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1965-06-05

    The Newcastle Evening Chronicle’s POP SPOT by Maureen Cleave carries an article titled “Paris invites the Who to play”

    1965-04-03

      The Who are featured in an article in Record Mirror: “The group that slaughters their amplifiers…”   Transcription:   The group that slaughters their amplifiers… by RICHARD GREEN WITH a name like The Who, any group is bound to attract a certain amount of attention. But anyone who has watched The Who at work will… Read More »1965-04-03

      1964-10-10

        Fabulous magazine runs an article on the High Numbers written by June Southworth

        1964-08-22

          Mirabelle answers questions about the meaning of “Face” in “I’m The Face” and gives a little backstory on The High Numbers in their latest issue. Transcription: Looking for information on your favourite stars? Then you’ve found the page that gives you it. “Im the Face” is a funny sort of title for a record —… Read More »1964-08-22

          1964-08-08

            Boyfriend magazine does a one-page feature on The High Numbers, naming the members as Roger Daltry (ex-sheet-metal worker), Peter Townsend (ex-art student), John Allison (ex-tax officer) and Keith Moon (ex-trainee salesman). Keith says his ambition is “to be free and do nothing!”

            Newspaper headlines about the Riots

            1964-05-16

              The Whitsun Bank Holiday riots between Mods and Rockers take place.

              Photo of Roger Daltrey's wedding on March 28, 1964

              1964-03-28

                Roger marries his four-months pregnant 16-year old girlfriend Jacqueline Rickman at Wandsworth Registry Office. Johnny Kidd and The Pirates are guests at the reception. News of Roger’s marriage will not be shared with The Who’s fans until 1968 when Jacqueline files for divorce. In a 1972 Observer feature, Roger confessed, “I knew that if I… Read More »1964-03-28

                A History of The Who 1961-1964

                  The story of The Who begins with Roger Daltrey (b. Hammersmith Hospital, Acton, London March 1, 1944) who was expelled from Acton County Grammar School in Spring 1959 for refusing to wear his school uniform. Getting a day job in a sheet metal factory, Roger spent his nights playing or rehearsing with his band The… Read More »A History of The Who 1961-1964

                  1961-08-23

                    The avant-garde artist Gustav Metzger releases his third Auto-Destructive Art manifesto “Auto-Destructive Art Machine Art Auto Creative Art” “The immediate objective is the creation, with the aid of computers, of works of art whose movements are programmed and include ‘self-regulation’. The spectator, by means of electronic devices can have a direct bearing on the action… Read More »1961-08-23