Magic Bus: The Who on Tour

Magic Bus: The Who on Tour
Compilation album by The Who
Released	September 1968
Recorded	1966–68
Genre	Rock, psychedelic rock, pop
Language	English
Label	Decca Records (1968) MCA Records (1974)
The Who chronology
The Who Sell Out (1967) Magic Bus: The Who on Tour (1968) Tommy (1969)

Magic Bus: The Who on Tour was the fourth American album by British rock band The Who, released in the US in September 1968 to capitalize on the success of their single of the same name.^[1] It is a compilation album of previously released material, and was not issued in the UK, although the album was also released at approximately the same time in Canada. It peaked at #39 on the Billboard 200.^[2]

The somewhat deceptive title implies that the songs were recorded live, but all recordings here are in fact studio tracks. The album's track list duplicates a few songs from the second and third US albums, but also contains singles tracks and tracks from extended play singles that were previously unavailable on a US album. Members of the group and Pete Townshend in particular have frequently expressed their dislike of this compilation. When the cover pictures were taken the group was not made aware by Decca that the shots would be used for a US album. Immediately following the modest success of this album, a similar but unrelated Who compilation, Direct Hits, was released in the UK by Track Records.

In 1974, the album was re-issued by MCA Records in the US and Canada as part of a budget priced double album set which also included the 1966 US debut The Who Sings My Generation. It was reissued on compact disc by MCA Records in the 1980s, but was not included among the catalogue remastering that took place in the 1990s. Though out of print in the US, the 1980s CD remains available in Canada.

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Track listing

All songs written by Pete Townshend except where noted.

Side one

1. "Disguises" – 3:14 (from the UK EP Ready Steady Who, 1966)
2. "Run Run Run"– 2:44 (from Happy Jack, 1966)
3. "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" (John Entwistle) – 2:27 (single b-side, 1968)
4. "I Can't Reach You" – 3:05 (from The Who Sell Out, 1967)
5. "Our Love Was, Is" – 3:09 (from The Who Sell Out, 1967)
6. "Call Me Lightning" – 2:25 (US single A-side, 1968)

Side two

7. "Magic Bus" – 3:21 (single A-side, 1968)
8. "Someone's Coming" (Entwistle) – 2:33 (single b-side, 1968)
9. "Doctor, Doctor" (Entwistle) – 3:02 (single b-side, 1967)
10. "Bucket T" (Don Altfeld, Roger Christian, Dean Torrence) – 2:11 (from Ready, Steady, Who, 1966)
11. "Pictures of Lily" – 2:43 (single A-side, 1967)

References

1. ^ The Who discography
2. ^ All Music Guide