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The Who - Singles - Page 1 - 1963 - 1965:

It Was You - UK - 1963 Dick James 45 (Acetate) The Detours (Pre The Who with Doug Sandom on drums). Pete Townshend's first song. Single sided disc. Recorded in 1963	It Was You - UK - 1963 Dick James 45 (Acetate) (Label Face) The Detours (Pre The Who with Doug Sandom on drums). Pete Townshend's first song. Single sided disc. Recorded in 1963
I'm The Face - UK - 1964 IBC 45 (Acetate) The Who (Pre High Numbers). Single sided disc. Recorded May 11, 1964	It Was You - UK - 1964 IBC 45 (Acetate) The Who (Pre High Numbers). Pete Townshend's first song. Single sided disc. Recorded June 4, 1964
I'm The Face - UK - 1964 IBC 45 (Acetate) (Label Face) The Who (Pre High Numbers). Single sided disc. Recorded May 11, 1964	It Was You - UK - 1964 IBC 45 (Acetate) (Label Face) The Who (Pre High Numbers). Pete Townshend's first song. Single sided disc. Recorded June 4, 1964
Zoot Suit/I'm The Face - UK - 1964 Fontana 45 (A side) The High Numbers	Zoot Suit/I'm The Face - UK - 1964 Fontana 45 (B side) The High Numbers
Zoot Suit - UK - 1964 Fontana 10" 45 (Acetate) The High Numbers "Count off" start	Zoot Suit - UK - 1964 Fontana 10" 45 Acetate (Label) Note that "The Whos" is crossed off and "The High Numbers" is written above it
Zoot Suit - UK - 1964 Fontana 10" 45 (Acetate) The High Numbers. No count off	Zoot Suit - UK - 1964 Fontana 10" 45 Acetate (Label) The High Numbers
I'm The Face/Zoot Suit - UK - 1980 Backdoor 45 The High Numbers	I'm The Face/Zoot Suit - UK - 1991 Fontana 45 The High Numbers. From the Fontana single box set
I'm The Face/Zoot Suit - UK - 1991 Fontana CD Single (front cover) The High Numbers. From hte Fontana CD singles box set	I'm The Face/Zoot Suit - UK - 1991 Fontana CD Single (back cover) The High Numbers. From hte Fontana CD singles box set
Zoot Suit/I'm The Face - UK - 2014 Abbey Road 10" 45 (Acetate) Front. The High Numbers	Zoot Suit/I'm The Face - UK - 2014 Abbey Road 10" 45 (Acetate) Back. The High Numbers
Zoot Suit/I'm The Face - UK - 2015 Polydor 45 (A side) The High Numbers. (From The Brunswick Singles Box Set)	Zoot Suit/I'm The Face - UK - 2015 Polydor 45 (B side) The High Numbers. (From The Brunswick Singles Box Set)
I'm The Face/Zoot Suit - USA - 1964 Capitol Magnetics 45 Acetate (A side) The High Numbers	I'm The Face/Zoot Suit - USA - 1964 Capitol Magnetics 45 Acetate (B side) The High Numbers
I'm The Face/Zoot Suit - USA - 1980 Mercury 33 1/3 RPM 7" The High Numbers	I'm The Face/Zoot Suit - France - 1980 Vertigo 45 The High Numbers
I'm The Face/Zoot Suit - Italy - 1980 Backdoor 45 The High Numbers	I'm The Face/Zoot Suit - Italy - 1980 Backdoor 45 The High Numbers. Interesting combination of labels: Backdoor, Polygram, Fontana
I'm The Face - Russia - 2017 BYA KOH 45 (Front) The High Numbers. Green flexi disc	I'm The Face - Russia - 2017 BYA KOH 45 (Back) The High Numbers. Green flexi disc
I'm The Face/Zoot Suit - South Africa - 1964 Fontana 7" Acetate (A side) The High Numbers. Same mix as UK single. Speed is ~5% slower than 33 1/3 RPM	I'm The Face/Zoot Suit - South Africa - 1964 Fontana 7" Acetate (B side) The High Numbers. Speed is ~5% slower than 33 1/3 RPM
I Can't Explain/Bald Headed Woman - UK - 1965 Brunswick 45 Song credit spelled "Townsend" vs "Townshend"	I Can't Explain/Bald Headed Woman - UK - 1965 Brunswick 45 (Promo) Song credit spelled "Townsend" vs "Townshend"
I Can't Explain/Bald Headed Woman - UK - 2014 Abbey Road 10" 45 (Acetate)	I Can't Explain/Bald Headed Woman - UK - 2015 Polydor 45 The Brunswick Singles Box Set
Can't Explain/Bald Headed Woman - USA - 1965 Decca 45 First pressing - Incorrect title	I Can't Explain/Bald Headed Woman - USA - 1965 Decca 45 2nd pressing - Corrected title
I Can't Explain/Bald Headed Woman - USA - 1965 Decca 45 2nd pressing with corrected title & higher title location	I Can't Explain/Bald Headed Woman - USA - 1965 Decca 45 2nd pressing with corrected title & large print. Catalog info in "rainbow"
I Can't Explain/Bald Headed Woman - USA - 1965 Decca 45 2nd pressing with corrected title & large print. Catalog info in lower black area	I Can't Explain/Bald Headed Woman - USA - 1965 Decca 45 2nd pressing - Corrected title. Townshend spelled without the "h" version. (Click on picture for larger image)
I Can't Explain/Bald Headed Woman - USA - 1965 Decca 45 (Promo) Townshend spelled correctly version (click on picture for larger image)	I Can't Explain/Bald Headed Woman - USA - 1965 Decca 45 (Promo) Townshend spelled without "h" version (click on picture for larger image)
I Can't Explain/Bald Headed Woman - USA - 1973 MCA 45	I Can't Explain/Bald Headed Woman - USA - 1975 MCA 45 Title on the top version
I Can't Explain/Bald Headed Woman - USA - 1975 MCA 45 Title on the bottom version	I Can't Explain/Bald Headed Woman - USA - 1979 MCA 45 The Who on top, title below
I Can't Explain/Bald Headed Woman - USA - 1979 MCA 45 The title on top, The Who below	I Can't Explain/Bald Headed Woman - USA - 1980 MCA 45
I Can't Explain/Bald Headed Woman - USA - 1980 MCA 45 Different print	No Puedo Explicar/Mujer Calva - Argentina - 1965 Decca 33 1/3 7" (I Can't Explain/Bald Headed Woman)
No Puedo Explicar/Mujer Calva - Argentina - 1965 Decca 33 1/3 7" (Promo) (I Can't Explain/Bald Headed Woman)	I Can't Explain/Bald Headed Woman - Australia - 1965 Festival 45 1st Pressing FK-893
I Can't Explain/Bald Headed Woman - Australia - 1966 Festival 45 2nd Pressing DK-1804	I Can't Explain/Bald Headed Woman - Canada - 1965 Decca 45
I Can't Explain/Bald Headed Woman - Canada - 1973 MCA 45	I Can't Explain/I Can See For Miles - Canada - 1969 Decca 45
I Can't Explain/I Can See For Miles - Canada - 1975 MCA 45	I Can't Explain/I Can See For Miles - Canada - 1979 MCA 45
I Can't Explain/I Can See For Miles - Canada - 1980 MCA 45	I Can't Explain/Bald Headed Woman - Denmark - 1965 Brunswick 45
I Can't Explain/Bald Headed Woman/Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere (R)/Daddy Rolling Stone -France - 1965 Brunswick 45 (EP) (front cover) First pressing was released with "Blad" (vs "Bald"). Only official source for the alternate vocal version (mono mix) of "Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere"	I Can't Explain/Bald Headed Woman/Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere (R)/Daddy Rolling Stone - France - 1965 Brunswick 45 (EP) (back cover) See comments under picture for front cover
I Can't Explain/Bald Headed Woman/Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere (R)/Daddy Rolling Stone -France - 1965 Brunswick 45 (EP) (front cover) Second pressing was released with corrected"Bald" (vs "Blad"). Only official source for the alternate vocal version (mono mix) of "Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere"	I Can't Explain/Bald Headed Woman/Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere (R)/Daddy Rolling Stone - France - 1965 Brunswick 45 (EP) (back cover) See comments under picture for front cover
I Can't Explain/Bald Headed Woman - France - 1965 Brunswick 45 (Promo)	I Can't Explain/Bald Headed Woman - Germany - 1965 Brunswick 45
I Can't Explain/Bald Headed Woman - Germany - 1965 Brunswick 45	I Can't Explain/Bald Headed Woman - Germany - 1965 Brunswick 45 (Promo)
I Can't Explain/Bald Headed Woman - Hong Kong - 1965 Life 45	I Can't Explain/Bald Headed Woman - Ireland - 1965 Brunswick 45
I Can't Explain/Bald Headed Woman - Italy - 1966 Decca 45 (Front Cover)	I Can't Explain/Bald Headed Woman - Italy - 1966 Decca 45 (Back Cover)
I Can't Explain/Bald Headed Woman - Italy - 1966 Decca 45 (Promo)	I Can't Explain/Bald Headed Woman - Italy - 1966 Decca 45
I Can't Explain/Bald Headed Woman - Italy - 1966 Decca 45 (Juke Box)	I Can't Explain/Bald Headed Woman - Italy - 1966 Decca 45 (Promo)
I Can't Explain/Bald Headed Woman - Mexico - 1965 Decca 45	Bald Headed Woman/I Can't Explain - New Zealand - Festival 1965 45
I Can't Explain - Poland - n/a 2009 45 Flexi-disc postcard	I Can't Explain - Poland - n/a 2009 45 Flexi-disc postcard
I Can't Explain - Poland - n/a 2009 45 Flexi-disc postcard	I Can't Explain - Russia - BYA KOH 2014 45 Clear flexi-disc

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The Who Singles Discography - Part 1

All songs written by Pete Townshend unless otherwise noted.

It Was You - UK - 1963 - Dick James 45 (Single Sided Acetate). This is where it all begins. The first band recording session (as The Detours with Doug Sandom on drums). You can read more about Pete Townsend's first song here.

Sound Sample

It Was You (1963 Detours' Version)

I'm The Face - UK - May 11, 1964 - IBC 45 (Single Sided Acetate). This is the original pre-High Numbers (The Who) <and very different> version of the <High Numbers> song. Much less refined, but very cool. Apparently intended as a single backed with "It Was You"

and perhaps the cause of all the confusion back in the days of "Was the High Numbers single ever released with "I'm The Face" as an "a" side?" Note writing credits below under "Zoot Suit".

Sound Samples

I'm The Face (1964 The Who Version)

I'm The Face (1964 The Who Version - Stereo Mix)

It Was You - UK - June 4, 1964 - IBC 45 (Single Sided Acetate). This is the second recording of the song as The Who (with Keith Moon). As an executive with the band's label put (after listening to both the Detours and 1964 Who tracks), "The Detours recordings sounded more like The Beatles, but the later tracks are clearly The Who."

Sound Samples

It Was You (1964 The Who Version)

It Was You (1964 The Who Version - Stereo Mix)

Zoot Suit / I'm The Face - UK - July 3, 1964 - Fontana TF 480 45. The first official release from the band (as The High Numbers). Stories persisted for years that copies with "I'm The Face" as the "a" side were "legend". But not in the UK (see above for

USA and South Africa acetates which reversed the tracks). There appears to be only the (2) two recordings of these songs, but with some mix variations (notably on the stereo versions). In 1980 the single was released (with the tracks reversed) in several different countries. Both songs are credited to The Who's former manager, Pete Meaden, but essentially all he did was change the lyrics to The Dynamic's 1963 Misery ("Zoot Suit") and Slim Harpo's 1957 Got Love If You Want It ("I'm The Face").

Sound Samples

Zoot Suit (Mono) (Single version) Note: One of the "Zoot Suit" acetates above features a count-in  Zoot Suit

Zoot Suit (Stereo) (From the Quadrophenia Soundtrack)

Zoot Suit (Stereo) (From the Aborted 1988 Box Set)

I'm The Face (Mono) (Single version)

I'm The Face (Stereo) (From Odds & Sods)

I'm The Face (Stereo) (From the Aborted 1988 Box Set)

I'm The Face (Stereo) (Unreleased from the Who's Missing/Two's Missing session tapes)

Can't Explain / Bald Headed Woman - USA - December 19, 1964 - Decca 31725 45. "Can't Explain" was pulled off market because of a printing error. "Was it "I Can't Explain" or "Can't Explain???" They really weren't sure so they left the "I" blank... Quickly withdrawn, corrected and history was made... I bought my first copy of this single in 1982 from a collector in Miami. He recalled buying the single the day it was released. It still looks brand new.

I Can't Explain / Bald Headed Woman - USA - December, 1964/January, 1965 - Decca 31725 45. This is the corrected version (exact date of correction unknown). Various print styles (and pink label promos) exist (see above). Some spell Townshend with the "h" and others don't.

I Can't Explain / Bald Headed Woman - UK - January 15, 1965 - Brunswick 05926 45. Several print styles and a red label promo (known as "demo" in the UK) exist <see above>.

The actual recording of "I Can't Explain" is mostly mono. For the 2016 My Generation (Super Deluxe Box Set), Pete Townshend added the missing parts to the recording (absent from the and they hoped to create a little "stereo". They did.

Sound Samples

I Can't Explain (Mono) (Single version)

I Can't Explain (Mono) (Alternate, unique mix version from the Shel Talmy DAT)

I Can't Explain (Stereo) (From the 2002 My Generation Deluxe Edition CD)

I Can't Explain (Stereo) (From the 2016 My Generation Super Deluxe Edition Box Set)

I Can't Explain (Stereo) (White Fang Remix - Unreleased)

"Bald Headed Woman" (the "b" side) credited to Shel Talmy is an old song that Shel Tamly reworked and then had the various bands he produced (i.e. The Kinks) record as well. Here's a pre-Shel Talmy 1960 version from Harry Belafonte. Credits aside, the newer mixes of the song (2002 and on) increased the overall length from 2:10 to 2:34, featuring an extended ending.

Sound Samples

Bald Headed Woman (Mono) ("b" side version)

Bald Headed Woman (Mono) (Alternate, unique mix version from the Shel Talmy DAT)

Bald Headed Woman (Stereo) (From the 2002 My Generation Deluxe Edition CD)

Bald Headed Woman (Stereo) (From the 2016 My Generation Super Deluxe Edition Box Set)