1974-07-06
Cashbox carries a several full page ads for MCA Records, one of which features The Who
Other
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”.
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