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recollection of Boston concert



DJF wrote the following:
>>
>>Hey all,
>>
>>I recently wrote to an old work friend, telling him about my excitment
>>for the new release of Live at Leeds at he wrote me back with a short
>>story of his WHO experience.   I got a kick out of it and thought it 
>>was kind of neat to read of this coming from an unbiased (non WHO fanatic)
>>opinion. So I thought I'd pass it along.
>
>>.... Re: The Live at Leeds album:  You know that I saw them at the 
>>Orpheum in ~1969, maybe it was '67.  Still got the ticket stubs...I dig
>>them out of my "treasure chest" every once in awhile to relive the 
>>experience. The concert was somewhat before the Who's Next album, they 
>>tried out all their NEW stuff on the Boston audience, the place went
>>wild!!!  Unbelievable!!!  I remember the hush that fell over the place when
>>R.D. 
>>walked over and turned on the reel-to-reel tape recorder that played the
>>background tracks of Baba oreilly... People were just looking at each
>>other with a real concerned expression on their face... After what seemed
>>like FOREVER, the band kicked in, and the frenzy went into overdrive... 
>>I was just a kid, but I remember it like the proverbial yesterday.

>Like hell he does....
>
>'Who Sell Out' - 1967
>'Who Live at Leeds' - 1970
>'Who's Next' (featuring Baba O'Riley) - 1971 
>
>Either this guy has a severely acid-damaged memory or he's inventing it. If
>it's true it must have been '71. 
>
>
>Mike Mooney, University of Bradford  (UK)  
             
It sounds as if this person is referring to the (August?) 1971 show at the
MUSIC HALL, now the WANG CENTER, (and not the Orpheum! - an entirely different
venue) that had LABELLE as the opening act.  

Perhaps?

Rick Carroll
carroll@faxon.com