Saturday, May 15th, 1965

Eagle and Boys' World magazine features an article titled "Who Reads the Eagle? The Who Do -- That's Who!"

 

Transcript:

WHO READS THE EAGLE? THE WHO DO — THAT’S WHO!

THE WHO

This week’s prize-winning poem was sent in by Graham Hawkins of North London. If you can make up a poem, send it to us. It could win you an E.P. record!

“The Who” are great — with ‘I Can’t Explain’,
I wish I could hear it again and again.
Their style is great — and they are, too;
I wish that I was one of ‘The Who’.

It all began in January. By February they were rapidly increasing — and by March they were everywhere in and around London’s West End. Throughout the maze of narrow back streets around Soho they appeared in their hundreds, hanging on walls and hoardings, and still more in shop windows.

To those outside the pop world, these black and white posters boldly announcing ‘Maximum R&B — The WHO’ seemed very weird — but to the with-it beat fraternity, it was enough to arouse interest and curiosity.

Attendance figures began shooting up at clubs like ‘The Scene’, where The WHO were appearing, and, in a matter of weeks, this way-out foursome were winning a reputation as a group with a big future.

Having built up a large following in the London area, The Who set out to capture the remainder of Britain’s pop fans with their first record, ‘I Can’t Explain’, a number written by their lead-guitarist Pete Townshend.

Appearances on TV shows like ‘Top Of The Pops’ and ‘Ready Steady Go!’ helped to plug the disc, which soon began rocketing up the charts and into the top ten. The Who had made it!

At the time of going to press, Keith, Roger, John and Pete were busy recording an L.P. for the States, an E.P. for France, and a follow-up single to ‘I Can’t Explain’.

When they paid us a recent visit, prior to these recording sessions, they told us that although it had not been decided what their follow-up single would be, it would definitely be a joint composition. If it’s as good as their first, then they can be sure of another big hit.