1974-05-16
Two days of filming the “Sally Simpson” sequence begins at Wesley Central Hall in Portsmouth.
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1974-05-13
John and Keith appear on Capital Radio’s Your Mother Wouldn’t Like It from their studios in Euston Tower, London.
1974-05-13
Three more days of “Tommy” filming begin
1974-05-08
The Who begin three days of filming the “Pinball Wizard” sequence with Elton John at the King’s Theatre in the Albert Road, Portsmouth. The extras are students from the local Portsmouth Polytechnic. Pete, while smashing his guitar for the cameras, accidentally brains one of the female students, sending her to hospital. Pete later gives her… Read More »1974-05-08
1974-05-05
Keith shows up at Ramport to record his vocal for “Tommy’s Holiday Camp.” Pete meanwhile is adding further overdubs.
1974-05-04
This is the final day of the filming of the “Uncle Ernie” sequence
1974-05-02
This is the second day of filming of the “Uncle Ernie” sequence for the Tommy movie. Meanwhile, Pete spends the first of two days in Ramport Studios trying to coax a vocal performance out of Jack Nicholson who has been cast as the Doctor. Listen (and watch) Jack’s performance here
1974-05-01
The Who spend two days of rehearsals at Shepperton Studios for their upcoming film appearances.
1974-04-29
Three more days of filming begin on the “Cousin Kevin” sequence at Harefield Grove
1974-04-27
Pete reviews over a dozen current singles in New Musical Express including a new single from The Beach Boys, which he calls “mediocre.”