Thirty Years of Maximum R&B | ||||
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Box set by The Who | ||||
Released | 5 July 1994 | |||
Recorded | 1964–1991 | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Length | 295:54 | |||
Label | Polydor, MCA, Geffen | |||
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MusicHound | 4/5 |
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The Rolling Stone Album Guide |
Thirty Years of Maximum R&B is a box set by British rock band, The Who released by Polydor Records internationally and by MCA Records in the U.S.; since 2003, it has been issued in America by Geffen Records. The set consists of four CDs that spans The Who's career from their early days when they were known as The High Numbers to their 1991 cover of Elton John's "Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting". It contains well-known tracks from studio albums, rarities, interviews, commercials, and sketches. A video entitled Thirty Years of Maximum R&B Live was also released in 1994.
All songs written by Pete Townshend except where noted. Any tracks with ** are commercials or dialogues recorded for BBC radio. Background music on 'Poetry Cornered' is 'Laguna Sunrise' taken from Black Sabbath's 1972 album, Black Sabbath Vol. 4.