Pete Townshend Demos For The Who 1964-67

The Who
 
Townshend Demos 1964-67 - Front Cover
Townshend Demos 1964-67 - Front Cover

Label Hiwatt
Catalogue No. HI-64/67
Release Date 2006 ?
Total Time :   74.36
Comments:
(from the release notes)
All songs recorded and written by Pete Townshend at his home studios on 2-track.
Ealing Common, Belgravia, Victoria and Soho, London, 1964 - 1967
All tracks are the original mixes.


The C.D.

No Tracklisting Information Time
1 My Generation Heavily echoed, double-tracked, acoustic guitar version
Recorded by The Who on 13th October 1965
2:52
2 My Generation No echo, acoustic and bass(?) with sound effects, other vocalists(?) 2:28
3 It's Not True Acoustic, bass, with other vocalists(?)
Recorded by The Who on 12th October 1965
2:40
4 Circles Double-tracked (or plenty of echo)
Demo from 1965 - released as "Instant Party" (mixed in January 1966)
2:08
5 Things Have Changed Demo - unreleased by The Who 2:22
6 La-La-Lies Multi-tracked Demo
Recorded by The Who on 12th October 1965
1:55
7 Call Me Lightning Multi-tracked Demo
Originally demo'd in 1964, finally recorded by The Who February 1968
2:12
8 The Kids Are Alright Multi-tracked Demo
Recorded by The Who on 13th October 1965
2:57
9 Substitute Multi-tracked Demo
Recorded by The Who on 12th February 1966
3:32
10 Do The Strip Demo - unreleased by The Who 1:46
11 Kill My Appetite Demo - unreleased by The Who 3:18
12 I'm A Boy Multi-tracked Demo
Recorded by The Who on 14th June 1966
4:18
13 Run, Run, Run Multi-tracked Demo
Recorded by The Who on 3rd October 1966
3:16
14 Disguises Multi-tracked Demo
Recorded by The Who on 14th June 1966
3:33
15 Don't Look Away Multi-tracked Demo
Recorded by The Who on 3rd October 1966
3:34
16 So Sad About Us Multi-tracked Demo
Pete produced The Mersey's recording 13th July 1966, before
Recording it by The Who in October 1966
1:48
17 Happy Jack Excellent demo
Recorded by The Who in early November 1966
2:13
18 Magic Bus Demo amazingly like final recording
"The Pudding" released this first in April 1967.
Not recorded by The Who until May 1968
4:19
19 I Can See For Miles Demo
Recorded by The Who in August 1967
4:19
20 Pictures Of Lily Demo
Recorded by The Who on 5th April 1967
2:48
21 King Rabbit Demo - unreleased by The Who
Mentioned in Disc on 10th September 1966 as to be recorded by The Who, but none made.
2:10
22 Lazy Fat People Demo - unreleased by The Who
Originally offered to "The Episode Six", this was recorded by "The Barron Knights"
3:06
23 That Motherland Feeling Demo - unreleased by The Who
Intended for the never completed rock opera, "Rael"
1:31
24 Rael (Parts 1-9) Demo
Recorded by The Who in July 1967
8:27


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