Pete, having decided that Nik Cohn’s Who script “Rock Is Dead (Rock Lives)” is not what he is seeking, begins work on a new story based around a fictional Who fan named “Jimmy” who has a four-personality split based on the four members of The Who. He puts together a preliminary song list: “Cut My… Read More »1972-07-26
Keith discusses his influences in New Musical Express. Although he says he admires Carlo Little (Lord Sutch), Bob Henrit (The Roulettes), and D.J. Fontana (Elvis Presley), Keith admits when The Who recorded their first singles, “I wasn’t aware of anyone influencing me.”
The promotional clip for “Join Together” airs on BBC’s Top Of The Pops for the second week in a row
Keith hosts an Anti-Apartheid supper and celebrity concert on the grounds of his home, Tara, in Chertsey. Blossom Dearie, John Bird, Eleanor Bron and The Scaffold provide entertainment. Keith, fresh from hospital, limits himself to running around in his gold lamé Sha Na Na outfit.
The promotional clip for “Join Together” airs on BBC’s Top Of The Pops. It is repeated the following week
The London Symphony Orchestra records the new Pete song “Love, Reign O’er Me” intended for the orchestral Tommy album. Maggie Bell ultimately records a vocal. That version remains unreleased to date although the symphonic recording may be the one used by Ronnie Charles for his cover of the song on his album Prestidigitation.
Keith is admitted to Weybridge Hospital to remove an abscess at the base of his spine.
“Join Together” becomes the only Who single to appear in the official Switzerland charts, peaking at #9
New Musical Express has an interview conducted by Roy Carr with Keith called “The Loon in Moon.” It is accompanied by pictures of Keith with his wife Kim and daughter Mandy that, in less liberal times, would have sparked an immediate call to Child Welfare. read it here: https://geirmykl.wordpress.com/2020/12/20/article-about-keith-moon-the-who-from-new-musical-express-july-8-1972/
An ad for the new Who single “Join Together” appears in Billboard.