The Who In June (A History)

[briancady@juno.com (Brian S Cady)]

The Who In June

5 Years Ago This Month (1993)

On the 4th, Pete’s last solo album of new material, "PsychoDerelict" is
released.  It does not sell as well as expected, peaking at only #118 in
the U.S. Billboard charts.  Released around the same time and doing
fractionally better is the original cast album of "The Who's Tommy."  It
peaks at #114.

On the 6th, Pete wins a Tony award for Best Score for a Musical for "The
Who's Tommy"

The following day, Pete attends the ground breaking ceremony for the Rock
and Roll Hall Of Fame in Cleveland.

On the 17th, Pete appears on "Late Night With David Letterman" and
smashes his guitar.

10 Years Ago This Month (1988)

Elton John's LP "Reg Strikes Back" is released featuring Pete playing
guitar on the song "Town Of Plenty."

On the 24th, John begins his third solo tour of the U.S. with a
performance in Sundance, NY.  Other dates are Boston (25th), Baltimore
(27th), New Haven (28th), Providence (29th) and Brewster, New York
(30th).  At these concerts, John plays songs from "The Rock," which will
not be released until 1996.

20 Years Ago This Month (1978)

A promo video for "Who Are You" is filmed at Ramport Studios, London.  It
is the last known time that Keith drums for the Who.

25 Years Ago This Month (1973)

The "Quadrophenia" album is almost completely recorded during this month.
 "Bell Boy" is the first track I have a date for, recorded on the 1st at
The Kitchen in Battersea.  "Love, Reign O’er Me" is recorded at Olympic
Studios, London on the 8th.  The unused track "We Close Tonight" is
recorded on the 20th by Ronnie Lane’s Mobile Studio and "5:15" on the
27th, again at The Kitchen in Battersea.  During the month, Roger makes
an ultimatum: either managers Kit Lambert and Chris Stamp go or he goes. 
The move effectively ends Lambert and Stamp’s nine-year management of the
band.

During the month, "I'm Free" from The London Symphony Orchestra’s "Tommy"
is released as a Roger Daltrey solo single.  In Britain it reaches #13. 
John's 3rd solo album "Rigor Mortis Sets In" is also released.  In the
U.S., it reaches #174 on the Billboard charts.  To promote it, John and
his solo band Rigor Mortis appear on "The Old Grey Whistle Test" on BBC2
and perform "Peg Leg Peggy" and "My Wife" live.

30 Years Ago This Month (1968)

On the 2nd, Paul Nelson writes a long rave review of "The Who Sell Out"
in the New York Times.

On the 11th, The Who play the St. John’s College Ball at Cambridge. The
opening acts are Spooky Tooth and Paul McCartney’s brother’s band
Scaffold.

On the 15th, "Dogs" backed with "Call Me Lightning" is released in the
U.K.  The disappointing performance of "I Can See For Miles" there is
compounded when "Dogs" only reaches #25.  In Europe the two-year old
track "Circles" becomes the flip side.  On the same day, a Roger
interview is published in Melody Maker.  Roger says the Who are now
putting all their efforts into an as yet unnamed opera.

Probably also during this month, "Magic Bus" is recorded at IBC Studios,
London.

On the 26th, The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown's "Fire," with an associate
production credit from Pete, hits the British charts.  It peaks at #1,
become the first single with Pete’s name on it to top the charts in the
U.K.

On the 27th, it is reported that Pete has paid £16,500 for a Georgian
home at No.3, The Embankment, Twickenham and is spending £8,000 to
convert a room into a recording studio.

On the 28th, The Who begin their summer tour of the U.S. with two nights
at The Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles.  The opening acts are Fleetwood
Mac and The Crazy World of Arthur Brown.  The Steve Miller Band plays on
the second night.  Also on the 28th, Life magazine does a cover-story on
"New Rock" with a 2-page spread picture of The Who asleep under a Union
Jack flag.

On the 30th, The Who spend time in Los Angeles through July 7th.  They
may have done more recording at Gold Star.

35 Years Ago This Month (1963)

Known dates for the Detours are the Oldfield Hotel, Greenford, West
London on the 1st and the Club Druane, Notre Dame Church Hall, Leicester
Place, London on the 28th.

Also around this time, The Detours record Pete's song "It Was You" in a
studio in the basement of Barry Gray, the musical director of the
marionette show "Thunderbirds."

And also around this time, a British band specializing in surf music
called The Beachcombers hires a not-quite 16-year old drummer named Keith
Moon.

			-Brian in Atlanta

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