1966 Stereo THE WHO Happy Jack MOD Garage UK INVASION

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ORIGINAL 1966 Stereo FIRST PRESSING             

                         THE WHO 

                Happy Jack 

...USA - DECCA DL- 4892  - Stereo

The amazing 2nd WHO album !! 1966 ORIGINAL *STEREO* first pressing VINYL ...

While the UK release of this album was called 'A Quick One' ~ In the USA version decidedly changed the title for the suggestive notion to America's youth brigade -- thus released under the title 'Happy Jack', and included said hit song, that was omitted, making the USA copy the one to own. "Happy Jack" is still, to the day, an enjoyable melodic slice of crafted MOD-pop whimsy...Otherwise the album IS very strong ...The most 'enjoyable' factors include the catchy nugget,'See My Way' with the eccentric performance of Keith Moon, apparently instructed to play in the style of Buddy Holly and the Crickets and ending up playing some of his parts on cardboard boxes as a result. Strange stuff! Keith writes 'Cobwebs And Strange', a novelty marching band item that later became 'Heinz Baked Beans' on the art pop masterpiece that is the 'Who Sell Out' album. His other song 'I Need You' is surprisingly fine, a bonefide killer MOD sixites groove - a strong effort with good harmonies and pleasant melodies ala Beatles sounding Help! era. John Entwistle contributes the finest of the non Townshend material and would continue and contribute material to The Who through the years. 'Whiskey Man' is a great little song full of the character of Mr Entwistle, shall we say.... and 'Boris The Spider' is, in actual fact, the best song here. It may not have been perceived by Pete and others as particularly a 'suitable' song for The Who to record, being a faintly novelty styled item, yet the bass playing is indeed scary with clever lyrics. The vocal delivery is truly cool - and this really should have been a huge hit! In the UK at least, it was never released as a single a-side, which is a shame as far as some are concerned.

So, what else is new? Well, Pete Townsend's 'Run Run Run' showcases the sound of The Who very well, though - an aggressive attack of guitars in particular. 'Don't Look Away' is moving into the pop area that 'Happy Jack' did so well and the following years 'Who Sell Out' would expand upon. 'So Sad About Us' has a distinctive guitar introduction and a classic MOD-pop feel all the way through it. 'So Sad About Us' could have been a hit song had it infact been released as a single in the first place. Which leaves us just with the nine minute long 'suite' or 'mini-opera', 'A Quick One Whilst He's Away'. Made up of six separate shorter songs Pete had been working on, 'A Quick One' is laudably ambitious, predating the suite of songs on the second side of The Beatles 'Abbey Road' by a good couple of years, for example - but certainly isn't smooth. Each one of the individual segments are enjoyable, by the way - and show The Who, Pete in particular, moving forwards. 

SIDE ONE

1.  RUN RUN RUN

2.  BORIS THE SPIDER

3.  I NEED YOU

4.  WHISKEY MAN

5.  COBWEBS AND STRANGE

6.  HAPPY JACK

SIDE TWO

1.  DON'T LOOK AWAY

2.  SEE MY WAY

3.  SO SAD ABOUT US

4.  A QUICK ONE WHILE HE'S AWAY

CONDITION: The cover is VG+, still relatively clean, with some slight shelf wear. The seams and everything are sound and overall it's a keeper collectible.

The vinyl is conservative VG++ (see as EX or M- elsewhere)  = both sides retain shiny gloss, no marks, put through a VPI record cleaning system,  expect playback to reflect clean immediate pleasure - everywhere.

      A cool addition to anyone's music library!

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