August 31
Quadrophenia box set tracklisting.
Well the end of the first month for Naked Eye online. Thank you for your emails, they've been great. Hopefully, next month there will be a special treat as I've just emailed some interview questions to Pete about Quadrophenia!
It'd be a great way to start this new venture. In the meantime here's a pdf of the new press release with tracklisting: Quadrophenia.
August 30
I have had a couple of emails asking whether I would consider reprinting the Naked Eye editions and binding them together in one volume to sell. Just wondering if there would be much interest in that to make it cost effective and keep the price down?
The Who in Record Collector.
Nice article in the September edition of Record Collector about the making of Who's Next, together with some recollections of the live shows from that time and a look at some of the rare releases from that period.
August 26th
A quiet day of news leading up to the late summer Bank Holiday weekend so a quick look at what the band was doing on this day in the sixties
On this day.......The Who
played The Scene Club in Soho in 1964
played The Town Hall in High Wycombe in 1965
played The Royal Hall, Harrogate in 1966
played two shows, one at Fort William, Canada and one at the Duluth Arena, Minnesota in 1967
played the Civic Auditorium, San Jose California in 1968
irecorded a show for Beat Club in Hamburg, Germany in 1969
August 25th
The Who live in Paris 1976.
Just got my hands on this bootleg, which is rather good. Taken from a few different sources the sound quality isn't at all bad
Nice cover art too!
August 24th
Selection of Who items on ebay
A decent selection of programmes and posters for sale here (update: most have now been sold)
Hapash Takes A Trip
A major new exhibition looking at the sixties work of designer Nigel
Waymouth is to take place at the Idea Generation Gallery in London between 9th September and 2nd October 2011. Waymouth and fellow designer Michael English were responsible for some of the most memorable artwork of the 60's, including the famous 'I Can See For Miles' poster. For more details of the exhibition click here
August 23rd
Happy Birthday Keith
Special Quadrophenia Scooter Run Scheduled For Bank Holiday Weekend
Central London’s only dedicated scooter club, The Bar Italia Scooter club will be reenacting the mod heydays of the ‘60s over the August Bank Holiday weekend when the official London to Brighton Quadrophenia 2011 scooter run leaves their HQ in central London on Saturday. Over 50 guys and girls and their classic scooters will head down the A23 together to celebrate the forthcoming reissue of the classic Who album Quadrophenia – The Director’s Cut. When asked why they wanted to stage this organiser Nicky Bubbles replied Quadrophenia is an iconic album that has resonates with every mod and scooter owner, it’s a real pleasure to be associated with the reissue’.
The run will be heading South to watch the one-off screening of the classic film Quadrophenia at Brighton Racecourse on Sunday 28th August organised by the The Nomad Cinema. Perched on a hill overlooking the sea and the legendary Lanes below, Brighton Racecourse will be the setting for this unforgettable cinematic experience. We invite you to bring a picnic, though hot food and a full bar will be available on site. There’s ample parking for your scooter (or car) though we advise you bring a cushion or something comfy to sit on. Capacity is strictly limited so book now to avoid disappointment. Tickets are £10 each from via http://www.whereisthenomad.com and the first 500 people get an exclusive Quadrophenia badge.
August 19th
I'm Keith Moon, Whats your excuse?
BBC Radio 2. September 6th 2011 10pm GMT
Phil Daniels remembers The Who's drummer Keith Moon, whose life was cut short after a prescription drug overdose almost 33 years ago to the day (on 7 September 1978).
Tracking down those who were close to him, the programme features interviews with The Who’s long-term PR man, Keith Altham; road manager Peter "Dougal" Butler; friend "Legs" Larry Smith; and Small Faces drummer Kenney Jones, who had the unenviable task of replacing Moon both during his lifetime and after he died.
All provide a fascinating insight, but possibly the most enlightening voice is provided by "Moon The Loon" himself. Interviewed by Stuart Grundy in LA in 1974, much of the 16-minute recording has never been heard before. It provides a poignant first-hand illustration of the troubled drummer's lifestyle.
Also featured are tracks from Moon's solo album and excerpts from his all-too-brief radio series, produced by the late John Walters.
Presenter/Phil Daniels, Producer/Mik Wilkojc
August 17th
Pete Townshend interview on BBC Radio 2. August 23 2011 10pm GMT
Pete Townshend gives a full, frank and fearless account of his career as a musician and his life in the rock business.
Going back to his childhood, he remembers being on tour with his father's glamorous dance band and how the safety of those years gave way to something darker when his parents separated. Those childhood traumas led him to become a storyteller and a consummate guitarist.
"There was something a bit vengeful about it. I thought, when I finally do emerge, you're going to know about it. I was smaller than everybody else, I didn't shoot up in height until I was 17 - they were all having sex, I didn't kiss a girl until I was 18... but I knew I needed to be in a gang, and the gang was the band."
Pete reflects on the birth of The Who, the mods, and he remembers their brilliant, well connected managers: wild, posh Kit Lambert and suave, beautiful, Chris Stamp - the perfect marriage of West End and East End. He talks about the rage of The Who's music, about learning to be showmen, and turning up the volume "so we didn't get heckled by the yobbos in the audience."
Believing that pop music needed a spiritual dimension, and that the Beatles had failed to deliver anything meaningful, Pete remembers wanting to do something "audacious" with Tommy. It was "about the stories that I grew up with in my neighbourhood... stories of sexual abuse, of bullying, of post war violence. What I'd touched on was deeply personal. I was MY story, it was where I was at."
Pete also shares a vivid account of the psychedelic years and of the horrors of Woodstock, whilst in the second part he will speak candidly about the money, the fabulous fame, the drinking and tensions in the band
August 2nd
