Album · Compilation
Two’s Missing
Two's Missing is a compilation by the English rock band the Who, released by MCA Records on 11 April 1987. It draws on the band's blues, power pop and rock sides, and arrived in the wake of a studio run that had taken them from My Generation in 1965 to It's Hard in 1982.
It sits alongside the band's main catalogue rather than within it, so it suits listeners who already know the big studio records, from Tommy and Who's Next to Quadrophenia and Who Are You, and want a different angle on the group. Treat it as a side door into the Who's world rather than a place to start.
Two’s Missing: tracklist and credits
14 tracks · 45:33Tracklist
- 1Bald Headed WomanShel Talmy2:12
- 2Under My ThumbMick Jagger and Keith Richards2:38
- 3My Wife (live)John Entwistle6:41
- 4I’m a ManBo Diddley3:14
- 5DogsPete Townshend3:07
- 6Dogs, Part TwoKeith Moon2:29
- 7Circles (revised version)Pete Townshend2:32
- 8The Last TimeMick Jagger and Keith Richards2:52
- 9WaterPete Townshend4:35
- 10Daddy Rolling StoneOtis Blackwell2:51
- 11(Love Is Like a) Heat Wave (original version)Dozier, Holland, Holland2:42
- 12Goin’ Down (live)Don Nix3:43
- 13MotoringWilliam Stevenson2:52
- 14Wasp ManKeith Moon3:06
- Produced by
- Glyn Johns, Pete Townshend, The Who, Shel Talmy, Kit Lambert
- Recorded at
- Pye Studios, De Lane Lea Studios, IBC Studios, Eel Pie Studios
- Recorded
- 1965–1972
- Artwork
- Richard Evans
- Labels
- MCA Records, MCA
- Length
- 45:33
Line-up
- Roger Daltrey · harmonica, vocals, lead vocals
- Jimmy Page · guitar · guest
- The Ivy League · background vocals · guest
- John Entwistle · bass guitar, bass, vocals · guest
- Keith Moon · drums (drum set), percussion · guest
- Pete Townshend · bass, guitar, vocals · guest
- Nicky Hopkins · piano · guest
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How we know the release date musicbrainz + wikidata
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 11 April 1987 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | April 1987 | |
| Wikidata | 11 April 1987 | |
| US release | 11 April 1987 | earliest US date |
3 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | US | MCA Records | 076732571217 | other |
| 11 April 1987 | US | MCA Records | 076731122229 | original |
| 17 November 2014 | US | Geffen | 0602547140128 | other |
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|---|---|---|
| fanarttv ✓ | 1000×1000 | upscaled: major: best source 1000x1000, upscaled to 1500 (x1.50) |
| coverartarchive | 588×589 | upscaled |