The Who Sell Out
by The Who

From HoldenM 05/29/2026 15:25 | #314660

Hey! That's pretty good! (Edited)

Early Who are great. There's no-one that's like them. Their sound is unique, lively, buoyant and original. You can hear a couple of songs on this that they reshaped and reused on 'Tommy'. Overall, a joy to behold. Heinz Baked Beans, best audio commercial ever (Edited)

The music is good but the fake adverts have never worked for me

Not a fan of this album. The adverts are insufferable. And some of the tracks have some great music in them but as a track don't work for me.

From AAL2014 06/12/2022 15:07 | #286296 | TOP COMMENT Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.

Man, this record just gets better and better the more I return to it. A phenomenal headphones album.

The Who Sell Out is super ambitious as the band dove into a more psych sound and a heavier one in certain cases, all the while maintaining a superb mind for melody. Of course let’s not pass by the flawless execution of interstitial radio clips, influencing the structure of albums like Songs For The Deaf over 30 years later.

My love for this album is growing exponentially. (Edited)

Good fun album by The Who but better work by them will come after this one. (Edited)

From sszwalbenest 12/12/2021 13:12 | #277414

My favorite Who record. Definitely less over the top than some of their later material. I also love the general anti-consumerist theme.

The beginning of the Who's real run of greatness. (Edited)

From Brad1770 08/30/2021 08:39 | #273067

So, what are the best album streaks in modern music ? The question is one which has always fascinated me.

My personal list (albums and artists I know and love) of streaks goes something like this

1. The Beatles: ‘Help’ to ‘The White Album’ (peerless / untouchable)
2. R.E.M: ‘Murmur’ to ‘Up’
3. The Kinks: ‘Face to Face’ to ‘Muswell Hillbillies’
4. Pixies: ‘Come On Pilgrim’ to ‘Trompe Le Monde’

And here we have The Who beginning their own landmark streak with

‘The Who Sell Out’ (1967)
Followed by

‘Tommy’ (1969)
Followed by

‘Live At Leeds’ (1970)
Followed by

‘Who’s Next’ (1971)
Followed by

‘Quadrophenia’ (1973)

A simply sublime run of excellence

Hardly seems fair

All good songs, one great song. One of those albums where it is strongest in a full listen through to appreciate the clever concept of the album and all the fun little ditties between tracks.

A really good concept album, loads of fun, will come back to again and again even if there is only one stand out track ("i can see for miles and miles"). (Edited)