Welcome! This site is all about The Who.
Inside you'll find over 5,000 pictures spread over 500+ web pages about the
world's greatest rock band - The Who! By using the navigation buttons on the
left column, you will find all you want to know about their music, videos, books, magazines,
posters and various other related information.
The Who Showcase: Week of July 20, 2008
Once upon a time I used to really love
promotional radio shows.
These were the ones you heard on the radio, but they were actually
limited edition records and CDs sent to radio stations (and sometimes
made their way into the hands of collectors). Some of these radio shows
would be music and interview (M&I), others would be live shows. Every
now and then, something really special came out.
In September of 1989, there was a broadcast called, Timothy White's Rock
Stars "Pete Townshend: The Iron Age". For the most part, this show
was your typical M&I, but it also featured a really neat, unreleased
Iron Man song, called Penny Drop
(MP3 Sample). Unfortunately, the song never resurfaced elsewhere...
(Pictured to your left is actually the back cover for the record
company's promotional M&I album for Iron Man...) Previous
Showcase
About... The site is made up entirely of my personal collection. What started with a cassette
tape of "Who Are You" (pictured left) at the end of 1978 has grown to
more than 3,500 of The Who / The Who solo records and CDs.
Why? I found The Who to be a "unique band" - different
and so much better than anything else I've ever heard. As I listened to their
music, the more I was drawn in. At some point, I was listening to "The Who music" almost exclusively.
I began buying more... I initially started "collecting" in order to have every released
Who and Who solo song available. Ed Hanel's "The Illustrated The Who Discography" (pictured
right)
became my collecting 'bible'.
I soon learned that
not every Who record or CD was "created equal". Albums that
I thought were "bad", were merely "bad pressings", which could be found
elsewhere (i.e. from other countries) with much better sound quality. (Good
sound quality helps you enjoy the music. Bad sound quality is a
distraction and hurts the music.) In the process of seeking out the best
recordings <of The Who> from around the globe, my collection began to grow. Eventually, it
became a matter of, "another cool picture!"
Since
all recordings by The Who are not created equal, I have added
audiophile sound quality reviews under each
album section to help you decide - what's the best source for you.
My collection, while quite large, is by no means "complete". As with any
collection, there's always more to be collected. Please come back from
time-to-time and look for updates as I'm adding to my collection almost daily ...
- wf
Hits To This Homepage Since 03/31/02
This page has been dedicated to the loving memory
of White Fang
April 3, 1989 - April 30, 2003
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