The Who ‎– Exciting The Who

Note: “Manufactured by Nippon Grammophon Co., Ltd., Japan” printed on labels and cover is fake. This was actually manufactured somewhere in Europe. Has the same artwork as the 1968 Japan issue but different tracklisting.

This ten-song Japanese compilation was originally released in 1968, just as Tommy was providing the band with its long-awaited breakthrough to mass acceptance. This is about as strange a collection as England’s Direct Hits, only odder. It’s fun in its weird way, and certainly did its job in the Japanese market of exploiting familiar and obscure fare by the band.