Record Details

Artist:	The Who
Title:	My Generation
Format:	12"Reissue
Label:	Virgin
Cat No:	V 2179
Released:	Oct 1980
Country:
Genres:	ModRhythm & BluesRock & Roll
Status	Have
Added To List	5th January 2026

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This is the original 1980 UK Virgin mono reissue release with Lois Music publishing credit for A2. Front laminated [overlapping for 1cm on the matt cover back] cover. (later glossy non-laminated) No barcode on cover back. Black Virgin labels. The font for publishing info on labels is narrow; on all later releases a wider font is used. First catalogue number on cover, 2nd on labels. [l=CBS Pressing Plant, Aston Clinton] pressing, with 32/63mm pressing rings and mother stamps 'A' at 9 o'clock, appearing as 3 dots in a triangle "∴" or "Λ" symbol in runouts. Remainder of runouts are etched. A5 is miscredited to ([url=/artist/311588-Peter-Pavey]Pavey[/url], [url=/artist/254136-Val-Doonican]Doonican[/url]) on cover, but correct to (Townhend) on label. B2 appears as "Please Please Please" on cover, but as "Please, Please, Please" on label. ℗ 1965 [labels] ℗ 1965 Pancontinental Productions Ltd. [cover] Made In England. Virgin Ltd. London Publishing: • A1, A3 to B1, B3, B5, B6: Fabulous Music. • A2, B2: Lois Music. • B4: Jewel Music. Some copies issued with hype sticker on cover front reading: "V2179, THE WHO, £2·99, Do Not Pay More" There is a similar slightly later pressed CBS release: [r=32352645] with already changed publishing credit for A2 on label. There is a later re-release pressed by EMI: [r=10160356] in a non-laminated glossy cover.

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