Simon (was Re: The Who Mailing List Digest V7 #199)

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glenn cuthbertson wrote:

>Does anybody know where I can get a cd of Simon Townshend's solo cd of the
early '80s that included the songs, "I'm the Answer" and "Scaffolding". It's 
no
longer available in Canada at the big stores.<

It never was available as a CD, ever. Neither was his second LP release. A
shame, I say!!

As ML stated:

>BTW, the album is called Sweet Sound (1983) and was produced by brother Pete.
He lends some vocals as well (at least). I've been told there is a video for 
I'm
The Answer, but I've never seen it. This LP was followed by another, almost as
good, called Simon Townshend'sMoving Target (1985). Pete makes no appearance 
on
it.<

There is a video for I'm The Answer and possibly the song Sweet Sound. There 
is
also a video for Barriers (off the second LP).

>As far as I know, third brother Paul was not involved with Simon's solo stuff
at that time. He's not credited, anyway.<

I don't believe Paul was involved but he is a very good musician in his own
right. He has been in bands and was trying to get a recording contract in LA 
in
the 80's sometime but I do not believe he ever had any official releases.

To answer some of your Simon discography questions, go to his site. He has
recently added a discography page accessible through the mp3 page (which, btw,
is very cool - he has been uploading a lot of great stuff).

Check out:

www.simontownshend.com
www.simontownshend.com/mp3.html
www.simontownshend.com/SimonDiscography.html

Cheers,
Bill