Box set feito na Europa, mas trazendo também um encarte extra em japonês e adesivos.
Thirty Years of Maximum R&B é um box set da banda de rock britânica The Who lançado pela Polydor Records internacionalmente. O box consiste em quatro CDs que abrangem a carreira do The Who desde seus primeiros dias, quando eram conhecidos como The High Numbers 1964, até o cover de 1991 de "Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting", de Elton John. Ele contém faixas conhecidas de álbuns de estúdio, raridades, entrevistas, comerciais e sketches.
Muitas das faixas foram pontuadas por trechos de som do grupo conversando entre si no estúdio, Pete fazendo anúncios do palco ou Keith contando piadas, e o box inclui um sumptuoso livreto colorido de 72 páginas com ensaios de Pete Townshend, o ex relações públicas da banda Keith Altham e crítico americano e biógrafo do Who, Dave Marsh. Ele também incluiu uma cronologia abrangente do Who, uma discografia do arquivista do Who Ed Hanel e créditos que deram uma abundância de detalhes de gravação não disponíveis anteriormente. A maioria das 79 faixas, exceto aquelas gravadas com Shel Talmy, foram remasterizadas e/ou remixadas.
Disc one
1. "Pete Dialogue" (Live at the Long Beach Arena, 10 December 1971) Previously unreleased 0:21
2. "I'm the Face" (Peter Meaden; as The High Numbers) 1964 single B-side 2:27
3. "Here 'Tis" (Ellas McDaniel; as The High Numbers) Previously unreleased 2:08
4. "Zoot Suit" (Meaden; as The High Numbers) 1964 single A-side 1:57
5. "Leaving Here" (Holland-Dozier-Holland; erroneously credited as The High Numbers) Who's Missing 2:47
6. "I Can't Explain" 1965 single A-side 2:03
7. "Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere" (Townshend, Roger Daltrey; recorded 24 May 1965, live at the BBC Sessions at Aeolian Hall, London) Previously unreleased 2:38
8. "Daddy Rolling Stone" (Otis Blackwell) UK B-side of "Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere" 2:49
9. "My Generation" My Generation 3:17
10. "The Kids Are Alright" My Generation 3:05
11. "The Ox" (Townshend, Keith Moon, John Entwistle, Nicky Hopkins) My Generation 3:37
12. "A Legal Matter" My Generation 2:46
13. "Pete Dialogue" (Live at Leeds University, 1970) Live at Leeds 0:57
14. "Substitute" (Live at Leeds University, 1970) Live at Leeds 2:08
15. "I'm a Boy ("No Horns" remix)" Previously unreleased 2:36
16. "Disguises" Ready Steady Who 3:20
17. "Happy Jack Jingle" Previously unreleased 0:31
18. "Happy Jack" 1966 single A-side 2:11
19. "Boris the Spider" (John Entwistle) A Quick One 2:27
20. "So Sad About Us" A Quick One 2:59
21. "A Quick One, While He's Away" (Original studio version/Live at the Rolling Stones Rock 'n' Roll Circus, 1968) Previously unreleased remix 9:39
22. "Pictures of Lily" 1967 single A-side 2:43
23. "Early Morning Cold Taxi" (Dave "Cy" Langston, Daltrey) Previously unreleased 3:03
24. "Coke 2**" Previously unreleased 0:48
25. "(This Could Be) The Last Time" (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards) 1967 single A-side 2:59
26. "I Can't Reach You" The Who Sell Out 3:03
27. "Girl's Eyes" (Moon) Previously unreleased 3:06
28. "Bag O'Nails**" Previously unreleased 0:05
29. "Call Me Lightning" 1968 single A-side 2:20
Disc two
1. "Rotosound Strings**" The Who Sell Out 0:06
2. "I Can See for Miles" The Who Sell Out 4:14
3. "Mary Anne with the Shaky Hand" The Who Sell Out 2:07
4. "Armenia City in the Sky" (Speedy Keen) The Who Sell Out 3:13
5. "Tattoo" The Who Sell Out 2:41
6. "Our Love Was" The Who Sell Out 3:06
7. "Rael 1" The Who Sell Out 5:42
8. "Rael 2" Previously unreleased 0:52
9. "Track Records/Premier Drums**" ("Track Records" previously unreleased) The Who Sell Out 0:31
10. "Sunrise" The Who Sell Out 3:03
11. "Russell Harty Dialogue**" Previously unreleased 0:21
12. "Jaguar" Previously unreleased 2:03
13. "Melancholia" Previously unreleased 3:18
14. "Fortune Teller" (Naomi Neville) previously unreleased 2:18
15. "Magic Bus" 1968 single A-side 3:16
16. "Little Billy" Odds & Sods 2:16
17. "Dogs" 1968 single A-side 3:01
18. "Overture" Tommy 3:53
19. "The Acid Queen" Tommy 3:33
20. "Abbie Hoffman Incident" (Live at Woodstock, 1969) Previously unreleased 0:16
21. "Sparks" (Live at Woodstock, 1969) Previously unreleased 3:53
22. "Pinball Wizard" Tommy 3:00
23. "I'm Free" Tommy 2:38
24. "See Me, Feel Me" (Original studio version/Live at Leeds University, 1970) Previously unreleased remix 3:31
25. "Heaven and Hell" (Entwistle) 1970 B-side of "Summertime Blues" 3:33
26. "Pete Dialogue" (Live at Leeds University, 1970) Live at Leeds 0:36
27. "Young Man Blues" (Mose Allison) Live at Leeds 4:38
28. "Summertime Blues (Remix)" (Eddie Cochran, Jerry Capehart) Live at Leeds 3:22
Disc three
1. "Shakin' All Over" (Fred Heath) Live at Leeds 4:06
2. "Baba O'Riley" Who's Next 4:56
3. "Bargain" (Live at the San Francisco Civic Auditorium, 1971) Edited version of Previously released on Who's Missing 4:54
4. "Pure and Easy" Odds & Sods 5:10
5. "The Song Is Over" Who's Next 6:09
6. "Studio Dialogue" Previously unreleased 0:47
7. "Behind Blue Eyes" Who's Next 3:39
8. "Won't Get Fooled Again" Who's Next 8:30
9. "The Seeker" 1970 single A-side 3:21
10. "Bony Moronie" (Larry Williams; live at the Young Vic Theater, London, 1971) Won't Get Fooled Again (EP) 3:18
11. "Let's See Action" 1971 single A-side 3:54
12. "Join Together" 1972 single A-side 4:22
13. "Relay" 1972 single A-side 4:00
14. "The Real Me" (1979 re-recording) Previously unreleased 3:29
15. "5:15" (Single edit) Quadrophenia 4:18
16. "Bell Boy" Quadrophenia 4:54
17. "Love, Reign o'er Me" Quadrophenia 4:51
Disc four
1. "Long Live Rock" Odds & Sods 3:54
2. "Life with the Moons**" Previously unreleased 1:43
3. "Naked Eye" (Live at the Young Vic Theatre, London, 1971) Previously unreleased 5:00
4. "University Challenge**" Previously unreleased 0:30
5. "Slip Kid" The Who By Numbers 4:09
6. "Poetry Cornered**" Previously unreleased 0:39
7. "Dreaming from the Waist" (Live at the Swansea Football Ground, 1976) Previously unreleased 4:08
8. "Blue Red and Grey" The Who By Numbers 2:45
9. "Life with the Moons 2**" Previously unreleased 0:46
10. "Squeeze Box" The Who By Numbers 2:39
11. "My Wife" (Entwistle; live at the Swansea Football Stadium, 1976) Previously unreleased 4:14
12. "Who Are You" Who Are You 5:00
13. "Music Must Change" Who Are You 4:36
14. "Sister Disco" Who Are You 4:19
15. "Guitar and Pen" Who Are You 5:48
16. "You Better You Bet" Face Dances 5:33
17. "Eminence Front" It's Hard 5:26
18. "Twist and Shout" (Bert Russell, Phil Medley; live at Shea Stadium, New York 1982) Previously unreleased 3:01
19. "I'm a Man" (McDaniel; live at Radio City Music Hall, New York, 1989) Previously unreleased 6:11
20. "Pete Dialogue" (Live at the Fillmore West, San Francisco, 1969) Previously unreleased 0:37
21. "Saturday Night's Alright (For Fighting)" (Elton John, Bernie Taupin) 1991 single 4:33
