Pete Townshend

Pete Townshend - Live > La Jolla Playhouse 2001, June 22 (2001) {2CD Set Eel Pie EPR014-1/2}
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© 2001 Eel Pie Recording Prod. | EPR014-1/2
Rock / Contemporary Rock / Acoustic / Art Rock / Rock & Roll / Classic Rock

The first of two fundraising concerts that Townshend played at San Diego's La Jolla Playhouse, and an enchantingly intimate look at the veteran Who man as he chats, jokes, and, of course, plays through a solid set of acoustified classics. The venue itself has some fond attachments to Townshend – it was here that he premiered the Tommy musical before launching it on Broadway and, hardly surprisingly, the deaf, dumb and blind kid opens the show via a rousing "Pinball Wizard." From there, Townshend swoops into an affecting "Let My Love Open the Door," setting the pace for the remainder of the show.

Pete Townshend - Gold (2005) [2CD] {Eel Pie}
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Rock / Hard Rock / Contemporary Pop

While most of Universal's excellent GOLD collections present an artist's output in tidy chronological order, the Pete Townshend installment of the series breaks with that tradition, offering a seemingly random two-disc sampling of the Who mastermind's solo output. Given the British guitarist/vocalist's unconventional, drama-loving attitude toward rock, however, this approach works quite well, bouncing around from 1993's PSYCHODERELICT to '85's WHITE CITY to '80's EMPTY GLASS. The 34-track compilation also includes songs from Townshend's first solo outing, '72's WHO CAME FIRST, and '77's ROUGH MIX, his excellent collaborative album with former Small Faces bassist Ronnie Lane. Throughout the highly eclectic GOLD, the constants are, of course, Townshend's plaintive voice and his distinctive guitar playing, which ranges from delicate acoustic lines to bombastic Who-worthy electric leads. Although there have been numerous Townshend compilations, GOLD is the most intriguing and comprehensive.

Pete Townshend - Scoop (1983) {Eel Pie REV038 rel 2006}
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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").

As well as the exciting news about the release of The Who’s historic recording of their concert at the Fillmore East, New York City in 1968, we are delighted to also announce the release of the 45th Anniversary Expanded Edition of Pete Townshend’s first solo album, Who Came First. To be more accurate (or pedantic) it’s actually the 46th anniversary this year as the album was released in 1972.