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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.

                1974-06-14

                  Most of The Who attends a party thrown by MCA at a roller-skating rink at the Manhattan Center

                  1974-06-13

                    Pete is interviewed in The New York Times

                    1974-06-11

                      Ken Russell is filming part of the “Bernie’s Holiday Camp” sequence for the Tommy movie at the South Parade Pier in Portsmouth.