1981-06-27
The Who’s “Don’t Let Go The Coat” backed with “You” hits the U.S. charts
The Who’s “Don’t Let Go The Coat” backed with “You” hits the U.S. charts
John is a guest on the Robert Klein Radio Show
Pete takes Bruce Springsteen to see the up-and-coming Irish band U2 at the Hammersmith Palais in London.
Birmingham
The Jam release the single “Funeral Pyre.”
Pete plays a solo show at Brockwell Park in Brixton
Germany’s Polydor releases Phases, the first box set retrospective of The Who
The RIAA certifies Face Dances as reaching gold record status
Pete and Chris Stamp attend a memorial service for The Who’s late manager Kit Lambert at St. Paul’s Church in Covent Garden. It would have been his 46th birthday and was almost exactly 20 years after the memorial service was held for his father Constant at the same church. Pete arranges for the London Symphony… Read More »1981-05-11
John completes the recording of his solo LP Too Late The Hero at Ramport Studios, London