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Re: The Who Mailing List Digest V5 #144
At 06:53 AM 6/13/98 -0700, you wrote:
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>The Who Mailing List Digest
> Saturday, June 13 1998 Volume 05 : Number 144
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>
>In this issue:
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> the ox's anthology
> DECIBELS. The Who
> Re: The Who Mailing List Digest V5 #143
> DECIBELs.Extra!
> Decibel
> JEBand 6/16 venue change AGAIN
> Re: JEBand 6/16 venue change AGAIN
> DECIBELS
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>Date: Fri, 12 Jun 1998 09:26:58 EDT
>From: Kentthe1@aol.com
>Subject: the ox's anthology
>
>I recall before the boys regrouped for Quad, I heard Entwistle saying he was
>writing a three part anthology of the group.
>But I know he's been side-tracked since then.
>Has anyone heard anything about this lately?
>
>Kentavo
>
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>Date: Fri, 12 Jun 1998 13:07:17 -0400 (EDT)
>From: Derick Bhupsingh <d056071c@dc.seflin.org>
>Subject: DECIBELS. The Who
>
> Hi There, Don't know if I'm allowed to do this but Here goes..On
>Saturday 18th May 1974.At the Charlton Atheletic Football ground also
>known as "the Valley" in South-East London,The Who played to an Audience
>of at least 76,000 people in what back then was one of the first all
>ticket stadium concerts to be held in Britain...Probably not the first
>but definately one of the first. Supporting acts were,Lou Reed,Humble
>Pie,Maggie Bell,Bad Company-recently formed after the breakup of
>Free,Lindisfarne and the brilliant short lived Montrose. Dave Mason was
>billed to appear but did not make it. The Greater London Council (GLC)
>the administrative body that governed London at the time,had had numrous
>complaints from residents who lived near concert venues about the levels
>of noise from said events. So in an effort to appear to be doing
>something about it,the GLC officials were present at the Who's
>performance with various insruments etc to measure the levels of sound
>etc..The Who were recorded at playing at 120db or decibels which at the
>time was the loudest ever concert measured and subsequently became a
>world record according to the Guiness book of world records,a record
>which lasted for at least 10 years. It was also The Who's 10th aainversay
>as a band and was filmed by the BBC. Great Gig!.Regards Derick.
>
>
>
>Derick Bhupsingh
>d056071c@dc.seflin.org
>
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>Date: Fri, 12 Jun 1998 18:52:41 +0100
>From: Elinor Bostock <elinor@sunfighter.demon.co.uk>
>Subject: Re: The Who Mailing List Digest V5 #143
>
>>From: Jim_Blair@pcmailgw.ml.com
>>Subject: decibel record
>>
>>
>> I read once that the band set a record back in the '70's for
>> loudest official concert by Guiness record book. Can someone
>> give me more details on this (place, year, level etc.) and
>> has it been broken since then? Thanks, Jim.
>
>I have always understood it to be the May Bank Holiday Monday at
>Charlton Football Ground in 1976 as part of the Who Put the Boot In
>tour. I was there in the mud and rain!
>
>Elinor
>
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>Date: Fri, 12 Jun 1998 14:34:24 -0400 (EDT)
>From: Derick Bhupsingh <d056071c@dc.seflin.org>
>Subject: DECIBELs.Extra!
>
>Hello again,Almost forgot to mention that my note was in response to Jim
>Blair's enquiry about the said subject. Hope this helped in some way. As
>you may be aware,That paticular gig led to some bad feuding between pete
>and Roger, mostly in the pages of the British music press,The NME and the
>Melody Maker. Pete was quoted as saying that "the Who" were bad or played
>bad that night(Charlton). Roger angrily retorted "Don't say that The Who
>were bad, Say Townshend was bad,but don't say the Who collectively.
>Apparently Pete thought that the gig was not paticularly good. However I
>must point out that even on their worst possible performance,The Who at
>the time blew everyone else away. No contest.So the loudest gig in the
>world at the time also became perhaps one of the more controversial
>periods of The Who's history with Daltrey and Townshend feuding,The 10th
>Anniversary of the band was at hand, Odds and Sods was released and it
>had many fans wondering if this was going to be the end of The Oo'. Of
>course they did not split up but there were some tense moments there. At
>the end of the gig(charlton) The Who did not play an encore to the
>massive crowd, Which Pete had referred to as "the biggest audience we've
>played to since Woodstock!" (I'll never forget that!) and the stage was
>pelted with bottles,cans and just about anything. Rumours after the
>concert had already started to circulate about a break up and what took
>place in the dressing room after the show. However in my humble
>opinion,it was great. Hope I did'nt bore you all . Regards, Derick
>
>
>
>
>
>Derick Bhupsingh
>d056071c@dc.seflin.org
>
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>Date: Fri, 12 Jun 1998 14:35:14 -0400
>From: "Robert VanBuskirk" <vankirk@ix.netcom.com>
>Subject: Decibel
>
>Hey Jim Blair!
>
>I'm strictly going from what's left of my memory, but I believe that the
>decibel record (and no doubt continued harm to Pete's ears) was at Charlton
>Athletic Grounds in 1976, with the reading at around 120 (from a certain
>distance).
>
>I don't know if this record has been broken because I'm unaware of any
>other bands. (Oh, just kidding!)
>
>
>"Dutch" VanBuskirk
>
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>Date: Fri, 12 Jun 1998 14:22:18 -0500
>From: amck@mail.eden.com
>Subject: JEBand 6/16 venue change AGAIN
>
>Doh! The 6/16 show is now BACK at the original venue, Irving Plaza. Sorry
>for the confusion. I'm really not making this up :-)
>
>Alan
>
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>Date: Fri, 12 Jun 1998 14:10:01 PDT
>From: "Kathleen Pasquale" <klpasquale@hotmail.com>
>Subject: Re: JEBand 6/16 venue change AGAIN
>
>>From: amck@mail.eden.com
>
>>Subject: JEBand 6/16 venue change AGAIN
>
>>
>>Doh! The 6/16 show is now BACK at the original venue, Irving Plaza.
>Sorry
>>for the confusion. I'm really not making this up :-)
>>
>>
>I think you are! So what do you say to that ;-)
>
>Kathleen
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>Date: Fri, 12 Jun 1998 18:05:07 -0400 (EDT)
>From: Derick Bhupsingh <d056071c@dc.seflin.org>
>Subject: DECIBELS
>
> er sorry evryone,seems I got my date wrong and confused everybody. The
>second Charlton concert May 1976 has been listed as the official Guinness
>book or records as the "loudest pop group". So I humbly apologize for my
>mistake. However,Prior to that as I have previously stated many concerts
>around London were measured for sound levels by the authorities and may
>well have included the original Charlton gig. The second Charlton concert
>by the way,is perhaps one of the best The Who ever played. Once again
>sorry for the error. Regards, Derick.
>
>
>
>Derick Bhupsingh
>d056071c@dc.seflin.org
>
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