Re: The Who's tours...

[Kevin Wilson <kevinw@pacifier.com>]

 Ian and all,

 I think, (I could be wrong good folks...) that it was common practice of 
the major "british invasion" bands to not play in Japan, and that Deep 
Purple broke new ground by playing there.

 I think (again I may be wrong) that the lp "Made in Japan" by Deep 
(1972) *was* a "point" that Japan did love rock and roll, and that a band 
could be successful there, on a tour.

 To bring this back to THE WHO, yes, I totally agree with you as to the 
who and Japan. The Who would have been received in Japan, IMHO, and 
should have toured there.

 Another aside, I await the coming new cds....
:-)

On Fri, 14 Apr 1995, Ian M. Derby wrote:

> While looking at the Who's web site and reading through the concerts
> and set lists I wondered:
> Doesn't anyone find it strange that the Who never played in Japan?
> For instance Deep Purple toured Japan a few times in the 70's.
> By the amount of Deep Purple imports from Japan it's also easy to
> see that they were very popular.  Im sure there was a audience for
> the Who.
> 
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