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1972-10-23

    The Great Speckled Bird carries a negative review of a production of Tommy at Georgia State University.

    Pete Townshend's "Who Came First" album

    1972-10-21

      Pete’s album Who Came First hits the British charts

      1972-10-17

        Keith is photographed by Jack Kay for the Daily Express with his daughter and his collection of cars.

        1972-10-13

          Recording begins at Olympic Studios, London for the soundtrack of the movie That’ll Be The Day.

          1972-10-05

            Keith and Pete attend a press party at the Europa Hotel in London to announce that The Who have sponsored a race car in the RAC Daily Mirror Rally of Great Britain. They are photographed on the hood of the car pouring champagne for two bikini-clad models.

            Collage of photos featuring Roger Daltrey's daughter Rosie Lea Daltrey

            1972-10-03

              Roger’s first daughter Rosie Lea is born at Pembury Hospital in Kent

              1972-09-25

                The Who purchase an abandoned warehouse at 115 Thessaly Road in Battersea to turn into a recording studio and a storage shed for their thirty tons of touring equipment. It will eventually be named Ramport Studios.

                1972-09-09

                  “Join Together” hits its U.S. peak at #17. Billboard also reports the single has reached #3 on the Radio Hong Kong charts and #10 in Switzerland.

                  1972-09-29

                    The Ellis Group releases their album Riding On The Crest Of A Slump in the U.K. It is produced by Roger and fails to chart. The U.S. release, similarly fated in the charts, does not happen until Jan. 17th.

                    1972-09-08

                      A previously announced show at the Ahoy Halle in Rotterdam is canceled.