Live at the Fillmore East 1968
Live at the Fillmore East 1968 | ||||
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Live album by The Who | ||||
Released | 20 April 2018 (2018-04-20)[1] | |||
Recorded | April 6, 1968[2] | |||
Venue | Fillmore East | |||
Genre | Rock, hard rock | |||
Length | 93:04 | |||
Label | Polydor | |||
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Live at the Fillmore East 1968 is a live album by the English rock band The Who. It was recorded at the Fillmore East, New York City on Saturday 6 April 1968 and released on 20 April 2018 as a double album on CD, and a triple album on LP.[1]
The band had originally been booked to play four shows over two nights, April 5–6, but fears of social unrest over the recent assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King a few days earlier led to the decision to play just one show per night. Both shows were recorded by manager Kit Lambert for a potential live album, although technical issues led to most of the first show being unusable. Tapes from both the shows were cut to acetate and nearly released, but the project was ultimately canceled; boots of the acetate appeared a few years later, leading to clamor for a belated official release.
The eventual release contains all the songs played at the April 6 show with the exception of openers "Substitute" and "Pictures of Lily", as only fragments had been captured. A 33-minute version of "My Generation" was brand-new, not having been heard on versions of the show taken from the original acetate. Another difference from the boot copy was the performance of "A Quick One", which on the acetate had stemmed from the show on April 5 and contained an oblique reference to the assassination of MLK at its close. Most of the original between-song dialogue was preserved, including Townshend humorously cussing out the original Village Theater and praising its new name and ownership.
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Track listing
All songs written by Pete Townshend except where noted.
- Disc one
- "Summertime Blues" (Eddie Cochran, Jerry Capehart) - 4:15
- "Fortune Teller" (Naomi Neville) - 2:38
- "Tattoo" - 2:58
- "Little Billy" - 3:38
- "I Can't Explain" - 2:28
- "Happy Jack" - 2:18
- "Relax" - 11:57
- "I'm a Boy" - 3:23
- "A Quick One, While He's Away" - 11:15
- "My Way" (Cochran, Capehart) - 3:16
- "C'mon Everybody" (Cochran, Capehart) - 1:55
- "Shakin' All Over" (Johnny Kidd, Guy Robinson) - 6:55
- "Boris the Spider" (John Entwistle) - 2:34
- Disc two
- "My Generation" - 33:05
Personnel
The Who
- Roger Daltrey - lead vocals
- Pete Townshend - guitars, backing vocals
- John Entwistle - bass guitar, backing vocals
- Keith Moon - drums
Additional personnel
- Kit Lambert - Recording and producer
- Bob Pridden and Richard Whittaker - Restoration and mixing
- Jon Astley - Mastering
- Richard Evans - Design & art direction
- Linda McCartney - Photographs of The Who at the Fillmore East
- Andy Neill - Essay
References
- v
- t
- e
- My Generation / The Who Sings My Generation
- A Quick One / Happy Jack
- The Who Sell Out
- Tommy
- Who's Next
- Quadrophenia
- The Who by Numbers
- Who Are You
- Face Dances
- It's Hard
- Endless Wire
- Who
- Live at Leeds
- Who's Last
- Join Together
- Live at the Isle of Wight Festival 1970
- BBC Sessions
- Blues to the Bush
- Live at the Royal Albert Hall
- Live from Toronto
- View from a Backstage Pass
- Greatest Hits Live
- Live at Hull 1970
- Quadrophenia Live in London
- Live at the Fillmore East 1968
- Tommy
- The Kids Are Alright
- Quadrophenia
- Amazing Journey: The Story of The Who
- Magic Bus: The Who on Tour
- Direct Hits
- Meaty Beaty Big and Bouncy
- Odds & Sods
- The Story of The Who
- Phases
- Hooligans
- Who's Greatest Hits
- Rarities Volume I & Volume II
- The Singles
- The Who Collection
- Who's Missing
- Two's Missing
- Who's Better, Who's Best
- Thirty Years of Maximum R&B
- My Generation: The Very Best of The Who
- 20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection
- Encore Series
- The Ultimate Collection
- Then and Now
- The 1st Singles Box
- Greatest Hits
- The Who Hits 50!
- Ready Steady Who
- Won't Get Fooled Again
- Wire & Glass
- Tommy
- The Kids Are Alright
- Quadrophenia
- Who's Better, Who's Best
- Thirty Years of Maximum R&B Live
- Live at the Isle of Wight Festival 1970
- The Who & Special Guests: Live at the Royal Albert Hall
- The Who Special Edition EP
- Live in Boston
- Tommy and Quadrophenia Live
- The Vegas Job
- Amazing Journey: The Story of The Who
- The Who at Kilburn: 1977
- Quadrophenia Live in London
- Lambert & Stamp
performances
- 1962–1963 performances
- Tommy Tour
- The Who by Numbers Tour
- 1979 tour (1979 Cincinnati human crush)
- 1980 tour
- 2000 tour
- 2001 The Concert for New York City appearance
- 2003 The 46664 Concert appearance
- 2006–2007 tour
- Quadrophenia and More
- The Who Hits 50!
- Back to the Who Tour 51!
- 2017 Tommy & More
- Moving On! Tour
- Mitch Mitchell
- Julian Covey
- Chris Townson
- Scot Halpin
- John "Rabbit" Bundrick
- Tim Gorman
- Steve "Boltz" Bolton
- Simon Phillips
- Jon Carin
- Steve White
- Brian Kehew
- J. J. Blair
- Danny Thompson
- Simon Townshend
- Jon Button
- Loren Gold
- Frank Simes
- Pino Palladino
- Reggie Grisham
- Morgan Nicholls
- Chris Stainton
- Scott Devours
- Zak Starkey
- Songs
- Awards and nominations
- Band members
- Musical equipment
- The Boy Who Heard Music
- Lifehouse
- The Who's Tommy
- Rock Is Dead—Long Live Rock!
- The Who's Tommy Pinball Wizard
- Who Covers Who?
- "A Tale of Two Springfields"
- "In Concert"
- Double O
- The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus
- No Plan B
- Kim McLagan
- Richard Barnes
- Dougal Butler
- Chris Charlesworth
- Kit Lambert
- Chris Stamp
- Bill Curbishley
- Track Records
- Shel Talmy
- Category