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Thursday, September 11, 2025

The Who's 'Who Are You' super deluxe box set readied for October

Who Are You, The Who's eighth studio album, is to be released in multiple formats including a super deluxe edition on Oct. 31. It features over 70 unreleased tracks including never-before-heard versions of the title track “Who Are You,” newly mixed live tracks from their first tour without original drummer Keith Moon and recordings of the band rehearsing in 1977 and 1978.

Also included in the 7CD/1 Blu-ray set are brand-new Atmos & Stereo mixes by Steven Wilson. The album will also be released as a deluxe 4LP box set, a 2CD deluxe edition, and limited-edition coloured and half-speed master vinyl editions.

Format details:

SUPER DELUXE EDITION
7 AUDIO CDs

CD 1: The original album newly remastered by Jon Astley.
CD 2: The Who Are You album, first mixed by Glyn Johns, rejected by the band, plus new mixes created by Steven Wilson
CD3: Early run-throughs, sessions and out-takes plus several demos by John Entwistle.
CD4: Previously unreleased tracks from the 1977 Shepperton studios rehearsals, including Keith Moon singing I Saw Her Standing There and Barbara Ann Plus a very early live version of Who Are You from Toronto, 1976.
CD5: Includes six tracks from the live concert at Shepperton for the filming of The Kids Are Alright documentary. Plus rehearsals with new drummer Kenney Jones for The Who’s 1979 US tour.
CDs 6 & 7: Live recordings from the 1979 US tour, including tracks recorded at the Pontiac Silverdome, the Spectrum in Philadelphia and the Masonic Temple, Detroit, including a rare live version of John Entwistle’s Trick of the Light
BLU-RAY: Dolby Atmos, DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, and PCM Stereo mixes created by Steven Wilson

SUPER DELUXE EDITION BOOK
A 100-page hardback book with extensive sleeve notes by Matt Kent covering the period before and after the album’s release, plus track-by-track details, and session notes, as well as sleeve notes by Steven Wilson on his remixes for Dolby Atmos. The book is illustrated with previously unpublished photographs, memorabilia, tape boxes and original print ads.

THE WHO – WHO ARE YOU

DELUXE EDITION

4LP SET

This limited-edition deluxe vinyl box set features a four-LP set on 180-gram vinyl, including the original album newly remastered, plus live recordings from the 1979 US tour. The lift-top box includes 1 LP in a single sleeve and 3 LPs in a triple gatefold sleeve, together with a 28-page soft cover book.

2CD SET
The Deluxe 2CD set pairs the original album newly remastered with a CD of tracks taken from the studio sessions, demo recordings and live material.

The two discs are presented in an 8-panel digipak with a 16-page booklet.

WHO ARE YOU
1-LP LIMITED EDITION D2C ONLY VINYL

This limited edition 180-gram yellow-coloured vinyl 1-LP of Who Are You
Features the newly remastered album in a replica single sleeve.

WHO ARE YOU
1-LP LIMITED EDITION HALF SPEED MASTER VINYL

This limited edition 180-gram 1/2 speed master 1-LP of Who Are You
Features the newly remastered album in a replica single sleeve.

THE WHO – WHO ARE YOU
SUPER DELUXE EDITION
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