The Who Sign with Universal

[L. Bird]

>From alt.music.who:

>http://billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=10...

The Who Inks With Universal For 'Endless Wire'

August 24, 2006, 2:20 PM ET

Jonathan Cohen, N.Y.
The Who has inked a new deal with Universal Republic for the Oct. 31
release of "Endless Wire," its first album since 1982's "It's Hard."
The set will feature the complete mini-opera "Wire & Glass," a
shortened version of which was released internationally last month.

Other tracks expected to appear include "Mike Post Theme" and "Man in a
Purple Dress," which guitarist Pete Townshend has previously likened to
"a Bob Dylan song from the early days." "Pete's music, for me, is still
a driving force in my life," vocalist Roger Daltrey said last month,
adding that the new songs have "the Townshend magic."

Townshend has a pre-existing relationship with Universal, whose Hip-O
imprint is reissuing his entire solo catalog next Tuesday (Aug. 29).
Universal also issued the Who's 2004 retrospective "Then & Now," which
featured the band's first new songs in two decades.

The Who are gearing up for a fall North American tour, during which
songs from "Endless Wire" are expected to debut. The outing opens Sept.
in Philadelphia.