Thanks to Prof Stoned for all the efforts; and bootlegged on various CD’s and Vol. 1 even for sharing the tracks at Dime. made it to some lavishly packaged colored vinyl release in 2013 (no, I did not buy it). Prof Stoned noted: So why revisit this now? Quite frankly; I felt This collection consists of direct-to-stereo the mastering work on the 2006 volumes soundboard recordings that were made for could be improved upon. But that’s not the possible inclusion on a live album during The only reason; the requests to finish the series Who’s 2nd American tour of 1969. The tapes never really stopped and there was still ended up being rejected in favor of what be- some great material left that I had received came Live at Leeds. Pete Townshend drastical- from a few helpful people. Luckily, I kept ly tried to prevent the 1969 tapes from being my notes from 2006 which made it a lot bootlegged by destroying them, but some of easier to complete Vol. 4+5. I pieced Vol. the material eventually did find its way into 1-3 together again from scratch, rather than circulation, albeit scattered over various poor- using the original unmastered files and this ly compiled/mastered bootlegs and with very has led to some new insights which helped little documentation to accompany them. improving the overall quality.
“The Fall 1969 Soundboard Tapes Vol. 1-5” + + + + + collects every single circulating recording from this tour with the exception of officially All original recordings made by Bob Pridden. released material. Furthermore, the best Research, Notes & Sound Engineering by available sources have been selected, the Prof Stoned, Sept/Oct 2016 speed of all recordings has been corrected Information & additional audio sources and everything has been newly mastered for provided by Howard, Everett, Joe, Roland, optimal sonic consistency. A lot of the dates Tim, Luke. remain a mystery and probably always will, Special thanks to CG Whitman, whose unless previously uncirculated recordings of research inspired this series. this tour show up. Audio sources: It has been 10 years since I first started this - Pure Rock Theatre (CD, Hiwatt ZA59, series. As you may know, Vol. 4+5 did not get 1996) completed at the time, even though the first 3 - Wintertime Trip (CD, Dandelion DL 112, volumes were (and continue to be) quite pop- 1999) ular. All three ended up being professionally MP3 Version The Who The Fall 1969 Soundboard Tapes Vol 1 town” sections.Ijustputitthereonthe2006versionandhavedecided toletitstay. this tour(threeofwhichwereintheStateNY).Tr.03doesnotbelong withtheso-called“George back toEngland.Myuneducatedguessisthatthissectioncomes from oneofthelastfourshows Furthermore, itwouldbeanothertwoweeks(and13shows)before thebandwassupposedtogo rock ‘n’rollconcert”.WhyadvicesomeonetogoWashingtonDC, whenyouarealreadythere?! ed tocausetrouble,andthatincludesthecops,whydidn’tyougo toWashington,becausethisisa last song:“BeforewegobacktoEngland,we’djustlikesay;why don’tallyoufuckerswhowant were recordedinDC.ThisassumptionseemstohavearisenfromTownshend’s commentbeforethe from thesameshow,norhaveIeverseenconvincingevidencethat eitheroneofthesesections section hasnowbeenputinthemiddle.Ihavesomedoubtswhether Tr.01-02and09-11areactually Sourced from“Wintertimetrip”and“PureRockTheatre”.Unlikethe 2006version,theTommy ber 2,1969” * hasbeenlabeledas“McDonoughGymnasium,GeorgetownUniversity,WashingtonDC-Novem Tr. 12:unknownplace/date Tr. 04-08:StateUniversityofNewYork,Stonybrook,NY-October18,1969 Tr. 03:unknownplace/date Tr. 01-02,09-11:unknownplace/date* 07. Amazing Journey 3:21 06. 19212:30 05. It’s aBoy 0:37 04. Overture 4:51 03. Fortune Teller 3:01 02. Can’t Explain2:24 01. Heaven andHell3:29 50 mins 12. Young ManBlues7:23 bonus: 11. MyGeneration 8:56 10. Shakin’ All Over 5:48 09. SummertimeBlues3:28 08. Sparks(tapedrags within)4:15 Trade Freely. NotForSale.
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