Saturday, October 10th, 1964

Fabulous magazine runs an article on the High Numbers written by June Southworth. John's last name is given as Allison who “plays rhythm guitar.”

Transcript:

THE HIGH NUMBERS think of themselves as THE in group.  They're in because they wear their hair an inch long all over, and sport extravagantly striped blazers over zebra-crossing sweatshirts.

But most of all, they're in because they play Marvin Gay numbers and know what Mary Wells, The Miracles and Little Stevie Wonder are all about on the Tamla-Motown label.  An American friend brought 200 LPs of this raved-over-by-The-Beatles-music to England then got himself deported, leaving the discs behind. The High Numbers thought it was very decent of him.

To watch this in mob is unusual to say the least. Lead guitarist Peter Townshend makes some very weird noises. He sort of attacks the guitar, with his right arm flailing like a berserk windmill. It's all very exciting.

John Allison plays rhythm guitar, Its possible to forget he's around. But he reminds you by dashing to the mike every now and then and belting out a couple of numbers while the singer rests his overworked vocal chords.

The singer is Roger Daltrey, who wears pale zoot-suit jackets, and sings in a low, growly, action-packed sort of voice.

Keith Moon is only seventeen, and he's the drummer-man.  He has a lot of tricks tucked up his striped sleeve. The best one is holding the sticks above his head, twirling them like mad, and gradually getting them down to the drums.

Their frist record was all about tickets and faces and miss and other in things. The songs, Zoot Suit and I'm the Face were written by their co-manager Peter Meaden, who is eloquently in.  He says the lyrics were the most important thing about it because they gave the inside story of what is is to be really in.

As people, The High Numbers are uncomplicated and not particularly any-anything. They all come from the London area and wouldn't live anywhere else.  Roger has light curly hair and a lot of girlfriends. Keith has chestnut hair and enormous brown eyes. He used to sell plaster ("Don't laugh. It's a big thing at three shillings a bag.")

John is the quiet one. He has light hair, pale eyes and a very direct gaze.  And Peter, who sometimes takes to wearing dark glasses, is a beanpole. A rather intense one, at times.

They're individuals, Even in a world where everyone dresses alike, talks alike, looks alike.

Y9ou see, they're up-to-date with a difference. They're even ahead of themselves.