I'm A Boy - The Who (alt. version)

[jumpinjackflash1968]

This version was appeared in 1968 footage

[theonlyantony]

Every version is so beautiful. Meaty Beaty was a played to death by me and my sister. And then we'd listen to the Who. ha ha !

[knotightul]

is the only difference that this version is slower?

[shippodna]

@knotightul no you can hear tuba...

[my3snappy]

@knotightul Well, it's an entirely different take on a different day. But some key differences are, Roger sings the intro here whereas Pete sang it on the single (and live). And the spacey instrumental break here with the french horn is unique to this version.

[CidKlauser]

Amazing.

[TheWholigans]

This has John Entwistle's influence all over it.

Nice change from the normal version I normally listen to.

Barry

[hawkmoon03111951]

Although I love the original single, still remember rushing out to buy it the day it was released, I really like the slow tempo.

Graham

[Jovolution]

cool version! thanx

nice to hear the Tuba

[Sleepwalker1977]

Thanks for posting - always good to encounter a fellow Who geek/completist willing to share his rarities. And the rest of your uploaded collection is quite impressive.

[hawkmoon03111951]

Thanks, glad you like them. I was lucky enough to be a teenager when they started and see them at all the small clubs in London.

[Aarodin]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, PETE!

[redsoxfan713]

good find

[shoulderinthearm66]

WOW! I heard this version for the last time twenty years ago!

[dalegrett]

First version I ever heard, in Meaty, Beaty, Big & Bouncy... I love John's horns, how Pete's guitar becomes forte from piano, and Keith's drumming. None version of I'm a Boy is an easy find in regular albums... which is quite sad...

[Sleepwalker1977]

I sympathize, don't get me started on how frustrating it is for all their singles to only be found on "best of" collections.

[carlo76adsl]

I have a best of collection, it's called: MY GENERATION-The very best of the Who. It's 1CD, 20 tracks and 50% are non album track singles from 1965 until ca. 1973. Great collection!!

[kittyprydekissme]

Thank you for this!

Back in the '80s, I had this on cassette (some weird imported semi-legal compilation). For years it was the only version I knew about, but then many years later, when I started hearing the original albums, I discovered that they had a different, shorter one. I never knew where this one came from-- I was almost ready to believe I'd imagined it.

[CFFDan]

i still have the meaty beat big bouncy i cant find it anywhere on the internet except ebay i wonder if its still worth something because it still works really well

[rockchickx1]

I love this song!!

[watchika]

This is my favorite version of this song, and its from a great album.

[raremusicman]

Thanks for this.