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John is interviewed in the Melody Maker. The article is called “At last! Entwistle’s silence is broken” There is also a brief article about The Who’s current tour with The Spencer Davis Group. In addition, Substitute is #4 in the Pop 50

“Substitute” peaks at #2 on Radio London’s Fab 40

Hugh Vanes photographs Pete having an elegant breakfast while perusing the latest NME…then shoots John and Keith sharing fags and brekkies at the diner The Boiling Kettle

“Substitute” enters the Dutch charts while “My Generation” reaches its peak at #13 in the Detroit, Michigan area.

The Who travel by van to Leeds for a meet ‘n’ greet at Vallances Records. Photographer Hugh Vanes accompanies the band and photographs Pete carrying a tyre for the van.

A judge grants another interim injunction brought by The Who’s former producer Shel Talmy preventing The Who from releasing any further recordings anywhere unless they are produced by Talmy and released by U.S. Decca/Brunswick. The Who’s management New Action Ltd. agrees to try to reach a settlement upon the first adjournment. Shortly after the above… Read More »1966-04-04

An ad appears in the U.S. publication Billboard announcing the release of “Substitute” backed with “Waltz For A Pig” on the Atco label. This is the short version of “Substitute” with a re-recorded vocal in which the phrase “I look all white but my dad was black” is replaced with “I try walking forward but… Read More »1966-04-02

The Brunswick release of “A Legal Matter” hits its U.K. chart peak at #28. Melody Maker reports on the fact that The Who now have two singles in their Top 50 chart – Substitute at #15 and A Legal Matter at #39