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The Who In August (and 25 Years of Who's Next)
- Subject: The Who In August (and 25 Years of Who's Next)
- Date: Thu, 1 Aug 1996 06:20:40 -0400
20 Years ago this month:
Top album U.S. - "Breezin'" - George Benson; Britain - "20 Golden
Greats" - The Beach Boys
The Who begin another short U.S. tour, performing at the Capital
Center outside Washington, D.C. on the 3rd and 4th and in Miami on the
8th. The Who then vacation in Miami. 2 days later, Moon is arrested
after destroying his room at the Fountainbleu Hotel. Manager Bill
Curbishley, after bailing Moon out, has him committed to the
Hollywood, Florida Memorial Hospital for "psychiatric evaluation."
Moon is released 3 days later.
An edited version of "Slip Kid" backed with "Dreaming From The
Waist" is released in the U.S. as a single on the 7th. It fails to
chart.
Eric Clapton's LP "No Reason To Cry" is released with liner notes
by Pete.
25 Years ago this month
Top album U.S. - "Tapestry" - Carole King; Britain - "Top Of The
Pops, Vol. 18"
The Who's U.S. tour continues with dates in Saratoga Springs, NY
(2nd), Boston (5th & 6th), Cleveland (12th), Dayton (13th), Chicago
(17th, 18th & 19th)
"Who's Next" is released in the U.S. on the 14th. It reaches #4.
"Who's Next" is released in Britain on the 25th. It reaches #1.
30 Years ago this month
Top single U.S. - "Summer In The City" - The Lovin' Spoonful;
Britain - "Yellow Submarine" - The Beatles
"I'm a Boy" recorded at IBC Studios, London on the 1st.
"The Kids Are Alright" backed with "The Ox" is released in Britain by
Brunswick, The Who's old label, on the 12th. It reaches #41.
"In The City," "Batman," "Barbara Ann," "Bucket T," "Heatwave," and "Man
With The Money" are recorded at IBC Studios, London.
The Merseys release "So Sad About Us" as a single in Britain.
The Who appear on "Ready Steady Go!" on the 20th.
"I'm a Boy" backed with "In The City" is released in Britain on the
26th. It reaches #2 on the NME charts, tying with "My Generation" as The
Who's highest charting single ever in Britain. (In Melody Maker it goes
all the way to #1).
P.S. I'm going on a long planned vacation to Seattle next month and will
hence be incommunicado. If Who tickets suddenly go on sale in the
Southeast in the next 2 weeks, would someone mind please leaving me a
message at 404-233-7309? Thanks.
-Brian