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The Who - Radio Shows:

This section is a listing and description of promotional radio shows. Typically, the nice "radio specials" that you tune into every so often, are pressed on CD (formally vinyl) and distributed to radio stations all over the USA. Some of these include live concerts or interviews and come with "cue sheets", so that the local DJ can make it "seem" as if he/she is giving the interview themselves.

 

Unfortunately, most radio stations broadcast with varying degrees of heavy compression, which helps keep their signal strong over the airways, but puts limitations on the sound quality. The actual promo CDs/LPs sound much better (in most cases). Please note that there are typically radio commercials mixed in-between the tracks.
 

The titles listed below are usually delivered in a simple box/wrapper with cue sheet/song title listings.

Artist: Pete Townshend

Title: A Special Record From Pete Townshend And Thunderclap Newman

Format: LP

Label/Date: Atlantic - 1970

Comments: "Pete Townshend of The Who talks with & about Thunderclap Newman (Speedy Keen, Jimmy McCulloch and Andy Newman)"

Artist: The Who

Title: Meaty Beaty Big & Bouncy

Format: LP

Label/Date: American Forces Radio And Television Service (AFRTS) - 1971

Comments: USA Government Promo LP for radio airplay.

Track Listing: Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere, The Kids Are Alright, Boris The Spider, Pictures Of Lily, I Can't Explain, My Generation, Happy Jack

Artist: Roger Daltrey & Pete Townshend

Title: The Making Of Tommy

Format: LP

Label/Date: Polydor - USA - 1975

Comments: Music and interview for "Tommy" (Soundtrack)

Artist: Keith Moon

Title: Sounds Like The Navy

Format: LP

Label/Date: United States Navy Recruiting Command - USA - March, 1975

Comments: Music and interview with Keith Moon

Track Listing: 5:15, My Generation, Move Over Ms. L, Baba O'Riley, Magic Bus, Together, Put The Money Down, Pure & Easy, The Real Me, Overture, Love Reign O'er Me, Happy Jack, Pinball Wizard, Crazy Like A Fox, In My Life, Postcard

Artist: Roger Daltrey

Title: Nightbird & Company

Format: LP

Label/Date: The United States Army Reserve - USA - October, 1975

Comments: Music and interview with Roger Daltrey

Track Listing: n/a

Artist: Pete Townshend & Roger Daltrey

Title: Pete Townshend & Roger Daltrey Talk About Quadrophenia

Format: LP

Label/Date: Polydor - USA - 1979

Comments: Music and interview for "Quadrophenia" (Soundtrack)

Artist: The Who

Title: Quadrophenia (Soundtrack)

Format: LP

Label/Date: American Forces Radio And Television Service (AFRTS) - 1979

Comments: USA Government Promo LP for radio airplay.

Track Listing: The Real Me, I'm One, Love Reign O'er Me, Bell Boy, Get Out And Stay Out, Four Faces, Joker James, Night Train, Rhythm Of The Rain, He's So Fine, Be My Baby

Artist: The Who

Title: The King Biscuit Flower Hour Featuring The Who

Format: Reel-To-Reel (2)

Label/Date: DIR Broadcasting - 07/29/79

Comments: n/a (Live content, currently unverified)

Track Listing: n/a

Artist: Pete Townshend

Title: The Pete Townshend Tapes

Format: LP

Label/Date: Atco - UK - 1980

Comments: 2 LP set of music and interview for "Empty Glass"

Artist: Roger Daltrey

Title: McVicar For The Record

Format: LP

Label/Date: Polydor - USA - 1980

Comments: Music and interview for "McVicar"

Artist: The Who

Title: Amsterdam

Format: LP

Label/Date: Satcom 1 - 1980

Comments: Faked live concert with studio and previously recorded live tracks.

Track Listing: Join Together, I Can't Explain, Behind Blue Eyes, Happy Jack, I Can See For Miles, Squeeze Box, Long Live Rock, Magic Bus, Substitute,  Summertime Blues, Won't Get Fooled Again

Artist: The Who

Title: Hooligans

Format: LP

Label/Date: American Forces Radio And Television Service (AFRTS) - 1981

Comments: USA Government Promo LP for radio airplay.

Track Listing: I Can't Explain, I Can See For Miles, Pinball Wizard, Summertime Blues, Baba O'Riley, Join Together, Squeeze Box, Drowned, Who Are You

Artist: The Who

Title: Filling In The Gaps

Format: LP

Label/Date: Warner Brothers (USA), Polydor (UK) - 1981

Comments: Music and interview for "Face Dances"

Artist: Pete Townshend

Title: Listening Time

Format: LP

Label/Date: Atco - UK - 1982

Comments: Music & Interviews for "All The Best Cowboys Have Chinese Eyes"

Artist: Pete Townshend

Title: Inside Track

Format: LP

Label/Date: Atco - USA - 1982

Comments: Music & Interviews for "All The Best Cowboys Have Chinese Eyes"

Artist: The Who

Title: Super Groups In Concert Starring The Who - June 12, 1982

Format: LP

Label/Date: ABC Radio Networks/1982

Comments: This show is an edit of the 12/04/73 "Quadrophenia" concert from Philadelphia, PA. Very good sound quality.

Track Listing: I Can't Explain, Summertime Blues, My Generation, I Am The Sea, The Real Me, I'm One, Sea And Sand, Drowned, Bell Boy, Dr. Jimmy, Won't Get Fooled Again, Pinball Wizard, See Me, Feel Me

Artist: The Who

Title: The Who Special - September, 1982

Format: LP

Label/Date: London Wavelength - BBC Rock Hour/1982

Comments: Music & Interviews with Pete Townshend, Roger Daltrey, John Entwistle & Kenney Jones. 4 LP Box

Track Listing: A Man Is A Man, Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere, I Can't Explain, The Seeker, North Country Girl, Somebody Saved Me, Prelude, Exquisitely Bored, Uniforms, Communication, Stop Hurting People, Stardom In Acton, Pinball Wizard, I'm A Boy, My Generation, Face Dances Part II, The Sea Refuses No River, It's Your Turn, Cry If You Want, Happy Jack, Dangerous, It's Hard, Legal Matter, Magic Bus, The Kids Are Alright, I Can See For Miles, One Life's Enough, Athena, Cooks County, Eminence Front

Artist: Pete Townshend

Title: Guitar Greats - October, 1982

Format: CD (reissue)

Label/Date: n/a

Comments: Music & Interview with Pete Townshend

Track Listing: Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere, My Generation, I Can See For Miles, Pinball Wizard, Coming Out To Get You
(from "Live At Leeds"), Won't Get Fooled Again, Sheraton Gibson, 5:15, My Baby Gives It Away, Guitar And Pen

Artist: The Who

Title: It's Hard To Say Goodbye - Show NBC 82-42

Format: LP

Label/Date: The Source/December 3, 4, 5, 1982. 5 LP Set.

Comments: Music & Interviews.

Track Listing: Eminence Front, I Can't Explain, My Generation, The Kids Are Alright, Happy Jack, Pictures Of Lily, I Can See For Miles, Magic Bus, Pinball Wizard, I'm Free, See Me, Feel Me, The Seeker, Summertime Blues, Behind Blue Eyes, Gettin' In Tune, Baba O'Riley, The Song Is Over, Join Together, Substitute, The Real Me, 5:15, Long Live Rock, Slip Kid, Had Enough, Who Are You, You Better You Bet, Athena, Love Reign O'er Me, Won't Get Fooled Again

Artist: The Who

Title: The Great Lost Who Tapes

Format: LP

Label/Date: Westwood One/December 13, 1982

Comments: Narrated by Bill Wyman (of the Rolling Stones).

Track Listing: I'm The Face, Bald Headed Woman, Daddy Rolling Stone, Anytime You Want Me, The Kids Are Alright, Substitute (alt. vocal version), I'm A Boy (single version), Dogs, Dogs Part 2, I've Been Away, When I Was A Boy, Heaven And Hell, Young Man Blues (studio version), Heat Wave (A Quick One version), I'm A Man, Under My Thumb, The Last Time, Barbara Ann, Batman, Mary Ann With The Shaky Hand (mono LP version, but intended to be "b" side version), Baby Don't You Do It (Live). Post Show: The Song Is Over, Long Live Rock

Artist: The Who

Title: Whodunit!

Format: LP

Label/Date: DIR Broadcasting/December 17, 1982

Comments: 6 LP Box Set

Track Listing: I Can't Explain, Substitute, I'm The Face, The Kids Are Alright, Happy Jack, My Generation, Summertime Blues, Baby Don't You Do It, Magic Bus, See Me, Feel Me, Pinball Wizard, I'm Free, Acid Queen, Baba O'Riley, Behind Blue Eyes, Won't Get Fooled Again, Bellboy, The Real Me, 5:15, I Can See For Miles, Join Together, Giving It All Away, Free Me, My Baby Gives It Away, Let My Love Open The Door, Slit Skirts, My Size, Talk Dirty, Don't Worry Baby, Slip Kid, Squeeze Box, Sister Disco, Who Are You, You Better, You Bet, The Quiet One, Athena, It's Hard, Another Tricky Day, Eminence Front, Long Live Rock

Artist: The Who

Title: Rock & Roll Never Forgets: Keith Moon

Format: LP

Label/Date: Westwood One/1983 - For Broadcast The Week of May 23, 1983

Comments: Music and Interview with John Entwistle, Pete Townshend, Roger Daltrey, Curbishley, Dougal Butler and Annette Walter-Lax.

Track Listing: I Can't Explain, My Generation, The Kids Are Alright, Substitute, Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde, I Can See For Miles, Pinball Wizard, I'm Free, We're Not Gonna Take It, Summertime Blues, The Seeker, Behind Blue Eyes, Won't Get Fooled Again, Baba O'Riley, Going Mobile, Bargain, The Real Me, Love Reign O'er Me, However Much I Booze, Slip Kid, Squeeze Box, Who Are You, New Song, Long Live Rock

Artist: The Who

Title: King Biscuit Flower Hour 10/2/83 Starring The Who

Format: LP

Label/Date: The King Biscuit Flower Hour/1983

Comments: Edit of 12/17/82 concert at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto, Canada. Excellent sound quality. Better mix than the "Who Rocks America" video.

Track Listing: I Can't Explain, Young Man Blues, The Quiet One, Dangerous, Eminence Front, Dr. Jimmy, Drowned, Sister Disco, Baba O'Riley, Pinball Wizard, See Me, Feel Me

Artist: Roger Daltrey

Title: Retro Rock - for Broadcast 3/5/84 & 3/12/84

Format: LP

Label/Date: Clayton Webster Corporation/1984

Comments: Music & Interview

Track Listing: N/A

Artist: Roger Daltrey

Title: Roger Daltrey Off The Record Special - #85 - 48 airs week of 11/25/85

Format: LP

Label/Date: Westwood One/1985

Comments: Music and interview with Roger. All these tracks are commercially available.

Track Listing: Under A Raging Moon, It Don't Satisfy Me, After The Fire, Don't Talk To Strangers, Let Me Down Easy, Move Better In The Night, Music Must Change, Behind Blue Eyes, Pinball Wizard, Love Reign O'er Me, The Pride You Hide, New Song, Breaking Down Paradise, Rebel

Artist: Pete Townshend

Title: Pete Townshend Off The Record Special - #85 - 49 airs week of 12/02/85

Format: LP

Label/Date: Westwood One/1985

Comments: Music and interview with Pete. All these tracks are commercially available.

Track Listing: My Generation, Baba O'Riley, Song Is Over, Guitar And Pen, White City Fighting, Second Hand Love, Behind Blue Eyes, Let My Love Open The Door, Love Reign O'er Me, Face The Face, Somebody Saved Me

Artist: Pete Townshend

Title: Rockline - 12/02/85 - Pete Townshend

Format: Cassette

Label/Date: Global Satellite Network/1985

Comments: Music and interview with Pete.

Track Listing: N/A

Artist: Roger Daltrey

Title: The King Biscuit Flower Hour - Roger Daltrey Part I - January 5, 1986

Format: LP

Label/Date: The King Biscuit Flower Hour/1986

Comments: Part 1 Edit from Roger's solo concert in Boston, MA, 12/08/85. Excellent sound quality. "Your Time Is Gonna Come" is performed by Russ Ballard.

Track Listing: Martyrs And Madmen, Substitute, Under A Raging Moon, Behind Blue Eyes, Your Time Is Gonna Come, After The Fire, Don't Talk To Strangers, Breaking Down Paradise, Giving It All Away

Artist: Roger Daltrey

Title: The King Biscuit Flower Hour - Roger Daltrey Part 2 - January 12, 1986

Format: LP

Label/Date: The King Biscuit Flower Hour/1986

Comments: Part 2 Edit from Roger's solo concert in Boston, MA, 12/08/85. Excellent sound quality. "Voices" performed by Russ Ballard.

Track Listing: Won't Get Fooled Again, The Pride You Hide, Voices, Pictures Of Lily, Move Better In The Night, Under A Raging Moon, Let Me Down Easy, Free Me, Summertime Blues, Come On Everybody

Artist: Pete Townshend

Title: The King Biscuit Flower Hour - Pete Townshend Part One - January 19, 1986

Format: LP

Label/Date: The King Biscuit Flower Hour/1986

Comments: Edit from the 11/85 Brixton, UK "Deep End" concerts. Excellent sound quality. Songs in green (below) were not released on the official video or CD. "Blue Light" is performed by David Gilmore.

Track Listing: Magic Bus, Won't Get Fooled Again, A Little Is Enough, Stop Hurting People, Blue Light, After The Fire, Eyesight To The Blind, That's Alright Now Mama, Harlem Shuffle, Face The Face

Artist: Pete Townshend

Title: The King Biscuit Flower Hour - Pete Townshend Part Two - January 26, 1986

Format: LP

Label/Date: The King Biscuit Flower Hour/1986

Comments: Edit from the 11/85 Brixton, UK "Deep End" concerts. Excellent sound quality. Song(s) in green (below) were not released on the official video or CD. "Love On The Air" and "Midnight Lover" are performed by David Gilmore.

Track Listing: Behind Blue Eyes, Love On The Air, Midnight Lover, Mary Anne With The Shaky Hand, Save It For Later, The Sea Refuses No River, Face The Face, I Put A Spell On You, I'm One, Pinball Wizard, Give Blood

Artist: Pete Townshend (and other artists)

Title: DIR Thanksgiving Super Concert - Air Date: 11/27/86

Format: LP

Label/Date: DIR/1986

Comments: Various artists (David Gilmour, Annie Lenox & The Pretenders) and Pete Townshend. Pete's performance is an edit from the 11/85 Brixton, UK "Deep End" concerts. Excellent sound quality.

Track Listing:  Pete Townshend tracks: I'm One, Save It For Later, Pinball Wizard, Magic Bus

Artist: Roger Daltrey

Title: The King Biscuit Flower Hour # 669 - The Best Of Roger Daltrey - March 1, 1987

Format: LP

Label/Date: The King Biscuit Flower Hour/1987

Comments: Edit from Roger's solo concert in Philadelphia, PA, 12/05/85. Excellent sound quality.

Track Listing: Substitute, Under A Raging Moon, After The Fire, Giving It All Away, Behind Blue Eyes/5:15, Pictures Of Lily, Let Me Down Easy, Won't Get Fooled Again, Free Me

Artist: John Entwistle

Title: The Howard Stern Show - November 6, 1987

Format: (Radio Broadcast)

Label/Date: n/a / 1987

Comments: Below are some excerpts from John Entwistle's visit to The Howard Stern Show. The show was done to promote The K-Rock "Give Blood" Show - which John Entwistle performed 2 days later. While on the show with Howard, John participated in several song parodies, as well as a jam with Leslie West (who called into the show later on).

John Entwistle Commercial (MP3) - This was to promote the concert and blood drive

Grandpa Al Lewis Commercial (MP3) - One of the band members was once mistaken for Herman Munster by Who sound man, Bobby Pridden (So I guess Grandpa Al was a good choice!)

Behind One Eye (MP3) - This is a song parody of Sammy Davis, Jr. to the tune of "Behind Blue Eyes".

My Favorite Radio Station (MP3) - This is a song parody of K-Rock to the tune of "My Generation".

Howard & John Discuss The Who (MP3)

John & Leslie West Jam1 (MP3)

John & Leslie West Jam2 (MP3)

John Explains "Talk Dirty" (MP3)

Track Listing: Interviews, John Entwistle Commercial, Grandpa Al Lewis Commercial, Behind One Eye, My Favorite Radio Station, Jam(s) with John and Leslie West, Talk Dirty, Pure & Easy

Artist: The Who

Title: Rarities - Week of December 5 - December 9, 1988

Format: Reel-To-Reel

Label/Date: Radio Today Entertainment/1988

Comments: Rarities with DJ Dave Herman

Track Listing: Magic Bus (live Pete Townshend Deep End), The Kids Are Alright (Keith Moon), Mr. Bass Man (John Entwistle), Bitter & Twisted (Roger Daltrey), Dancing In The Streets (live 1979 Philadelphia)

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