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 01. Heaven and Hell 3:29 08. Sparks (tape drags within) 4:15 02. Can’t Explain 2:24 09. Summertime Blues 3:28 03. Fortune Teller 3:01 10. Shakin’ All Over 5:48 1 Vol Tapes 1969 Soundboard Fall The Who The 04. Overture 4:51 11. My Generation 8:56 05. It’s a Boy 0:37 bonus: 06. 1921 2:30 12. Young Man Blues 7:23 07. Amazing Journey 3:21 50 mins Tr. 01-02, 09-11: unknown place/date * Tr. 03: unknown place/date Tr. 04-08: State University of New York, Stony brook, NY - October 18, 1969 Tr. 12: unknown place/date * has been labeled as “McDonough Gymnasium, Georgetown University, Washington DC - Novem- ber 2, 1969” Sourced from “Wintertime trip” and “Pure Rock Theatre”. Unlike the 2006 version, the Tommy section has now been put in the middle. I have some doubts whether Tr. 01-02 and 09-11 are actually from the same show, nor have I ever seen convincing evidence that either one of these sections were recorded in DC. This assumption seems to have arisen from Townshend’s comment before the last song: “Before we go back to England, we’d just like to say; why don’t all you fuckers who want- ed to cause trouble, and that includes the cops, why didn’t you go to Washington, because this is a The Who The Fall 1969 Soundboard Tapes Vol 1 Vol Tapes 1969 Soundboard Fall The Who The rock ‘n’ roll concert”. Why advice someone to go to Washington DC, when you are already there?! Furthermore, it would be another two weeks (and 13 shows) before the band was supposed to go back to England. My uneducated guess is that this section comes from one of the last four shows of this tour (three of which were in the State NY). Tr. 03 does not belong with the so-called “George- town” sections. I just put it there on the 2006 version and have decided to let it stay. Trade Freely. Not For Sale..