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1972-12-05

    The beginning of three days of rehearsal for the upcoming live performance of the orchestral Tommy. During a break, Pete tells Roy Carr of New Musical Express that he is working on a new rock opera he calls “Jimmy.”

    1972-10-26

      Rolling Stone magazine carries a brief interview with Pete titled “Who’s Next; Pete Townshend works on a new opera.”

      1972-08-05

        John is interviewed in Record Mirror: “Why the WHO play better in the U.S.”

        1972-07-26

          Pete, having decided that Nik Cohn’s Who script “Rock Is Dead (Rock Lives)” is not what he is seeking, begins work on a new story based around a fictional Who fan named “Jimmy” who has a four-personality split based on the four members of The Who. He puts together a preliminary song list: “Cut My… Read More »1972-07-26

          1972-06-24

            Pete tells Sounds magazine that widespread bootlegging of the Meher Baba devotional albums that have featured his work will lead to him releasing a collection of them through his legitimate record label. It will be called Who Came First. Pete will later discover that MCA mistook the actual releases of the Baba albums for bootlegs.

            1971-11-28

              The Who play the Mid-South Coliseum in Memphis

              1971-09-09

                International Times magazine publishes a letter to Pete attacking the song “Won’t Get Fooled Again” for its negative view of the Revolution. “…the danger in the new single seems to be that it fails to differentiate between the megalomanias and the courageous individual who is prepared to stand up and voice the sentiment ‘fuck you’ to authority.”  Pete replies.

                1971-08-05

                  Rolling Stone magazine carries an article titled “It’s About Time For Townshend” by Chris Hodenfield

                  1971-07-14

                    Keith Moon holds a Who’s Next listening party for the press and friends at his home Tara, a bizarre multi-pyramid-shaped structure that he had recently purchased for £65,000. The album is blasted out while The Who lounge on the lawn and the press snap away. During the party Pete is confronted by writers for the underground paper International… Read More »1971-07-14