Who Are You, The Who’s eighth studio album, is being reissued on 31st October across a number of formats, including a deluxe 7CD+blu-ray box set, 2CD, 4LP vinyl box, and a standalone blu-ray audio. The blu-ray in the box set contains my new mix in stereo, 5.1 and Dolby Atmos form, plus 7 bonus stereo tracks of alternate versions. The standalone blu-ray exclusively adds stereo instrumental mixes, but note that this edition is only available from the Super Deluxe Edition website, and to secure a copy it must be ordered during the next 2 week pre-order window.

Released in August 1978, the album was a commercial success, peaking at No 2 on the US Billboard 200 chart, where only the soundtrack to the Grease prevented it from hitting the top spot in the USA. The record also reached No 6 in the UK album charts. Who Are You was the band’s final studio album to feature Keith Moon, who died just three weeks after it was released. The album showcased some of Pete Townshend’s most complicated arrangements, with multiple layers of synthesizer and strings, including songs envisaged for his Townshend’s never realised Lifehouse project.