Recording sessions around the Lifehouse era. from the site The Who: Recording Chronology.
1970
2/70 IBC Studios, London: The Seeker (V.2), Here For More
2/14/70 Leeds University Refectory: Heaven And Hell (V.4), I Can't Explain (V.4), Fortune Teller (V.2), Tattoo (V.3), Young Man Blues (V.2), Substitute (V.3), Happy Jack (V.2), I'm A Boy (V.4), A Quick One, While He's Away (V.6), Overture, It's A Boy, 1921, Amazing Journey (V.5), Sparks (V.5), Eyesight To The Blind (The Hawker), Christmas, The Acid Queen, Pinball Wizard (V.11), Do You Think It's Alright?, Fiddle About, Tommy Can You Hear Me?, There's A Doctor, Go To The Mirror, Miracle Cure, Sally Simpson, I'm Free, Tommy's Holiday Camp, We're Not Gonna Take It!, Summertime Blues (V.1), Shakin' All Over (V.1)/Spoonful (the released version has the 'Spoonful" segment edited out), My Generation (V.2), Magic Bus (V.4)
4/13/70 IBC Studios, London: Heaven And Hell, Substitute, Pinball Wizard, Shakin' All Over/Spoonful, I'm Free, The Seeker
Spring 1970 Eel Pie Studios, Twickenham, London: Pete's demo of "I Don't Even Know Myself" may have been recorded at this time.
7/7/70 Tanglewood Music Shed, Lenox, MA: Heaven And Hell, I Can't Explain, Water, I Don't Even Know Myself, Young Man Blues, Overture, It's A Boy, 1921, Amazing Journey, Sparks, Eyesight To The Blind (The Hawker), Christmas, The Acid Queen, Pinball Wizard, Do You Think It's Alright?, Fiddle About, Tommy Can You Hear Me?, There's A Doctor, Go To The Mirror!, Smash The Mirror, Miracle Cure, I'm Free, Tommy's Holiday Camp, We're Not Gonna Take It!, My Generation, See Me, Feel Me. "Heaven And Hell," "I Can't Explain," and "Water" can be seen on the home video release Thirty Years Of Maximum R&B Live
8/70 Eel Pie Sound Studios, Twickenham, London: Water (V.1), Naked Eye (V.1; completed 6/7/71), I Don't Even Know Myself, Postcard, Now I'm A Farmer
8/29/70 Isle Of Wight Festival: Heaven And Hell (V.5), I Can't Explain (V.5), Young Man Blues (V.6), I Don't Even Know Myself (V.3), Water (V.3), Overture (V.7), It's A Boy (V.4), 1921 (V.4), Amazing Journey (V.6), Sparks (V.7), Eyesight To The Blind (The Hawker) (V.7), Christmas (V.6), The Acid Queen (V.5), Pinball Wizard (V.12), Do You Think It's Alright? (V.7), Fiddle About (V.5), Tommy Can You Hear Me? (V.6), There's A Doctor (V.5), Go To The Mirror! (V.5), Smash The Mirror (V.5), Miracle Cure (V.5), I'm Free (V.5), Tommy's Holiday Camp (V.5), We're Not Gonna Take It! (V.6), Summertime Blues (V.6), Shakin' All Over/Spoonful/Twist And Shout (V.1), Substitute (V.9), My Generation (V.9), Naked Eye (V.4), Magic Bus (V.9). "Naked Eye" can be seen in the film Message To Love: The Isle Of Wight Festival 1970. "Young Man Blues" and "I Don't Even Know Myself" can be seen in the home videos Thirty Years Of Maximum R&B Live and The Who: Listening To You: Live At The Isle Of Wight Festival 1970. The latter release also features "Heaven And Hell," "I Can't Explain," "Water," "Shakin' All Over/Spoonful/Twist And Shout," "Summertime Blues," "My Generation," "Magic Bus," "Overture," "It's A Boy," "Eyesight To The Blind (The Hawker)," Christmas," "The Acid Queen," "Pinball Wizard," "Do You Think It's Alright?," "Fiddle About," "Go To The Mirror!," "Miracle Cure," "I'm Free," "We're Not Gonna Take It!," and "Tommy Can You Hear Me?"
Late 1970 Eel Pie Studios, London (Pete Townshend solo demo sessions): During the last half of 1970 and into 1971, Pete produced the demos for the Lifehouse project, which later became Who's Next. They include: Baba O'Riley (demo, V.5), Bargain (demo, V.2), Behind Blue Eyes (demo, V.3), Pure And Easy (demo, V.1), Mary, Time Is Passing (demo, V.1), Let's See Action (demo, V.1), Love Ain't For Keeping, The Song Is Over, Getting In Tune, Going Mobile, Won't Get Fooled Again, Too Much Of Anything
1971
1/71 Trident Studios, London (John Entwistle solo session): My Size, Pick Me
Up (Big Chicken), What Are We Doing Here?, What Kind OF People Are They, Heaven
And Hell (V.2), Ted End, You're Mine, No.29 (External Youth), I Believe In Everything,
Cinnamon Girl
3/16/71 Record Plant, NY: Baby Don't You Do It (V.2), Won't Get Fooled Again
3/17/71 Record Plant, NY: Pure And Easy (V.4), Love Ain't For Keeping (V.3)
3/18/71 Record Plant, NY: Behind Blue Eyes (V.8) (see also 4/23/71), I'm In Tune (a.k.a "Getting In Tune) (see also 4/23/71). Likely recording date for Time Is Passing (V.2) (see also 4/12/71)
4/71 Stargroves, Berkshire: Won't Get Fooled Again, Pure And Easy (V.2)
4/12/71 Olympic Studios, Barnes, Richmond: Completion of Too Much Of Anything and Time Is Passing (V.2)
4/23/71 Olympic Studios, Barnes, Richmond: Mixing session for Behind Blue Eyes (V.8), I'm In Tune (a.k.a. "Getting In Tune")
4/26/71 Young Vic Theatre, London: Love Ain't For Keeping, Pure And Easy, Time Is Passing, Behind Blue Eyes, Too Much Of Anything, Getting In Tune, Bargain, Pinball Wizard, See Me, Feel Me, Baby Don't You Do It, Water (V.2), My Generation, Road-Runner, Naked Eye (V.2), Bony Moronie, Won't Get Fooled Again
5/71 Olympic Studios, Barnes, Richmond: Baba O'Riley, Bargain (see also 6/5/71), Love Ain't For Keeping (V.1), My Wife, Getting In Tune (see also 6/7/71), Going Mobile, Behind Blue Eyes (V.1), Let's See Action (see also 6/20/71), When I Was A Boy (a.k.a. "Time Waits For No One") (see also 6/7/71)
5/11/71 Olympic Studios, Barnes, Richmond: The Song Is Over (see also 6/18/71)
6/5/71 Olympic Studios, Barnes, Richmond: Mixing session for Bargain (see also 6/18/71)
6/7/71 Olympic Studios, Barnes, Richmond: Completion of Naked Eye, Getting In Tune, When I Was A Boy
6/18/71 Olympic Studios, Barnes, Richmond: Mixing session for The Song Is Over, Bargain (see also 6/19/71)
6/19/71 Olympic Studios, Barnes, Richmond: Completion of Bargain
6/20/71 Olympic Studios, Barnes, Richmond: Final mixing session for Let's See Action
12/13/71 Civic Auditorium, San Francisco: I Can't Explain, Substitute, Summertime Blues, My Wife (V.5), Baba O'Riley, Behind Blue Eyes, Bargain (V.3), Won't Get Fooled Again, Baby Don't You Do It (V.1), Overture, Amazing Journey, Sparks, Pinball Wizard, See Me, Feel Me, My Generation, Naked Eye, Going Down, Magic Bus
1972
Early 1972 Studio Unknown (John Entwistle solo sessions): Ten Little Friends,
Apron Strings, I Feel Better, Thinkin' It Over, Who Cares, I Wonder, I Was Just
Being Friendly, The Window Shopper, I Found Out, Nightmare (Please Wake Me Up)
4/72 Eel Pie Studios, Twickenham, London: Initial recording of Pete's demo of Long Live Rock (demo, V.3). Pete's demos for "Join Together", "The Relay", "Put The Money Down," and Love Reign O'er Me (demo, V.2) may also have been recorded at this time.
5-6/72 Olympic Studios, Barnes, Richmond: Waspman, Love Reign O'er Me, Is It In My Head?, Can You See I'm Easy?, Riot In The Female Jail
5/2/72 Olympic Studios, Barnes, Richmond: Pete's demo of Long Live Rock is completed and mixed. Initially recorded at his home studio in Twickenham.
5/22/72 Olympic Studios, Barnes, Richmond: Join Together
5/26/72 Olympic Studios, Barnes, Richmond: Relay
6/5/72 Olympic Studios, Barnes, Richmond: Long Live Rock
6/6/72 Olympic Studios, Barnes, Richmond: Put The Money Down
Mid-1972: Shepperton Film Studios, London: Filming of the promo video of "Join Together" which can be seen in the home video Who's Better, Who's Best.
Fall 1972-Early 1973 Eel Pie Studios, Twickenham, London (Pete Townshend solo demo sessions): Pete's demos for Quadrophenia include Unused Piano, Recorders, Brrr, The Real Me, The Dirty Jobs, The Punk And The Godfather, I'm One, I've Had Enough, Bell Boy, Cut My Hair. "Love Reign O'er Me" may have been re-demo'd, as it was a holdover from previous Who sessions in 1972. It is unclear when the Scoop version was recorded (see also 4/72).
11/72 Novasound Studios, London (John Entwistle solo sessions): Gimme That Rock'N'Roll, Mr. Bassman, Do The Dangle, Hound Dog, Made In Japan, My Wife (V.2), Roller Skate Kate, Peg Leg Peggy, Lucille, Big Black Cadillac
Also in 1972 Eel Pie Studios, Twickenham, London: Pete recorded demos of the songs Classified and Greyhound Girl which were released much later as the B-side of the U.K. single of "Let My Love Open The Door," June 1980.
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