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The Who / Who Are You SDE exclusive blu-ray audio

#48 in the SDE Surround Series

By Paul Sinclair

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Quick pre-order • Steven Wilson Atmos, 5.1, stereo • Instrumentals • Bonus Tracks & more

Who Are You, The Who’s eighth studio album, is being reissued across a number of formats, including an SDE exclusive standalone blu-ray audio, in October.

Released in August 1978, the album was a commercial success, peaking at No 2 on the US Billboard 200 chart, where only the soundtrack to the Grease prevented it from hitting the top spot in the USA. The record also reached No 6 in the UK album charts.

Who Are You was the band’s final studio album to feature Keith Moon, who died just three weeks after it was released. The album showcased some of Pete Townshend’s most complicated arrangements, with multiple layers of synthesizer and strings, including songs envisaged for his Townshend’s never realised Lifehouse project.

The first single from the album, the eponymous Who Are You, was a transatlantic top 20 hit and has become over the years a staple in the band’s setlist and decades later gained new audiences when used at the theme tune to US TV’s CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.

Formats in the reissue campaign include a 7CD+blu-ray box set, a 4LP vinyl box, a 2CD edition and various vinyl versions. The box set features previously unreleased Glyn Johns mixes (rejected by the band), early run-throughs, sessions and outtakes, plus unreleased tracks from Shepperton studio rehearsals, live recordings and more. Full track listing below.

The SDE blu-ray offers Who Are You mixed in Dolby Atmos, 5.1 Surround Sound and as a new stereo mix, all by Steven Wilson. It also includes 7 bonus tracks.

Additionally, this blu-ray exclusively features instrumental mixes of the album and all the bonus tracks. These instrumentals do not feature on the blu-ray in the box set!

The audio streams of Who Are You on the SDE-exclusive blu-ray are as follows:

  • Who Are You – Steven Wilson Dolby Atmos mix (48/24)
  • Who Are You – Steven Wilson 5.1 mix (96/24)
  • Who Are You – Steven Wilson Stereo mix (96/24)
  • Who Are You – Steven Wilson Stereo Instrumentals (96/24)
  • Who’s Are You – Original 1978 Stereo mix (96/24)

The following 7 bonus tracks are available newly remixed in stereo (only) by Steven Wilson, not in Atmos etc. as previously mentioned in error (apologies).

  1. Guitar and Pen (Pete Vox)
  2. Love is Coming Down (Alternate Take)
  3. Who Are You (Lost Verse Mix)
  4. New Song (Pete Vox)
  5. Love is Coming Down (Orchestra Free)
  6. Had Enough (Orchestra Free)
  7. Who Are You (Alternate Take, Pete Vox)

It will be packaged similarly to previous editions and ships with a free, collectible SDE Surround Series slipcase. We have also made a small quantity of the previously out-of-print Who’s Next SDE exclusive blu-ray available (No 30 in the SDE Surround Series) which you can buy as a bundle with Who Are You.

The Who Are You (Region-free) blu-ray audio is #48 in the ongoing SDE Surround Series and will released on 31 October 2025. This is a TIME LIMITED release. It available to pre-order for two weeks only. The pre-order window closes on 16 September 2025. Availability after that point cannot be guaranteed. 

Tracklisting

Who Are You The Who / SDE exclusive Blu-ray Audio

    • WHO ARE YOU – Steven Wilson Dolby Atmos, 5.1, Stereo, Stereo Instrumentals
      & Original 1978 Stereo Mix. All previously unreleased except the original stereo mix,
      1. New Song
      2. Had Enough
      3. 905
      4. Sister Disco
      5. Music Must Change
      6. Trick of the Light
      7. Guitar and Pen
      8. Love is Coming Down
      9. Who Are You
      BONUS TRACKS -Stereo-only
      1. Guitar and Pen (Pete Vox)*
      2. Love is Coming Down (Alternate Take)*
      3. Who Are You (Lost Verse Mix)*
      4. New Song (Pete Vox)*
      5. Love is Coming Down (Orchestra Free)*
      6. Had Enough (Orchestra Free)*
      7. Who Are You (Alternate Take, Pete Vox)*
      *previously unreleased

Tracklisting

Who Are You The Who / 7CD+blu-ray box

    • CD 1: Who Are You – remastered
      1. New Song
      2. Had Enough
      3. 905
      4. Sister Disco
      5. Music Must Change
      6. Trick Of the Light
      7. Guitar And Pen
      8. Love Is Coming Down
      9. Who Are You
    • CD 2: Glyn Johns Mix
      All tracks previously unreleased
      1. New Song (Glyn Johns mix)
      2. Had Enough (Glyn Johns mix
      3. 905 (Glyn Johns mix)
      4. Sister Disco (Glyn Johns mix)
      5. Trick of The Light (Glyn Johns mix)
      6. Guitar and Pen (Glyn Johns mix)
      7. Who Are You (Glyn Johns mix)
      8. Trick of The Light (Single Version Edit – Glyn Johns mix
      9. Guitar and Pen ( Glyn Johns Alt mix)
      10. Who Are You (Glyn Johns Single edit)
      11. New Song (Pete Vocal – Steven Wilson mix)
      12. Sister Disco (Lost Guitar Mix- Steven Wilson mix)
      13. Had Enough (No Orchestra- Steven Wilson mix)
      14. Guitar and Pen (Pete Guide Vocal- Steven Wilson mix)
      15. Love Is Coming Down (No Orchestra- Steven Wilson mix)
      16. Who Are You (Early Run Through -Pete Vox- Steven Wilson mix)
    • CD 3: Sessions & Demos
      1. Who Are You (Lost Verse Mix)
      2. Guitar and Pen (Olympic 78 Mix)
      3. Love Is Coming Down (Early Run Through)
      4. Empty Glass (Session Out Take)
      5. No Road Romance (Session Out Take)
      6. Trick of the Light (Unused Olympic Edit) Previously Unreleased
      7. Who Are You (Clean Radio Edit)
      8. 905 (John Entwistle Demo) Previously Unreleased
      9. Had Enough – John Entwistle Demo Previously Unreleased
      10. Back On the Road (John Entwistle Demo)
      11. Wild Horses (John Entwistle Demo)
      12. Trick of the Light (John Entwistle Demo) Previously Unreleased
      13. Good Time Coming (John Entwistle Demo) Previously Unreleased
      14. Who Are You (John and Cyrano’s mix from The Kids Are Alright)
    • CD 4: Shepperton 1977
      1. Are You (Early version recorded live in Toronto, 1976) Previously Unreleased
      2. The Kids Are Alright (Shepperton Studios) Previously Unreleased
      3. Run, Run, Run (Shepperton Studios) Previously Unreleased
      4. Spoonful / Smokestack Lightning (Shepperton Studios) Previously Unreleased
      5. I Saw Her Standing There (Shepperton Studios Previously Unreleased
      6. Instrumental Jam (Shepperton Studios) Previously Unreleased
      7. Who Are You (Knocking It into Shape 1 – Shepperton Studios) Previously Unreleased
      8. Who Are You (Knocking It into Shape 2 – Shepperton Studios) Previously Unreleased
      9. Baba O’Riley (Shepperton Studios) Previously Unreleased
      10. Shakin’ All Over (Shepperton Studios) Previously Unreleased
      11. Bell Boy – Shepperton Studios Previously Unreleased
      12. Won’t Get Fooled Again (Shepperton Studios) Previously Unreleased
      13. Barbara Ann (Shepperton Studios) Previously Unreleased
      14. I Saw Her Standing There 2 (Shepperton Studios) Previously Unreleased
      15. Drowned (Shepperton Studios) Previously Unreleased
    • CD 5: Shepperton 1978/9
      1. Baba O’Riley (Shepperton for The Kids Are Alright 1978) Previously Unreleased
      2. My Wife (Shepperton for The Kids Are Alright 1978) Previously Unreleased
      3. My Generation (Shepperton for The Kids Are Alright 1978) Previously Unreleased
      4. Join Together (Shepperton for The Kids Are Alright 1978) Previously Unreleased
      5. Who Are You (Shepperton for The Kids Are Alright 1978) Previously Unreleased
      6. Won’t Get Fooled Again (Shepperton for The Kids Are Alright 1978) Previously Unreleased
      7. Sister Disco (Shepperton Tour Rehearsal 1979) Previously Unreleased
      8. Music Must Change (Shepperton Tour Rehearsal 1979) Previously Unreleased
      9. Won’t Get Fooled Again (Shepperton Tour Rehearsal 1979) Previously Unreleased
      10. Who Are You (Shepperton Tour Rehearsal 1979) Previously Unreleased
    • CD 6: Live USA 1979 – Part One
      1. Substitute Previously Unreleased
      2. I Can’t Explain Previously Unreleased
      3. Baba O’Riley Previously Unreleased
      4. The Punk and the Godfather Previously Unreleased
      5. Boris the Spider Previously Unreleased
      6. Sister Disco Previously Unreleased
      7. Behind Blue Eyes Previously Unreleased
      8. Music Must Change Previously Unreleased
      9. Drowned Previously Unreleased
      10. Who Are You Previously Unreleased
      11. 15 Previously Unreleased
      12. Pinball Wizard Previously Unreleased
      13. See Me, Feel Me Previously Unreleased
    • CD 7: Live USA 1979 – Part Two
      1. Long Live Rock Previously Unreleased
      2. My Generation Previously Unreleased
      3. I Can See for Miles Previously Unreleased
      4. Trick Of the Light Previously Unreleased
      5. Sparks Previously Unreleased
      6. Won’t Get Fooled Again Previously Unreleased)
      7. Jam /Take A Fool Like You Previously Unreleased
      8. How Can You Do It Alone Previously Unreleased
      9. Magic Bus Previously Unreleased
      10. Summertime Blues Previously Unreleased
      11. Dancing in the Street / Dance It Away Previously Unreleased
      12. The Real Me Previously Unreleased
    • Blu-ray
      WHO ARE YOU – Steven Wilson Dolby Atmos, 5.1, Stereo & Original 1978 Stereo Mix
      1. New Song
      2. Had Enough
      3. 905
      4. Sister Disco
      5. Music Must Change
      6. Trick of the Light
      7. Guitar and Pen
      8. Love is Coming Down
      9. Who Are You
      BONUS TRACKS – Steven Wilson Dolby Atmos, 5.1 & Stereo
      1. Guitar and Pen (Pete Vox)*
      2. Love is Coming Down (Alternate Take)*
      3. Who Are You (Lost Verse Mix)*
      4. New Song (Pete Vox)*
      5. Love is Coming Down (Orchestra Free)*
      6. Had Enough (Orchestra Free)*
      7. Who Are You (Alternate Take, Pete Vox)*
      *previously unreleased

1 Tears For Fears / The Tipping Point

2 xPropaganda / The Heart is Strange

3 Gilbert O’Sullivan / Driven

4 Shakespears Sister / Hormonally Yours

5 Brian Eno / ForeverAndEverNoMore

6. Orbital / Optical Delusion

6.5 Various Artists / Concert For George

7 Ten Years After / A Space in Time

8 Bob Dylan / Time Out Of Mind (2022 Remix)

9 Tears For Fears / The Hurting

10 Mike Oldfield / Tubular Bells

11 Suede

12 ABC / The Lexicon of Love

13 Duran Duran / Danse Macabre

13a Duran Duran / Danse Macabre De Luxe

14 Trevor Horn / Echoes – Ancient and Modern

15 Soft Cell / Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret

16 Def Leppard / Diamond Star Halos

17 Paul Young / No Parlez

18 Mark Knopfler / One Deep River

19 Wham! / Fantastic

20 Wham! / Make It Big

21 Keane / Hopes and Fears

22 Luther Vandross / Never Too Much

23 Crowded House / Gravity Stairs

24 Ultravox / Lament

25 Tori Amos / Unrepentant Geraldines

26 Bronski Beat / The Age of Consent

27 Thin Lizzy / 1976

28 Tears For Fears / Songs For A Nervous Planet

29 Thompson Twins / Into The Gap 

30 The Who / Who’s Next

31 Elton John / Diamonds

32 Simple Minds / New Gold Dream

33 Simple Minds / Sparkle in the Rain

34 Bryan Ferry / Retrospective

35 Envy of None / Stygian Waves

36 Roxy Music / Avalon

37 INXS / Listen Like Thieves

38 Dire Straits / Brothers in Arms

39 Elton & Brandi / Who Believes In Angels?

40 Claudi Brücken / Night Mirror

41 Mike Oldfield / Hergest Ridge

42 Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel / The Best Years of Our Lives

43 De La Soul / 3 Feet High and Rising

44 Matt Deighton / Today Become Forever

45 Mark Knopfler / Sailing to Philadelphia

46 Split Enz / ENZyclopedia Vols 1 & 2

47 The Human League / Dare

48 The Who / Who Are You

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