Pete Townshend Best

Pete Townshend & Raphael Rudd - The Oceanic Concerts (2001) {Rhino–Eel Pie R2 74289 rec 1979-1980}
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© 1979-80, 2001 Rhino / Eel Pie | R2 74289
Rock / Classic Rock / Folk Rock

This is an archival release designed for the fans, and it should be treated that way. That means while there are certainly interesting variations of familiar songs, rarities, and unexpected delights for fans, it's undeniably for those fans who will realize how these versions differ from the originals, or those who will delight in the subtle stage patter from Townshend. Most of all, it's for the fans who embrace the spiritual side of Townshend, particularly his recordings for his guru, Avatar Meher Baba, since he and Raphael Rudd performed these concerts in his honor, several songs derive from Townshend's independently released albums for him, and these recordings are taken from concerts given in 1979-1980 for a select group of Meher Baba devotees.

Pete Townshend - Lifehouse Chronicles (2000) {6CD Box Set Eel Pie Recording EPR 002}
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© 1971, 2000 Eel Pie Recording | EPR 002/01~06
Rock / Classic Rock / Singer/Songwriter / British Folk Rock

It is OOP from Pete's website, so here's your chance to listen to this gem. This 6 CD set brings together, at long last, the realisation of Pete Townshend's 'Lifehouse' project. Originally conceived in 1971, the project spawned many of Townshend's greatest songs but has only now been seen to be complete. The reason for this is the broadcast, by the BBC, in December 1999 of the Lifehouse radio play adaptation. The play realised the first wholly complete narrative of the story in almost 30 years and has prompted Townshend to creatively revisit the project and put together his complete record of Lifehouse.

Pete Townshend - Pete Townshend's Deep End Live! (1986) {Atco 7 90553-2}
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© 1986 ATCO Records / Eel Pie | 7 90553-2
Rock / Classic Rock / Rock & Roll / Blues Rock

Pete Townshend and the Deep End Band played live for two benefit outings – November 1 and 2, 1985 at the Brixton Academy – to help support Townshend's own "Double O' Charities. The performances are excerpted here and were used in a made-for-home-video, also called Pete Townshend's Deep End Live!. Initially, a promotional 12" EP of the show was released to AOR radio stations in August of 1986. However, significant interest in the project would ultimately yield a 10-song LP which was issued to retail a few months later.

Pete Townshend is the best thing that ever happened to Rock, and “Empty Glass” is his solo masterpiece, an insightful, invigorating confessional from a man on the edge. Townshend addresses punks, aging, drinking, music critics, work ethic, and his lifelong quest to find some meaning in life...

In 1993, Pete Townshend issued his fourth true studio solo album for Atco (not counting a live album, a couple of demo collections, and a collaboration with Ronnie Lane), entitled Psychoderelict. Perhaps best known for his conceptually based works (the Who's Tommy, Quadrophenia, etc.), Townshend did indeed thread a storyline throughout the album, which appeared to be the tale of an aging rock star. Psychoderelict includes Townshend's hardest-rocking songs since his 1980 solo album, Empty Glass, such as "English Boy" and "Let's Get Pretentious." Three instrumental tracks paying tribute to Townshend's spiritual mentor, Meher Baba, incorporate the synth loop from the Who's "Baba O'Riley," the best being "Meher Baba M4" (although strangely, the synths sound remarkably similar to the Who's 1978 hit "Who Are You").