From http://twitter.com/BrianInAtlanta
And a lot of people say "Sell Out" is a satire of pop commercialism. No, it was a sincere effort to "sell out". The problem was that, in 1967, there weren't many takers. They got threatened with more lawsuits than they got money or product.
— The Who This Month (@BrianInAtlanta) February 27, 2021