Pete Townshend Scoop

Pete Townshend - Scoop (1983) {Eel Pie REV038 rel 2006}
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© 1983, 2006 Eel Pie / Revisited Rec. | REV 038
Rock / Contemporary Rock / Hard Rock / Art Rock

Pete Townshend's demos had grown legendary among Who collectors well before the official release of the double-album Scoop in 1983. On each demo, Townshend worked out full arrangements, which the Who would often follow exactly. He also recorded a wealth of songs and instrumental pieces that never made it to record. Over the course of two albums, Scoop features 25 of these demos, including both classic Who songs ("So Sad About Us," "Bargain," "Behind Blue Eyes," "Magic Bus," "Love Reign O'er Me") and unreleased gems ("Politician," "Melancholia," "To Barney Kessell," "Mary").

Pete Townshend - Another Scoop (1987) {2CD Set, Eel Pie–Atco 7 90539-2}
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© 1987 Eel Pie / Atco Records | 7 90539-2
Rock / Contemporary Rock / Hard Rock / Art Rock

Like its predecessor, Another Scoop is a collection of 27 demos Pete Townshend recorded for the Who, and if anything, it surpasses the first volume in terms of quality. Another Scoop has a greater percentage of familiar Who classics – including "You Better You Bet," "Pinball Wizard," "Happy Jack," "Substitute," "Long Live Rock," "Pictures of Lily," and "The Kids Are Alright" – and the outtakes are uniformly excellent, ranging from his takes on "Driftin' Blues" and "Begin the Beguine" to neglected gems like "Girl in a Suitcase," "Holly Like Ivy," and "Ask Yourself," and even weird experiments like "Football Fugue." For any Townshend fan, Another Scoop is necessary listening, containing some of his best and most adventurous work.

Pete Townshend - Live > The Fillmore 1996 (2000) {2CD Set, Eel Pie EPR 010-2}
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© 1996, 2000 Eel Pie Recording Prod. | EPR 010-2
Rock / Acoustic / Classic Rock / Contemporary Rock

Recorded live at the Fillmore on April 30, 1996, this excellent disc captures Townshend stripping his career back to just guitar and keyboards (contributed by the great Jon Carin), and then running through 21 songs that could almost be a live recounting of the Scoop series. It's a staggeringly intimate performance, with Townshend exuding a warmth that rarely comes across on disc, but which here could heat your house all winter.