I Can’t Explain (mono)
~ Recording by The Who
Annotation
On the liner notes for My Generation (Deluxe edition, 2002), it says that Jimmy Page played guitar only on Bald Headed Woman (i.e., not on I Can’t Explain), but on the later release Maximum A’s & B’s, it says:
“On ‘I Can’t Explain’, vocal trio The Ivy League added backing vocals and session musician Jimmy Page played rhythm beneath Townshend’s insistent, circular guitar riff.”
Annotation last modified on 2022-10-06 09:28 UTC.
Appears on releases
| # | Title | Length | Track artist | Release title | Release artist | Release group type | Country/Date | Label | Catalog# |
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| Official | |||||||||
| 1.1 | I Can’t Explain | 2:06 | The Who | The Ultimate Collection | The Who | Album + Compilation |
| Polydor (British label, see annotation) | 065 300-2 |
Relationships
| producer: | Shel Talmy |
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| bass: | John Entwistle (in 1964-11) |
| drums (drum set) and percussion: | Keith Moon (drummer) (in 1964-11) |
| guitar: | Jimmy Page (in 1964-11) Pete Townshend (of The Who) (in 1964-11) |
| piano: | Perry Ford (English pop singer) (in 1964-11) |
| background vocals: | The Ivy League (60s rock) (in 1964-11) |
| lead vocals: | Roger Daltrey (in 1964-11) |
| vocals: | John Entwistle (in 1964-11) Pete Townshend (of The Who) (in 1964-11) |
| phonographic copyright (℗) by: | Polydor Ltd. (UK) (not for release label use; fka Polydor Records Ltd.) (in 1965) |
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| recorded at: | Pye Records Ltd Studio in London (Greater London) (in 1964-11) |
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| mash-ups: | Ain't No Other Explanation by Jimmi Jammes Sixx Mixx 047. 04-06-25: Totally Not Gay Edition (originally released SIXX MIXX edition) by Party Ben (order: 9) |
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| part of: | NME: 50 Greatest Guitar Riffs of All Time (2012-10-25) (number: 44) (order: 44) |
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| stream for free: | https://www.deezer.com/track/136341588 [info] |
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| recording of: | I Can’t Explain (in 1964-11) |
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Related works
I Can’t Explain
| lyricist and composer: | Pete Townshend (of The Who) |
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| publisher: | Fabulous Music, Ltd. (this is a publisher, not an imprint!) |
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| later parody versions: | I Can't Escape |
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| later translated versions: | Ezin dut azaldu |
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