NewsThe Who / Who By Numbers SDE exclusive blu-ray
#78 in the SDE Surround Series
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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)
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.
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.
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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