Rock Band DLC: Entire 'Who's Next' Album Nixed, Best-of Who Compilation Coming July 15

June 30, 2008 8:15 AM

A 12-track compilation of The Who songs will be released as downloadable content for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 editions of Harmonix's Rock Band the week of July 15.

The upcoming bundle replaces the promised debut of The Who's entire "Who's Next" album, which proved impossible after several master tracks turned up missing. Only 2 of the pack's 12 tracks--"My Generation" and "Who Are You"--have been revealed.

Each song will sell individually for $1.99, with the whole shebang going for $19.99.

"We were trying to release 'Who's Next' in its entirety, but we were unable to locate all the masters," Harmonix CEO Alex Rigopulos told The Associated Press. "In the face of that, [surviving band members] Pete [Townshend] and Roger [Daltrey] helped curate this best-of soundtrack of everything we were able to find."

Compatible with the fall release of Rock Band 2, the compilation will be available to Xbox 360 gamers on Tuesday, July 15, with the PlayStation 3 edition following on Thursday, July 17.

Chris Faylor

Chris Faylor was previously a games journalist creating content at Shacknews.

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June 30, 2008 8:25 AM

Please include Baba O'Riley
- quadeh
  
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  June 30, 2008 8:41 AM
  
  No master recording of it can be found. Worst news ever D:.
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    June 30, 2008 9:34 AM
    
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  - Shivawn
    
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    June 30, 2008 11:35 AM
    
    Where do you read that?
    - quadeh
      
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      June 30, 2008 1:34 PM
      
      Can't find the link, but there's a whole schpiel in the rock band forums if you want to look. TL;DR: The master tapes to the first half of Who's Next were stolen from the secret Who Vaults under the watchful eye of Pete Townsend. The first half of Who's Next includes Baba O'Riley.