The Who Discography Albums

This discography contains all official studio and live albums that were published in Germany, England (UK) and USA. In the second section you'll find some selected and worth of mentioned compilations. The third section contains a summary of the different Tommy and Quadrophenia releases.
Exclusively only original pressings are included, no reissues or the like. The date is the first ever release date of the album, mostly the vinyl issue.
In addition to each album the songs are listed and some facts to labels and catalog numbers, whether the album was issued with a booklet or something else and a few more information are given.
Any additions and corrections are gladly welcomed.

Diese Discographie umfasst alle offiziellen Studio- und Live-Alben, die in Deutschland, England (UK) und USA erschienen sind. In der zweiten Sektion befinden sich einige ausgewählte und erwähnenswerte Best-Of-Zusammenstellungen. Die dritte Sektion beinhaltet eine Übersicht der verschiedenen Tommy- und Quadrophenia-Veröffentlichungen.
Aufgelistet sind ausschließlich die Original-Pressungen, keine Re-Issues und dergleichen. Als Datum ist das erstmalige Veröffentlichungsdatum des Albums (meist der Vinyl-Fassung) erwähnt.
Jedes Album enthält zusätzlich Angaben über die enthaltenen Songs, Label und Bestellnummer, ob das Album mit Booklet oder ähnlichem erschienen ist und einige weitere Informationen.
Ergänzungen oder Korrekturen sind gerne willkommen.

Selected Compilations

These selected compilations were issued in most countries. They all consist of previously released material.


Meaty Beaty Big And Bouncy Date: October 1971 LP: POLYDOR 2383082 Note: ---	Meaty Beaty Big And Bouncy Date: October 1971 LP: TRACK 2406006 Note: ---	Meaty Beaty Big And Bouncy Date: November 1971 LP: DECCA DL 79184 Note: booklet insert CD: MCA 37001 Note: ---
The Story Of The Who Date: September 1976 2-LP: POLYDOR 2668015 Note: booklet, records cat.no. 2478091 / 092	The Story Of The Who Date: September 1976 2-LP: POLYDOR 2683069 Note: booklet, records cat.no. 2478091 / 092
The Singles Date: November 1984 LP: POLYDOR 815965 Note: --- CD: POLYDOR 815965 Note: ---	The Singles Date: November 1984 LP: POLYDOR WHOD 17 Note: --- CD: POLYDOR 815965 Note: ---
Who's Better Who's Best Date: March 1988 LP: POLYDOR 835389 Note: --- CD: POLYDOR 835389 Note: ---	Who's Better Who's Best Date: March 1988 LP: POLYDOR DNLP 1169 Note: --- CD: POLYDOR 835389 Note: ---	Who's Better Who's Best Date: November 1988 2-LP: MCA 8031 Note: --- CD: MCA 8031 Note: ---
	My Generation - The Very Best Of Date: July 1996 CD: POLYDOR 533150 Note: ---	My Generation - The Very Best Of Date: August 1996 CD: MCA 11462 Note: ---
The Ultimate Collection Date: October 2002 2-CD: UNIVERSAL 065269-2 Note: ---	The Ultimate Collection Date: October 2002 2-CD: POLYDOR 065300-2 Note: ---	The Ultimate Collection Date: June 2002 2-CD: MCA 088112877 Note: ---
	Then And Now (compilation with 2 unreleased new tracks) Date: March 2004 CD: POLYDOR 9866576 Note: ---	Then And Now (compilation with 2 unreleased new tracks) Date: March 2004 CD: GEFFEN B0001836-02 Note: ---
The Who Hits 50 (compilation with 1 unreleased new track) Date: November 2014 1-CD: POLYDOR 3794046 (same as UK) 2-CD: POLYDOR 3794048 (same as UK) 2-LP: POLYDOR 3794051 (same as UK)	The Who Hits 50 (compilation with 1 unreleased new track) Date: November 2014 1-CD: POLYDOR 3794046 Note: --- 2-CD: POLYDOR 3794048 Note: --- 2-LP: POLYDOR 3794051 Note: inner sleeves	The Who Hits 50 (compilation with 1 unreleased new track) Date: October 2014 1-CD: GEFFEN B0022131 Note: --- 2-CD: GEFFEN B0021871 Note: --- 2-LP: GEFFEN B0022495 Note: inner sleeves

Tommy and Quadrophenia variations

Due to some confusions in the numerous Tommy and Quadrophenia releases this is an overview of the different versions. Additionally the original Who and Who live versions of Tommy and Quadrophenia are mentioned here, detailed data of these are listed above.


Tommy (original Who version from 1969) (see above)	Tommy (original Who version from 1969) (see above)	Tommy (original Who version from 1969) (see above)
Tommy (Orchestra Version) Date: 1972 2-LP: ODE 86467 Note: box, booklet, inner sleeves, records cat.no. 86465 / 6 CD: REPERTOIRE REP 5128 Note: remastered version	Tommy (Orchestra Version) Date: October 1972 2-LP: ODE 99001 Note: box, booklet, inner sleeves 2-CD: ESSENTIAL 029 Note: ---	Tommy (Orchestra Version) Date: November 1972 2-LP: ODE 99001 Note: box, booklet, inner sleeves CD: ODE RHINO 71113 Note: ---
Tommy (Soundtrack) Date: March 1975 2-LP: POLYDOR 2625028 Note: inner sleeves, records cat.no. 2335093 / 094 2-CD: POLYDOR 519997 Note: ---	Tommy (Soundtrack) Date: March 1975 2-LP: POLYDOR 2657014 Note: inner sleeves, records cat.no. 2335093 / 094 2-CD: POLYDOR 841121 Note: ---	Tommy (Soundtrack) Date: March 1975 2-LP: POLYDOR PD 2-9505 Note: inner sleeves 2-CD: POLYDOR 841121 Note: ---
Tommy (Musical Version) Date: 1993 2-CD: RCA VICTOR 61874 Note: ---		Tommy (Musical Version) Date: July 1993 2-CD: RCA VICTOR 61874 Note: ---
	Tommy (Computer Version) Date: March 1996 CD-ROM: EEL PIE Note: CD-ROM for personal computers
Tommy Live At The Royal Albert Hall (Who live version from 2017) (see above)	Tommy Live At The Royal Albert Hall (Who live version from 2017) (see above)	Tommy Live At The Royal Albert Hall (Who live version from 2017) (see above)
	The Who's Tommy Orchestral (Roger Daltrey) Date: June 2019 CD: POLYDOR 7763526 Note: --- 2-LP: POLYDOR 7763531 Note: ---	The Who's Tommy Orchestral (Roger Daltrey) Date: June 2019 CD: POLYDOR B0030328 Note: --- 2-LP: POLYDOR 7763531 (same as UK)

Quadrophenia (original Who version from 1973) (see above)	Quadrophenia (original Who version from 1973) (see above)	Quadrophenia (original Who version from 1973) (see above)
Quadrophenia (Soundtrack) Date: September 1979 2-LP: POLYDOR 2625037 Note: inner sleeves, records cat.no. 2335199 / 200 CD: POLYDOR 519999 (same as UK) CD: POLYDOR 543691 (same as UK)	Quadrophenia (Soundtrack) Date: September 1979 2-LP: POLYDOR 2625037 Note: inner sleeves, records cat.no. 2335199 / 200 CD: POLYDOR 519999 Note: titled 'Songs From Quadrophenia' CD: POLYDOR 543691 Note: remastered version	Quadrophenia (Soundtrack) Date: September 1979 2-LP: POLYDOR PD 2-6235 Note: inner sleeves CD: POLYDOR 519999 Note: --- CD: POLYDOR 314-519691 Note: remastered version
Quadrophenia Live In London (Who live version from 2014) (see above)	Quadrophenia Live In London (Who live version from 2014) (see above)	Quadrophenia Live In London (Who live version from 2014) (see above)
Classic Quadrophenia (Pete Townshend & Orchestra) Date: June 2015 CD: Deutsche Grammophon 4794528 Note: --- 2-LP: Deutsche Grammophon 4794529 Note: inner sleeves	Classic Quadrophenia (Pete Townshend & Orchestra) Date: June 2015 CD: Deutsche Grammophon 4794528 (same as Germany) 2-LP: Deutsche Grammophon 4794529 (same as Germany)	Classic Quadrophenia (Pete Townshend & Orchestra) Date: June 2015 CD: Deutsche Grammophon B0022754-02 Note: ---