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The Who / Who By Numbers reissue

Includes SDE blu-ray audio

By Paul Sinclair

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SDE blu-ray quick pre-order •  Manic Street Preachers and Pet Shop Boys blu-rays also announced today.

The Who By Numbers, The Who’s seventh studio album, will be released as an SDE exclusive blu-ray audio next month, alongside box set and vinyl editions.

Released in October 1975, the album features nine Townshend Originals, including the hits ‘Squeeze Box’ and ‘Slip Kid’. ‘Success Story’ was written by John ‘The Ox’ Entwistle.

The Who By Numbers SDE blu-ray is the final Who album from the 1970s to be released as an SDE blu-ray, after Quadrophenia, Who’s Next and Who Are You.

The audio streams of Who By Numbers on the SDE blu-ray are as follows:

  • Who By Numbers Pete Townshend Dolby Atmos mix (48/24)
  • Who By Numbers Pete Townshend 5.1 Mix (48/24)
  • Who By Numbers Original Stereo Mix (96/24)
  • VIDEO: Live at Metropolitan Stadium, 6 Dec 1975 (103 mins)
The Who By Numbers is the fourth SDE blu-ray of a Who studio album from the 1970s

This blu-ray includes something really quite special: 1 hr and 43 minutes of VIDEO FOOTAGE of The Who playing live at Metropolitan Stadium, Pontiac, Michigan on 6 December 1975.

This was a significant show. The Who set a (then) record for the largest ever indoor rock concert attendance when 76,898 people packed into Metropolitan Stadium in Pontiac, also known as ‘The Silverdome’. Due to the venue’s size, a large closed circuit video screen was installed and four cameras were used to convey instant visuals to the back projection. The images were recorded onto 2″ videotape with the sound captured in mono via a direct line feed from the PA.In 1977 the film was partly used in The Kids Are Alright movie but some 50 years on the entire show has been exhumed from The Who’s Archives and professionally cleaned up, with the audio remastered (it remains in mono). It stands as one of the few complete visual records of this tour – The Who’s last with Keith Moon.

Other formats available including a 5CD+blu-ray super deluxe box set with a 100-page hardback book featuring extensive sleeve notes, rare photographs, memorabilia and archive material from the period. The content of the blu-ray in this box is the same is what’s on the SDE blu-ray. There’s also a 2CD set which the second disc offering ‘highlights’ from the extra content in the big box. A 3LP edition pairs remastered audio on LP 1 with Live at Vetch Field, Swansea 12 June 1976 (LPs 2 & 3). There’s also a single black vinyl half-speed mastered version.

5CD+blu-ray box set

The Who By Numbers (Region-free) blu-ray audio is #78 in the ongoing SDE Surround Series and it will be packaged similarly to previous editions and ships with a free, collectible SDE Surround Series slipcase.

This is a TIME LIMITED release. It available to pre-order for two weeks only. The pre-order window closes on 18 September 2026. Availability after that point cannot be guaranteed. Pre-order it from the SDE shop using this link or the buttons below.

The Who By Numbers will be released on 30 October 2026 via UMR.

Tracklisting

The Who By Numbers The Who / SDE exclusive blu-ray

    • Pete Townshend Atmos Mix
      Pete Townshend 5.1 Mix
      2026 Stereo Remaster
      Video: Live At Metropolitan Stadium, Pontiac, Michigan, 06 December 1975
      1. Slip Kid
      2. However Much I Booze
      3. Squeeze Box
      4. Behind Blue Eyes
      5. Dreaming From The Waist
      6. Boris The Spider
      7. Magic Bus
      8. Amazing Journey / Sparks
      9. The Acid Queen
      10. Fiddle About
      11. Pinball Wizard
      12. I’m Free
      13. Tommy’s Holiday Camp
      14. We’re Not Gonna Take It / See Me, Feel Me
      15. Summertime Blues
      16. My Generation/Join Together/Road Runner/My Generation Blues
      17. Won’t Get Fooled Again

Tracklisting

The Who By Numbers The Who / 5CD+Blu-ray super deluxe

    • CD 1: THE ORIGINAL 1975 ALBUM REMASTERED
      1. Slip Kid
      2. However Much I Booze
      3. Squeeze Box
      4. Dreaming From The Waist
      5. Imagine A Man
      6. Success Story
      7. They Are All In Love
      8. Blue, Red And Grey
      9. How Many Friends
      10. In A Hand Or A Face
    • CD 2: PETE TOWNSHEND DEMOS
      1. Keep Me Turning (Version 1)
      2. Slip Kid (Version 1)
      3. Squeeze Box
      4. Blue, Red and Grey
      5. Dreaming From The Waist
      6. How Many Friends
      7. Keep Me Turning (Version 2)
      8. Imagine A Man
      9. Slip Kid (Version 2)
      10. Round And Round (working title for In a Hand or a Face)
      11. There Ain’t No Way Out (working title for However Much I Booze)
    • CD 3: TRACKING SESSIONS: RAMPORT & SHEPPERTON STUDIOS
      1. Ramport Jam (Excerpt)
      2. She Loves Everyone (Tracking Session)
      3. Control Myself (Dreaming From The Waist Tracking Session)
      4. There Ain’t No Way Out (However Much I Booze Tracking Session)
      5. Goin’ To Frisco – Round And Round (In a Hand Or A Face Tracking Session)
      6. Hi-Heel Sneakers Jam with Nicky Hopkins (Studio Outtake)
      7. Pete And Keith “The Artiste” (Studio Dialogue)
      8. Success Story (Tracking Session)
      9. How Many Friends (Tracking Session)
      10. Imagine A Man (Tracking Session)
      11. They Are All in Love (Tracking Session)
      12. She Loves Everyone (Retake With Nicky Hopkins)
      13. Squeeze Box (Tracking Session)
      14. Instrumental 1 (Tracking Session)
      15. I’m Dreaming (Dreaming From The Waist Retake)
      16. Every Minute (Blue Red and Grey Tracking Session)
      17. Instrumental 2 (Rough Mix Tracking Session)
      18. The Who By Numbers US Radio Spot #1 (Radio Commercial)
    • CD 4: EARLY MIXES & GUIDE VOCALS
      1. Slip Kid – Alternate Roger Vocal (Early Mix Without Overdubs)
      2. However Much I Booze – Alternate Pete Vocal (Early Mix)
      3. Squeeze Box – Alternate Roger Vocal
      4. Dreaming From The Waist – Pete Vocal (Early Mix)
      5. Imagine A Man – Pete Vocal (Early Mix)
      6. Success Story – John Vocal (Early Mix)
      7. They Are All in Love – Alternate Pete Vocal (Early Mix)
      8. Blue, Red and Grey (Unedited Version)
      9. How Many Friends – Pete Vocal (Early Mix)
      10. In A Hand Or A Face (Early Mix)
      11. They Are All In Love Alternate Roger Vocal (Early Mix)
      12. Squeeze Box (Acoustic Stripped Mix, 2026)
      13. Imagine A Man (Acoustic Stripped Mix, 2026)
      14. They Are All In Love (Acoustic Stripped Mix, 2026)
      15. How Many Friends (Acoustic Stripped Mix, 2026)
      16. The Who By Numbers US Radio Spot #2 (Radio Commercial)
      17. Keith Moon And John Entwistle Preview (The Who by Numbers With John Peel, BBC 1975)
      18. However Much I Booze (Live At The Summit, Houston, USA, 20 November 1975)
      19. Slip Kid (Live At Madison Square Garden, New York City, USA, 11 March 1976)
    • CD 5: LIVE AT VETCH FIELD, SWANSEA, WALES, 12 JUNE 1976
      1. My Wife
      2. Baba O’Riley
      3. Squeeze Box
      4. Behind Blue Eyes
      5. Dreaming From The Waist
      6. Amazing Journey
      7. Sparks
      8. The Acid Queen
      9. Fiddle About
      10. Pinball Wizard
      11. I’m Free
      12. Tommy’s Holiday Camp
      13. We’re Not Gonna Take It / See Me, Feel Me
      14. Summertime Blues
      15. My Generation/Join Together/My Generation Blues
      16. Won’t Get Fooled Again
    • Blu-ray
      Pete Townshend Atmos Mix
      Pete Townshend 5.1 Mix
      2026 Stereo Remaster
      Video: Live At Metropolitan Stadium, Pontiac, Michigan, 06 December 1975
      1. Slip Kid
      2. However Much I Booze
      3. Squeeze Box
      4. Behind Blue Eyes
      5. Dreaming From The Waist
      6. Boris The Spider
      7. Magic Bus
      8. Amazing Journey / Sparks
      9. The Acid Queen
      10. Fiddle About
      11. Pinball Wizard
      12. I’m Free
      13. Tommy’s Holiday Camp
      14. We’re Not Gonna Take It / See Me, Feel Me
      15. Summertime Blues
      16. My Generation/Join Together/Road Runner/My Generation Blues
      17. Won’t Get Fooled Again

Tracklisting

The Who By Numbers The Who / 2CD deluxe

    • CD 1: THE ORIGINAL 1975 ALBUM REMASTERED
      1. Slip Kid
      2. However Much I Booze
      3. Squeeze Box
      4. Dreaming From The Waist
      5. Imagine A Man
      6. Success Story
      7. They Are All In Love
      8. Blue, Red And Grey
      9. How Many Friends
      10. In A Hand Or A Face
    • CD 2
      1. Slip Kid (Demo)
      2. However Much I Booze – Alternate Pete Vocal (Early Mix)
      3. Squeeze Box (Acoustic Stripped Mix, 2026)
      4. Control Myself (Dreaming From The Waist Tracking Session)
      5. Imagine A Man – Pete Vocal (Early Mix)
      6. Success Story – John Vocal (Early Mix)
      7. They Are All In Love Alternate Roger Vocal (Early Mix)
      8. Blue, Red and Grey (Unedited Version)
      9. How Many Friends (Acoustic Stripped Mix, 2026)
      10. Round And Round (working title for In a Hand or a Face) – Demo
      11. Squeeze Box (Live At Vetch Field, Swansea, 12 June 1976)
      12. Dreaming From The Waist (Live At Vetch Field, Swansea, 12 June 1976)

78 The Who / The Who By Numbers

77 Manic Street Preachers / The Holy Bible / The Holy Bible Live

76 Spandau Ballet / Gold: The Best Of

75 George Michael / The Faith Tour

74 Amy Winehouse / Back to Black

73 Tears For Fears / The Seeds Of Love

72 Dire Straits / On Every Street – still available

71 Roxy Music / For Your Pleasure – still available

70 The Family Silver / Electric Blend – still available

69 Suede / Coming Up

68 Simple Minds / Once Upon A Time

67 Tina Turner / Private Dancer

66 Producers / Made in Basing Street

65 Thin Lizzy (1971 debut)

64 Bryan Ferry / Taxi

63 Bryan Ferry / Bête Noire

62 Roxy Music / Flesh + Blood

61 Tori Amos / In Times Of Dragons

60 Heaven 17 / The Luxury Gap

59 Heaven 17 / Penthouse and Pavement

58 Mark Knopfler and Emmylou Harris / All The Roadrunning

57 The Who / Quadrophenia

56 George Michael / Faith

55 Bryan Ferry / Boys and Girls

54 Thin Lizzy / Nightlife

53 Fine Young Cannibals (FYC) / The Raw & The Cooked

52 Tears For Fears / Songs From The Big Chair

51 Propaganda / A Secret Wish

50 Frankie Goes To Hollywood / Welcome to the Pleasuredome

49 Elton John / Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy

48 The Who / Who Are You

47 The Human League / Dare

46 Split Enz / ENZyclopedia Volumes 1 & 2

45 Mark Knopfler / Sailing to Philadelphia 

44 Matt Deighton / Today Become Forever

43 De La Soul / 3 Feet High and Rising 

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

41 Mike Oldfield / Hergest Ridge

40 Claudi Brücken / Night Mirror

39 Elton & Brandi / Who Believes In Angels?

38 Dire Straits / Brothers in Arms

37 INXS / Listen Like Thieves

36 Roxy Music / Avalon

35 Envy of None / Stygian Waves

34 Bryan Ferry / Retrospective

33 Simple Minds / Sparkle in the Rain

32 Simple Minds / New Gold Dream

31 Elton John / Diamonds

30 The Who / Who’s Next

29 Thompson Twins / Into The Gap 

28 Tears For Fears / Songs For A Nervous Planet

27 Thin Lizzy / 1976

26 Bronski Beat / The Age of Consent

25 Tori Amos / Unrepentant Geraldines

24 Ultravox / Lament

23 Crowded House / Gravity Stairs

22 Luther Vandross / Never Too Much

21 Keane / Hopes and Fears

20 Wham! / Make It Big

19 Wham! / Fantastic

18 Mark Knopfler / One Deep River

17 Paul Young / No Parlez

16 Def Leppard / Diamond Star Halos

15 Soft Cell / Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret

14 Trevor Horn / Echoes – Ancient and Modern

13a Duran Duran / Danse Macabre De Luxe

13 Duran Duran / Danse Macabre

12 ABC / The Lexicon of Love

11 Suede / Suede

10 Mike Oldfield / Tubular Bells

9 Tears For Fears / The Hurting

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

7 Ten Years After / A Space in Time

6.5 Various Artists / Concert For George

6. Orbital / Optical Delusion

5 Brian Eno / ForeverAndEverNoMore

4 Shakespears Sister / Hormonally Yours

3 Gilbert O’Sullivan / Driven

2 xPropaganda / The Heart is Strange

1 Tears For Fears / The Tipping Point

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