The 2-CD set The Who: Live At The Isle Of Wight Festival 1970 is issued by Essential/Castle in the U.K. Despite an ecstatic blurb from Dave Marsh and the first official release of Tommy performed live by The Who with Keith Moon, the CD fails to chart in the U.K. and reaches only #194 in… Read More »1996-09-27
The John Entwistle Band begins recording three new songs, “Left for Dead,” “I Wouldn’t Sleep With You,” and “Endless Vacation.” The first (in a later re-recording) and last will end up on the Music for Van-Pires CD. While staying at John’s house for the on-site recording, drummer Steve Luongo supplies an internet diary of the… Read More »1996-09-17
Iron Maiden releases a CD single in the U.K. of their song “Virus.” Also on the CD is a cover of “My Generation.”. You can listen to Iron Maiden playing “My Generation” here
Frog Records releases Frog Records Story Vol. 2: Long Island Artists featuring a circa 1968 cover of “Pictures of Lily” by Kyds at Play
Snuff releases their CD Flibbiddydibiddydob with a cover of “I Can’t Explain.”
Robert Gass releases his CD Songs of Healing with a New Age chant version of “See Me Feel Me.” You can listen to it on YouTube here
Scott Smith inaugurates the Odds & Sods internet Who chat group. Originally hosted on “yami.com” – it would go on to be the mailing list for thewho.net for over 10 years
The CD Quadrophenia 1996 is released in Japan featuring fourteen groups covering Who songs related to Quadrophenia.
John, Simon, Geoff Whitehorn, “Rabbit” and Jon Carin joined Godfrey Townshend and played at Le Bar Bat
After The Who’s show at Madison Square Garden John plays a show at Le Bar Bat in New York City