The Best of The Guess Who Volume II explained

The Best of The Guess Who Volume II
Type:Compilation
Artist:The Guess Who
Cover:GuessWho_BestOf2.jpg
Released:November 1973
Recorded:1970–1973
Genre:Rock
Label:RCA Victor
Producer:Jack Richardson
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  1. 10
Prev Year:1973
Next Title:Road Food
Next Year:1974

The Best of The Guess Who Volume II is the fifth compilation album by the Canadian group The Guess Who. It was originally released by RCA Records in 1973,[1] and contains recordings made between 1970 and 1973.

Release history

In addition to the usual 2 channel stereo version the album was also released by RCA in a 4 channel quadraphonic version on LP record and 8-track tape in 1974. The quad LP release used the Quadradisc system.

In 1979, Pickwick Records reissued this album under license from RCA. This budget version omits the songs "Sour Suite" and "Guns, Guns, Guns". (When RCA in Canada reissued this album on cassette in 1985, they used the Pickwick track listing.)

The first CD issue was released in 1992 by RCA. In 2019, the album was reissued in the UK by Dutton Vocalion on the Super Audio CD format. The disc also contains the 1972 album Rockin'. The Dutton Vocalion release contains the complete stereo and quad versions of both albums.[2]

The album peaked at number 186 on the Billboard 200 in January 1974.[3]

Track listing

Tracks 1 & 2: non-album single (1971)

Tracks 3, 4 & 5: from the album So Long, Bannatyne (1971)

Tracks 6 & 7: from the album Rockin' (1972)

Track 8: from the album Live at the Paramount (1972)

Tracks 9 & 10: from the album Artificial Paradise (1973)

Track 11: from the album

  1. 10
(1973)

Personnel

The Guess Who on tracks 1-7

on track 8

on tracks 9-11

Additional personnel

Notes and References

  1. https://www.discogs.com/The-Guess-Who-The-Best-Of-The-Guess-Who-Volume-II/release/2535103 The Guess Who, The Best of The Guess Who Volume II
  2. http://www.discogs.com/The-Guess-Who-Rockin-The-Best-Of-The-Guess-Who-Volume-II/release/13759995 The Guess Who – Rockin' & The Best Of The Guess Who Volume II release on SACD
  3. Web site: Billboard 200, The week of January 26, 1974. Billboard.