Pete, Roger and John meet to decide on a song to record for an upcoming Elton John tribute CD. Roger presses for “Saturday Night’s Alright (For Fighting)” and ultimately gets his way. Pete however, in a nod to Elton’s inclusion of “I Can’t Explain” in the middle of his version of “Pinball Wizard,” includes a… Read More »1991-07-01
Compare with; The First Complete Rock Opera (LP) (WH6929) The High Numbers, The First Complete Rock Opera (LP) (Score Records) Live In Amsterdam (LP) (TSP 021-2) World Premiere (LP) (No label info available) Another Amsterdam 1969 double – CD entitled Amazing Journey, this one on Interscope Records. Amsterdam 1969, same as the Hi-Watt discs, but the discs… Read More »Amazing Journey
The U.S. cable channel TNT premiers a movie made for their network, Forgotten Prisoners: The Amnesty Files.
The Who appear together on Aspel & Co. (ITV – British television) miming to “Join Together” and “I Can See For Miles.”
Compare with; My Generation (CD) (The who company WO1999,65-CD) My Generation (CD) (Wholiday Music WH-007) My Generation (CD) (WHO 2000.65) My Generation (LP) (Brunswick Who A / Who B) Venue: Studio Recording: Soundboard Comments: This is a new release of the My Generation CD. It comes in a glossy gatefold cover of the already known… Read More »(The Who) Sings My Generation
ZDF Showfenster Friday, 13th Oct 1989; Sabine Sauer interviews Pete Townshend on his new Album “Iron Man” in Oktober 1989. He performs the song “I won’t run anymore” live on stage. Sorry it’s only in b/w. English text: …the pop group “The Who”. After a break, they are all back together on the stage and… Read More »Pete Townshend Interview and I won’t run anymore 1989
The Who play the Universal Amphitheatre in Los Angeles, California
The New York Times interview Pete as The Who prepare for the Celebrating 25 Years of The Who tour. The article is entitled “The pop life: Old Grandpa Who”. Pete says when it comes to touring he feels like “an 80-year-old grandfather”. Transcript (unverified) The Pop Life Stephen Holden ■ The Who is reuniting… Read More »1989-05-03
Pete is visited by his friend Robert Greenfield as he works on The Iron Man at his home studio in Twickenham
Goldmine reports that MCA and PolyGram had wanted to release The Who’s first three albums on CD a year earlier but The Who asked for more money than either record label thought they were worth