T
EXTD=he only other best-of CD you need is "Who's Better Who's Best".\n
EXTD=\nA track-by-track review (all in my opinion).\n\n1. I Can't Expl
EXTD=ain. This is the best version on CD you can find. True mono, powe
EXTD=rful bass, punchy sound, almost no distortion. I never imagined t
EXTD=hat this rather primitive recording could sound so great.\n2. The
EXTD= Kids Are Alright. This is the edited version (2:45) that was on 
EXTD=the US album "The Who Sings My Generation", and that is also on "
EXTD=The Ultimate Collection" and the MCA "Who"s Better Who"s Best". I
EXTD=t still sounds great, but the longer version (3:05) can be found 
EXTD=on the Polydor "Who's Better Who's Best".\n3. Happy Jack. True mo
EXTD=no, good sound. The version on "Who"s Better Who"s Best" sounds a
EXTD= little cleaner, though.\n4. I Can See For Miles. This is the ori
EXTD=ginal stereo album mix, with Pete's guitar moving between the cha
EXTD=nnels during the solo. Great sound. \n5. Pictures Of Lily. True m
EXTD=ono. This is mastered just like the original single, with a fade-
EXTD=up at the beginning and a slight crescendo during the entire song
EXTD=. Good sound, but I prefer the cold start on "Who's Better Who's 
EXTD=Best".\n6. My Generation. True mono. This always sounds dirty, on
EXTD= every CD. But that is what it is supposed to sound. Still a sign
EXTD=ature song for The Who.\n7. The Seeker. Stereo. This is the best 
EXTD=version you can find on CD. The guitar intro blows you away.\n8. 
EXTD=Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere. True mono. Not the best-sounding record
EXTD=ing. The version here is okay, but "Who's Better Who's Best" prob
EXTD=ably used a better source.\n9. Pinball Wizard. The best version y
EXTD=ou can find. Amazing detail and definition. Just the right amount
EXTD= of hiss to make it sound real. Most other version have a delayed
EXTD= echo on the intro; it sounds much better here.\n10. Legal Matter
EXTD=. The best version you can find. True mono. \n11. Boris The Spide
EXTD=r. Stereo version. Sounds good and not as distorted as on "The Ul
EXTD=timate Collection" or the fake stereo version on "My Generation -
EXTD= The Very Best Of The Who". (I prefer the mono mix, though.)\n12.
EXTD= Magic Bus. Stereo mix with extended intro (3:21). Best version y
EXTD=ou can find. This is not the long version (4:36) that was on the 
EXTD="Meaty Beaty Big & Bouncy" LP, because only a fake stereo tape of
EXTD= that one could be found. The background vocals always sound a li
EXTD=ttle thin on the stereo mix; it still sounds better here than eve
EXTD=rywhere else.\n13. Substitute. True mono. This does not sound goo
EXTD=d. Probably taken from an equalized 45 master. The version on "Wh
EXTD=o's Better Who's Best" is much better and cleaner.\n14. I'm A Boy
EXTD=. This the an alternate, longer, earlier version. This is not the
EXTD= single version. True stereo and top sound. The same version is o
EXTD=n the bonus disc of the limited edition of "The Ultimate Collecio
EXTD=n", but there it is truncated and distorted.(The single version i
EXTD=s on "Who's Better Who"s Best", even in (twin-track) stereo)).\n\n
EXTD=\n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\nNo concepts, no themes, just grea
EXTD=t songs!, August 8, 2001\nReviewer: A music fan\nI managed to fin
EXTD=d an import copy of this CD at a local record store and picked it
EXTD= up. I agree with other reviewers that this is the definitive Who
EXTD= singles collection. This is not a "Best of" or "Greatest Hits", 
EXTD=but rather a collection of all The Who's early singles from 1965 
EXTD=to 1970. These singles are an essential part of the Who's catalog
EXTD=, and most of them can't be found on any LP. These are the classi
EXTD=c early Who songs that the band was famous for in Britain in the 
EXTD=60's. The anthemic "My Generation", the killer bass line of "Happ
EXTD=y Jack", The upbeat groove of "Magic Bus," the rocking "Substitut
EXTD=e". This CD deserves a solid 5 stars for the songs.\nThe CD, howe
EXTD=ver, is not as good as its content. Meaty, Beaty, Big and Bouncy 
EXTD=is out of print in the US, being replaced by the inferior "My Gen
EXTD=eration - The Very Best of The Who". It will probably be very har
EXTD=d to find, and is also a very old master, so it doesn't sound nea
EXTD=r as great as the newer Who remasters. Still, if you have all of 
EXTD=the Who's albums, you still won't have all their old singles unle
EXTD=ss you buy a compilation of some sort. This one is one of the bes
EXTD=t. MCA should really remaster Meaty, Beaty, Big and Bouncy and ma
EXTD=ke it available again.\n\n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\nYa gotta 
EXTD=have this one in your collection!, August 13, 2000\nReviewer: gru
EXTD=ndle2600 "grundle2600" (Pittsburgh, PA) \nThe first song on the W
EXTD=ho's 1971 album "Meaty Big Big and Bouncy" is "I Can't Explain." 
EXTD=The first song on the Clash's 1979 American version of their albu
EXTD=m "The Clash" is "Clash City Rockers." Listen to the first few se
EXTD=conds of each of those two songs. They are the same! Obviously, t
EXTD=he Clash is paying tribute to the Who. And such a tribute is well
EXTD= deserved, for the Who were the first real, genuine precursors to
EXTD= the punk movement of which the Clash was the greatest act of all
EXTD= time. "Meaty Beaty Big and Bouncy" is a compilation of early mus
EXTD=ic by the Who. It is a very well blended mix of punk-ish and gara
EXTD=ge-band music. It's high power, strong, and intense in every resp
EXTD=ect. If you like the early Clash, then you will probably like thi
EXTD=s album.\n"Happy Jack" is a wonderful anthem of the individual be
EXTD=lieving in himself, and being secure against those who would taun
EXTD=t him for being different. If you can believe in yourself, then a
EXTD=ll the teasing in the world won't break your spirit.\n\n"I Can Se
EXTD=e for Miles" is one of the most powerful songs that the Who ever 
EXTD=did. Wanna know why many people consider Keith Moon to be the bes
EXTD=t drummer ever? Check this one out. And it's not just the drums. 
EXTD=The whole song takes on a life of its own. It's like somebody is 
EXTD=trying to break through a door, and they have to keep hitting and
EXTD= pounding, until they finally are free. What a rush of energy!\n\n
EXTD="Pictures of Lily" is a song about, uh, well, heh heh, it's about
EXTD= how teenage boys manage to get themselves to fall asleep at nigh
EXTD=t. What a bold move to have written about this subject in the 196
EXTD=0s. I wonder if Tipper Gore knows about this one?\n\n"My Generati
EXTD=on" is probably the most famous song by the Who. There's a very p
EXTD=recise calculation in Roger Daltrey's stuttering. He's actually v
EXTD=ery much in control of his voice. And that represents the bigger 
EXTD=picture that he is also in control of his life. He's not about to
EXTD= let other people push him around. He will run his own life. He w
EXTD=ill make his own decisions. He is free.\n\n"The Seeker," "A Legal
EXTD= Matter," and "The Magic Bus" all have a certain urgency and seri
EXTD=ousness to them. There's a lot of power in the singing and instru
EXTD=ment playing.\n\nAll of the songs on here are quite low-fi soundi
EXTD=ng by today's standards. But that's not a problem. On the contrar
EXTD=y, it's an asset, because it lends a certain rawness to the songs
EXTD=. If this stuff was being recorded today, most likely the record 
EXTD=company would have overproduced it, and it would have sounded ove
EXTD=rbright, glossy, and watered down. This is the kind of music that
EXTD= could only be recorded in the 1960s. I like the low-fi, low-tech
EXTD= sound of these songs.\n\nReally, this is a great album. I actual
EXTD=ly own the American release of it. Right now, it's only available
EXTD= as an import. I don't know why it's out of print in the U.S. Ove
EXTD=r the years, the Who have had a huge number of compilation CDs is
EXTD=sued, and as far as I am concerned, this is their only compilatio
EXTD=n CD that is worth owning. I also strongly recommend getting thei
EXTD=r CD "Who's Next."\n\n\nHalf.com Details \nProducer: Kit Lambert,
EXTD= Shel Talmy, The Who \n\nAlbum Notes\nThe Who: Roger Daltrey (voc
EXTD=als), Pete Townshend (guitar, vocals), John Entwistle (bass, voca
EXTD=ls), Keith Moon (drums).\n\nOriginally released on Decca (79184) 
EXTD=in November 1971.\nAll songs written by Peter Townshend except "A
EXTD=nyway, Anyhow, Anywhere" (Peter Townshend/Roger Daltrey).\n\nA co
EXTD=llection of singles from the band's career through 1971.
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