View from a Backstage Pass

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View from a Backstage Pass is a live compilation by The Who. This double album was released on 5 November 2007, available only to new subscribers of The Who.com.

It features rarely performed numbers such as "Magic Bus", "Squeeze Box", "Dreaming from the Waist" and "Bargain", as well as a 24-page colour booklet featuring unseen photos from the band’s archive.

Track listing

All songs written by Pete Townshend except where noted.

Disc one

1. "Fortune Teller" (Allen Toussaint) – Recorded at The Grande Ballroom, Dearborn, Michigan, 12 October 1969 - 2:55
2. "Happy Jack" – Recorded at City Hall, Hull, 15 February 1970 - 2:12
3. "I'm a Boy" – Recorded at City Hall, Hull, 15 February 1970 - 2:46
4. "A Quick One, While He's Away" – Recorded at City Hall, Hull, 15 February 1970 - 8:53
5. "Magic Bus" - Recorded at Mammoth Gardens, Denver, Colorado, 9 June 1970 - 13:50
6. "I Can't Explain" – Recorded at Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California, 13 December 1971 - 2:38
7. "Substitute" – Recorded at Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California, 13 December 1971 - 2:18
8. "My Wife" (John Entwistle) – Recorded at Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California, 13 December 1971 - 7:06
9. "Behind Blue Eyes" – Recorded at Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California, 13 December 1971 - 4:36
10. "Bargain" – Recorded at Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California, 13 December 1971 - 6:41
11. "Baby Don't You Do It" (Holland-Dozier-Holland) – Recorded at Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California, 13 December 1971 - 6:17

Disc two

1. "The Punk and the Godfather" – Recorded at Civic Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 4 December 1973 - 4:52
2. "5:15" – Recorded at Recorded at Civic Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 4 December 1973 - 6:02
3. "Won't Get Fooled Again" – Recorded at Civic Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 4 December 1973 - 8:53
4. "Young Man Blues" (Mose Allison) – Recorded at Charlton Athletic Football Club, South London,18 May 1974 - 5:57
5. "Tattoo" – Recorded at Charlton Athletic Football Club, South London,18 May 1974 - 3:21
6. "Boris The Spider" (John Entwistle) – Recorded at Charlton Athletic Football Club, South London,18 May 1974 - 3:14
7. "Naked Eye/"Let's See Action"/"My Generation Blues" – Recorded at Charlton Athletic Football Club, South London,18 May 1974 - 14:40
8. "Squeeze Box" – Recorded at Vetch Field, Swansea, Wales, 12 June 1976 - 3:17
9. "Dreaming from the Waist" – Recorded at Vetch Field, Swansea, Wales, 12 June 1976 - 4:54
10. "Fiddle About" (John Entwistle) – Recorded at Vetch Field, Swansea, Wales, 12 June 1976 - 1:45
11. "Pinball Wizard" – Recorded at Vetch Field, Swansea, Wales, 12 June 1976 - 2:48
12. "I'm Free" – Recorded at Vetch Field, Swansea, Wales, 12 June 1976 - 2:17
13. "Tommy's Holiday Camp" (Keith Moon) – Recorded at Vetch Field, Swansea, Wales, 12 June 1976 - 0:51
14. "We're Not Gonna Take It" – Recorded at Vetch Field, Swansea, Wales, 12 June 1976 - 3:32
15. "See Me, Feel Me/Listening To You" – Recorded at Vetch Field, Swansea, Wales, 12 June 1976 - 4:59

Personnel

The Who

• Roger Daltrey – vocals, percussion, harmonica
• John Entwistle – bass guitars, vocals
• Keith Moon – drums, percussion, lead vocals on "Fiddle About" and "Tommy's Holiday Camp"
• Pete Townshend – guitars, vocals