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Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 12.6 x 0.16 x 12.6 inches; 10.58 ounces
Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ MCA
Date First Available ‏ : ‎ July 27, 2009
Label ‏ : ‎ MCA
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B000M06K20
Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1

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Stray Cat

Rough Mix half speed mastering version sounds great!

Reviewed in the United States on February 23, 2024

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Haven't listen to it in decades, forgot how fantastic album Rough Mix was. Both Pete and Ronnie contribute with great songs, but my favorites are the Townshend tunes. I remembered every note from "Misunderstood" and "Street in the City" which is a small masterpiece on its own.

The half speed mastering of this vinyl is something you have to hear, don't have my original copy anymore to compare, but this one sounds top notch.

Thanks Pete or whoever is responsible for his old LPs half speed treatment. Got "Empty Glass" and "All the Best Cowboys...", looking forward to "White City".

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Anthony D. Candela

Legendary Record - Great Effort

Reviewed in the United States on August 31, 2023

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My original copy is nice indeed but has been played a lot. These Abbey Road half speed masters are generally speaking quite well done and this one is no exception. April Fool has never sounded better! This is an all-time favorite of mine. I'm anxious to buy all the rest of Pete's solo efforts as they become available as all my originals have serious play time on them.

Reviewed in the United States on August 4, 2006

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Old friends Ronnie Lane & Pete Townshend join forces in late Winter 76 / Spring 77 and the result was: " Rough Mix".

The Who had been idle in the studio for almost two years at this point. Their last project "The Who By Numbers" was a great record but more than a few folks took it as if it was a Pete Towshend solo record because of the theme of Pete's songs were very personal and Roger didn't sound comfortable singing that batch of songs. The overall sound of "The Who By Numbers" wasn't considered a bold move forward and Pete was writing songs that looked back and his tone was quite angry on that recording. Overall, that project wasn't as popular than if Pete had writen another rock-opera and it wasn't considered worthy to stand next to his greatest works.

That said, a lot of us approached: "Rough Mix" as if was the new "Who" record. Well, it's not that BUT it stands on it's own merit as one of the best projects that Pete was ever involved in. Ronnie Lane, had been on his own for a few years at this time and he is an important partner for Pete on this piece of work. He is of great contrast in style to Mr. Townshend and helps "Rough Mix" work as a balanced record. His tunes: "Nowhere To Run", "Annie" & "April Fool" seem to have had an amazing effect on Pete's writting and playing to free him up from the turmoils of The Who and the results here are some of the best Pete Songs, some of you have never heard.

It all begins with "My Baby Gives It Away" a very loose and happy but raunchy love song that sounds nothing like The Who has done since "Magic Bus", Pete sounds like a new man on a mission and it's a good opener. Ronnie, get's to shine on "Nowhere to Run" & "Annie" and he seems a little more relaxed than Pete, but he sure can write good tunes. The title tune is from a studio jam the boys undertook with Eric Clapton, and it's just OK but it does not hold interest for repeated listenings. Same goes for "Catmelody" as you can tell this also devolped from a jam featuring a few guys from The Rolling Stones.

But, "Keep Me Turning" is the great lost Who song that we had been waiting to hear for years...fantastic !!! The same could be said for: "Heart To Hang Onto", as this could have been an epic number if Roger had the chance to sing on this, both of these great songs, still pop up in Pete's solo concerts to this day . For my money the best thing recorded for this project was the great: "Misunderstood" it is as loose as you could ever get from Pete, but at the same time it has a very tight focus due to his writing...fantastic plus two. And let's not forget: "Street In The City" which is just Pete, and an orchestra doing a: "Mini-Opera", this experiment works for some but is a shock to lovers of: "Live at Leeds" as our hero has done a 180 from the power chords of old, and on this has steered close to a classical work. I think it is an experiment, that he indeed pulls off well, and it's rumored that Pete has demos of more along this line, I hope they get to see the light of day Things come to a close with one of Baba's favorite songs: "Till The Rivers All Run Dry" and it's like a prayer, as was the intention.

This being the: "Deluxe Edition", there is an essay on the making of this classic and complete lyrics and recording information. Three bonus tracks are added here; "Only You" & "Silly Little Man" by Ronnie Lane and another studio jam called: "Good Question", they are OK, but they are not the great lost recordings we are searching for.

"Rough Mix" still holds up well almost thirty years later and this is the edition to purchase, Ronnie went on to rock in Heaven, and Pete didn't die OR get old, thank goodness.
This is one of Pete's finest efforts, and with Ronnie's help, the mix is good.
Four Stars!!!

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S. Finefrock

The Right Mix

Reviewed in the United States on March 22, 2006

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Pete Townshend solo albums can be pretentious affairs. Not that that is such a bad thing, as Townshend had the talents to back up his pretentions in most cases, but it did not always ensure enjoyable listening. Here he teams with fellow ex-mod Ronnie Lane, late of the Faces for a rather down to earth affair, that I think is one of the best albums he had ever been involved with.

At the time Townshend had been painted into a corner with the Who by both his "Hope I die beforeI get Old" line as well finding a new direction for his aging full time band, The Who. ROUGH MIX low key approach allows him to blow off some steam without being held to making the big statements expected from the Who a the time. Ronnie Lane contributes a folksy side that is the perfect balance to Townshend's arty approach. Lane's NOWHERE TO RUN, ANNIE and APRIL FOOL are beautiful highlights featuring relaxed aucoustic settings. He duets with Townshend effectively on the closing country standard TILL THE RIVERS ALL RUN DRY.

All this is not to take away from Townshend's efforts. MISSUNDERSTOOD and STREET IN THE CITY are successful visits to his more esoteric range, while KEEP ME TURNING and HEART TO HANG ON TO ARE full blooded rockers closer to his Who nmaterial. MY BABY GIVES IT AWAY and ROUGH MIX are down and dirty rockers that are looser than his usual fare.

ROUGH MIX is a great 70's relic that stands the tests of time and provides a solid look at the fun side of Pete Townshend that he tends to keep hidden.

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Ric

Still Brilliant After All These Years

Reviewed in the United States on July 8, 2020

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I certainly hadn't remembered that this album came out all the way back in 1977. Don't remember the first time I heard it. Tom Petty (RIP) played a couple of cuts on his Buried Treasure show from time to time. I had to get it. I also hadn't remembered just how good this album is (to me). For me, My Baby Gives It Away and, Street In The City are two favorites, however, after and in between those two are jewels like, Keep Me Turning, Misunderstood, the title cut - Rough Mix, April Fool, Heart To Hang On To, Till The Rivers All Run Dry. Oh, did I mention, Annie, Catmelody and Nowhere To Run. Yes, I think this album is brilliant from start to finish, don't know why I waited sooooooo long to get it. In my ledger, Five Stars.

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Pedro

Excelente

Reviewed in Mexico on December 28, 2023

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Todo perfecto excelente sonido

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FERNANDO GARCIN ROMEU

UAN DELICIA IRREPETIBLE

Reviewed in Spain on January 25, 2024

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Todo en este disco es único y delicioso. Dos artistas en pleno genio compositivo con grandes colaboraciones.

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Gaz Eds

Class

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 28, 2023

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Abbey Road half speed, sounds brilliant, fantastic sound stage and the album is just pure class

Amazon Customer

Extreme rarity thoroughly worth it

Reviewed in Canada on December 5, 2019

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I gave $47 for the Dualdisc DVDA copy of Rough Mix. It usually goes for $70-$100 up here in Canada land. Is it really worth that for the surround mix?

Yes. It's weird to think that such a chilled out album would be so great in surround but it's such a banger and the multichannel mix is SO GOOD. Why haven't they reprinted this? Can we have a Rough Mix bluray or something??

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Philipp Arno

Absolut Spitze!

Reviewed in Germany on February 9, 2019

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Mit The Who habe ich persönlich nicht soviel anfangen können (obwohl ich es versucht habe, z.B. Live At Leeds), mit den Small Faces und den Faces schon viel mehr. Ronnie Lane hat nicht nur eine sympathische Stimme, er dürfte auch als Typ sehr sympathisch gewesen sein. Diese Zusammenarbeit gefällt mir außerordentlich gut (ich weiss allerdings nicht, wie die sich gefunden haben), sie ergänzen sich wirklich kongenial, so als hätten sie schon die längste Zeit Musik gemeinsam gemacht. Anyway! Eine wunderbare Platte, die gute Gefühle vermittelt. Wahrscheinlich damals 1977 irgendwie im Aufkommen von Punk und New Wave untergegangen. Leider! Aber die Digger werden die Qualitäten erkennen.

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