Record Release

Track Records releases the stand-alone second disc Tommy (Part 2) in Britain as part of Track’s effort to provide cheaper alternatives to cash-strapped British youth. It does not chart.

“Join Together” backed with a live recording of “Baby Don’t You Do It” is released in Britain

Tommy (Part One), a budget re-release of disc one of the Tommy LP, hits store shelves in Britain

Meaty Beaty Big and Bouncy is released by Track in the U.K

Meaty Beaty Big and Bouncy is released in the U.S

“Let’s See Action” backed with “When I Was A Boy” is released in Europe.

John’s first solo album Smash Your Head Against The Wall is finally released by Decca/MCA in the U.S. It peaks at #126

Who’s Next is finally released in the U.K. on Track Records, almost a full month after its U.S. release. It does better in the U.K. charts, reaching #1, the only time an album by The Who tops the charts in any country.

Who’s Next is released in the U.S. ahead of its release in the rest of the world. John Mendelsohn in Rolling Stone calls it “intelligently-conceived, superbly-performed, brilliantly-produced, and sometimes even exciting rock and roll.” Dave Marsh in Creem also likes the album despite what he calls weak points in some songs. Lydia Argyle and Ed… Read More »1971-07-27

“Won’t Get Fooled Again” is released in Europe where it reaches #9 in the British charts.