The Who

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Live At Leeds is a raw representation of The Who at the peak of their musical abilities. Buzzing with energy and dripping in raw emotion, it is a mind-blowing release that takes The Who rip-roaring into a new decade.

This digital download version enlarges upon the original vinyl release with cracking tracks such as 'Tattoo', 'I Can't Explain' and 'Happy Jack'.

With the cooing of the sixties' hippy counterculture fading fast, the beginning of the new decade saw the timely release of the super-charged Live At Leeds. Heralded by the New York Times as "the best live rock album ever made" it showcases The Who's inimitable energy in its raw, bare-all beauty. John Entwistle calls it his favourite album by the band, in fact, "it's the only Who album I still play".

Stick on the power-charged covers of 'Young Man Blues' and 'Shakin' All Over' and the unrelenting sonic attacks on classics from their distinguished back catalogue to hear why.

Expanding on the original vinyl that truncated the two-hour plus gig at Leeds University into a mere 38 minutes, this fourteen track disc captures the electricity and furore at the gig through crowd interaction and on-stage banter.

It includes a phenomenal sixteen-minute medley incorporating 'My Generation', 'See Me, Feel Me/Listening To You' and 'Underture'.

Originally recorded purely as a stop gap album while busy working on a film project and released using only the barest cover artwork that perfectly mimicks countless dodgy bootleg releases, Live At Leeds has gone down in history as the gold standard of Who albums.