"Meaty Beaty isn't half what it pretends to be, nor is it anywhere near what it COULD have been. It's not the album we dreamed about, Peter, but since there's so much other stuff lying around unissued, do you think you could try it again?" At the time there were many rarities in the Who catalog – b-sides, demos, and other tracks that were UK-only, live, or previously unreleased – and Marsh complained, "Why reissue things for the second (third) time on an album when you have such an incredible backlog of material?" In 1987, Rolling Stone ranked it number 99 on their list of the 100 best albums of the period 1967–1987. Track listing Personnel The Who Roger Daltrey – lead vocals Pete Townshend – guitar, keyboards, backing and lead vocals John Entwistle – bass, backing and lead vocals Keith Moon – drums Additional personnel Nicky Hopkins – piano on "Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere", "A Legal Matter" and "The Seeker" Jimmy Page – 12-string rhythm guitar on "I Can't Explain" Kit Lambert, Shel Talmy – production Bill Curbishley, Mike Shaw – album design Graham Hughes – photography Steve Hoffman – compact disc mastering Charts Certifications References External links Meaty Beaty Big & Bouncy liner notes - Song-by-song liner notes for the album 1971 greatest hits albums Albums produced by Kit Lambert Albums produced by Shel Talmy The Who compilation albums Decca Records compilation albums MCA Records compilation albums Polydor Records compilation albums Track Records compilation albums Albums produced by Pete Townshend Albums produced by John Entwistle Albums produced by Keith Moon Albums produced by Roger Daltrey