Nearly half a century after its release, Who Are You is reimagined, remixed, and resurrected for a new era with a massive 7-CD/1-Blu-ray Super Deluxe Edition of the 1978 classic. The box set peels back the curtain on the band’s creative chaos and triumph at the end of its most volatile decade.

The collection is nothing short of monumental, featuring 71 unreleased tracks, new Dolby Atmos and stereo mixes by Steven Wilson, and a 100-page hardback book filled with unseen photos, memorabilia, and interviews, including a candid conversation with Roger Daltrey reflecting on the months leading up to the album’s release. It’s the definitive deep dive into an era that marked both the band’s creative rebirth and its emotional breaking point.

Originally released in August 1978, Who Are You was a paradox: a roaring success quickly clouded by tragedy. It climbed to No. 2 on the U.S. Billboard 200 and went double platinum, yet only three weeks later, the band lost its self-destructive drummer, Keith Moon, closing one of rock’s most explosive chapters.

This new package captures the Who at a crossroads, confronting punk’s arrival and their own shifting sound. The title track, written after a night out with Sex Pistols members Steve Jones and Paul Cook, remains a masterclass in swagger and frustration, its question still echoing through the decades. Songs like “Music Must Change” and “Sister Disco” reveal Pete Townshend’s fascination with synthesizers and conceptual storytelling, pushing the band into strange and ambitious territory.

Inside the box, fans will find both the original long-shelved Glyn Johns mix and the final Jon Astley version, along with Townshend’s home demos, studio outtakes, and the 1977–78 Shepperton rehearsal sessions; fly-on-the-wall glimpses of a band teetering between exhaustion and transcendence. Wilson’s new mixes breathe new life into the songs, even uncovering a previously “lost” guitar solo from “Sister Disco.” The most poignant moments come from the 1979 live recordings, newly mixed to capture the band’s first tour without Moon. With Kenney Jones on drums and John “Rabbit” Bundrick on keys, the performances show the Who reborn, battered but unbowed, rediscovering their original fire.

Also available in 4LP, 2CD, and limited-edition color vinyl formats, Who Are You: Super Deluxe Edition is both a time capsule and a revelation, the sound of The Who refusing to fade away quietly even as the world shifted beneath them.