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1974-07-17

    Odds and Sods receives its final mastering at Apple Studios

    1974-07-06

      Cashbox carries a several full page ads for MCA Records, one of which features The Who

      1974-07-04

        John completes final mixing and production of Odds and Sods at Nova Sound Studios

        1974-07-01

          The Tommy movie shoot begins four days filming in Keswick in the Lake District, Cumbria

          1974-06-22

            Nigel Rogers in New Musical Express votes for Quadrophenia as the all-time best rock album, calling it the “greatest exposition of the rock ‘n’ roll ethic ever produced”.

            1974-06-21

              Shooting for the “Champagne” and “Smash The Mirror” sequences are held

              1974-06-20

                In an interview in Rolling Stone, Pete says he is excited by his new re-write of Tommy and loves Ken Russell’s approach to his work

                1974-06-20

                  Geoffrey Stokes writes an article in The Village Voice comparing Pete’s writing to the writing of novelist Henry James, saying it shows the same “obsession for detail”.

                  Jack Nicholson in Tommy

                  1974-06-17

                    Roger, Ann-Margret, Oliver Reed and Jack Nicholson report to Harefield Grove to shoot the “Go to the Mirror” sequence.

                    1974-06-16

                      Tina Turner is in The Who’s Ramport Studios to overdub her vocals for “The Acid Queen.