WON'T GET FOOLED AGAIN, SONG IS OVER #1, SONG IS OVER #2, SONG IS OVER #3, SONG IS OVER #4, PURE AND EASY, LOVE AIN'T FOR KEEPING, DON'T DO IT, I'M IN TUNE, TOO MUCH OF ANYTHING, BARGAIN

REVIEW: FIRST OF ALL, THE AS-OF-THIS-WRITING IMPENDING (MARCH 25, 2003) RELEASE OF THE OFFICIAL WHO'S NEXT DELUXE EDITION 2CD SET DOES NOT NECESSARILY RENDER NEXT SESSIONS A MOOT AFFAIR. OF COURSE, THE PRESENCE OF NO LESS THAN 13 UNRELEASED TRACKS (OUT OF 20 BONUS CUTS TOTAL) ON DELUXE EDITION WILL NO DOUBT MAKE THAT THE DE FACTO COLLECTORS' CHOICE. STONEAGE'S 11-SONG SELECTION DOES INCLUDE ARTIFACTS NOT ON THE LEGIT RELEASE: THE FOUR "SONG IS OVER" VERSIONS. TERM LOOSELY USED, HOWEVER; A COUPLE ARE SIMPLY EDITS, AND THE ACTUAL MIX DOESN'T VARY WILDLY FROM THE ORIGINAL ALBUM. AMONG THOSE SONGS THAT DO HAVE SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES: A DIFFERENT TAKE OF "I'M IN TUNE" (AKA "GETTING' IN TUNE") AND A DIFFERENT MIX FOR "BARGAIN," ALTHOUGH BOTH OF THOSE ARE REPORTEDLY SLATED TO BE AMONG THE BONUS MATERIAL FOR DELUXE EDITION. THERE'S ALSO THE SO-CALLED "UNRELEASED" VERSION OF "TOO MUCH OF ANYTHING," BUT THAT, ALSO, SHOULD BE ON THE OFFICIAL RELEASE. MANY OF THESE WILL BE OLD HAT TO CONSUMERS OF OTHER OUTTAKES COLLECTIONS AND IT DOESN'T APPEAR THAT STONEAGE HAS UNEARTHED ANYTHING GENUINELY RARE. (NOTE THAT THESE ARE ACTUALGLYN JOHNS-PRODUCED WHO RECORDINGS AND NOT THE MORE FAMILIAR TOWNSHEND HOME DEMO VERSIONS OF THE SAME SONGS.) BUT THE SOUND IS UNIFORMLY EXCELLENT, THERE'S A NICE 8-PAGE BOOKLET WITH DECENT LINER NOTES PLUS REPRODUCTIONS OF THE ORIGINAL TAPE REEL BOXES, AND THE FULL COLOR ARTWORK IS OUTSTANDING IN ITS OWN RIGHT. THE JEWEL BOX ADDITIONALLY COMES HOUSED IN A COLOR SLIPCASE (NOT PICTURED HERE).