The Who - The Who Hits 50!

The Who Hits 50! is a compilation album by British rock band The Who, released in October 2014 by Polydor Records.

The Who need no excuse to release a new compilation - since 1994, a new collection has appeared roughly at the rate of one every three years - but the band's 50th anniversary does provide the opportunity for a splashy new compilation.

Snappily titled The Who Hits 50!, the set does cast a wider net than either 2009’s Greatest Hits or 2004's Then & Now, beginning with the stiff R&B of The High Numbers' "Zoot Suit" and concluding with the new single "Be Lucky", a delirious revival of Pete Townshend's purple, overwritten '80s midlife crisis.

In between those two songs there are no surprises, focusing on their singles success.

This may be predictable but as a collection of basics, either for fair-weather fans or newcomers, it does its job well and it has nice artwork to boot.

Check out the tracks: “My Generation”; “Won’t Get Fooled Again” and “Be Lucky”.

This Limited Edition double LP housed in a gatefold sleeve with printed inner sleeves and remastered audio is pressed in Europe on 180 gram heavyweight vinyl.