{"title":"The Who","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen Pete Townshend cracked the head of his guitar on a low ceiling at Wealdstone's Railway Hotel in 1964, the crowd laughed, so he smashed it. The next week fans wanted more, Keith Moon kicked over his drums, and wrecking gear turned into part of the act.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTheir 'Maximum R\u0026amp;B' grew into something wilder: Townshend's power chords and feedback, John Entwistle's melodic bass lines and Moon's manic energy, with Roger Daltrey stuttering through 'My Generation'. Townshend's rock opera \u003cem\u003eTommy\u003c\/em\u003e followed, then the abandoned \u003cem\u003eLifehouse\u003c\/em\u003e project became \u003cem\u003eWho's Next\u003c\/em\u003e, home of 'Baba O'Riley' and 'Won't Get Fooled Again', while \u003cem\u003eQuadrophenia\u003c\/em\u003e celebrated their mod roots.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMoon died in 1978 and Entwistle in 2002, yet Daltrey and Townshend pressed on as a duo, making \u003cem\u003eWho\u003c\/em\u003e in 2019 and taking a farewell tour across North America in 2025.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"fungilator-recommended-artists\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:#C4293D;font-weight:bold;\"\u003eIf you like The Who you should check out:\u003c\/span\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/kinks-vinyl\"\u003eThe Kinks\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/rolling-stones-vinyl\"\u003eThe Rolling Stones\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/beatles-vinyl\"\u003eThe Beatles\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/led-zeppelin-vinyl\"\u003eLed Zeppelin\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/jimi-hendrix-vinyl\"\u003eJimi Hendrix\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/mc5-vinyl\"\u003eMC5\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/stooges-vinyl\"\u003eThe Stooges\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/deep-purple-vinyl\"\u003eDeep Purple\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/clash-vinyl\"\u003eThe Clash\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/sex-pistols-vinyl\"\u003eSex Pistols\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"who-sell-out-vinyl-lp","title":"WHO 'Sell Out' Half Speed Master Vinyl LP + Poster","description":"\u003cp class=\"goldmine-year\"\u003eYear of release: 1967\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"goldmine-blurb\"\u003eThe Who framed this as a pirate radio broadcast, with jingles and fake adverts between songs. Pete Townshend was crushed when 'I Can See for Miles' only reached number ten in Britain, and the cover shows Roger Daltrey in a bath of baked beans.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition: New\/Sealed\/Mint\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Goldmine Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40960742817950,"sku":"GM08905","price":55.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0529\/9434\/3070\/files\/IMG_4094.jpg?v=1781679272"},{"product_id":"who-who-by-numbers-vinyl-lp-1975-rock","title":"WHO 'Who By Numbers' Vinyl LP (1975 Rock)","description":"\u003cp class=\"goldmine-year\"\u003eYear of release: 1975\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"goldmine-blurb\"\u003eJohn Entwistle drew the join-the-dots cover, and inside are some of Pete Townshend's most confessional songs. 'However Much I Booze' is brutally honest, and 'Squeeze Box' was a cheeky hit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eCondition: New\/Sealed\/Mint\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Polydor","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43761707843805,"sku":"GM08908","price":42.5,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0529\/9434\/3070\/products\/whobynumbers1_c437b63c-51cb-4c3f-abdf-faead093bcce.jpg?v=1678729070"},{"product_id":"who-tommy-vinyl-2lp-1975-rock","title":"WHO 'Tommy' Vinyl 2LP (1969 Rock\/Opera)","description":"\u003cp class=\"goldmine-year\"\u003eYear of release: 1969\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"goldmine-blurb\"\u003ePete Townshend's rock opera tells of a deaf, dumb and blind boy who becomes a pinball champion and a messiah. 'Pinball Wizard' and 'See Me, Feel Me' became classics, and the band played it at Woodstock.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eCondition: New\/Sealed\/Mint\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Goldmine Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43761708237021,"sku":"GM08906","price":60.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0529\/9434\/3070\/products\/whotommy1.jpg?v=1678729138"},{"product_id":"who-live-at-leeds-half-speed-master-vinyl-lp","title":"WHO 'Live At Leeds' HALF SPEED MASTER 180g Vinyl LP","description":"\u003cp class=\"goldmine-year\"\u003eYear of release: 1970\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"goldmine-blurb\"\u003eRecorded in Leeds University's dining hall in February 1970, this catches the band at full volume. 'Young Man Blues' and 'Summertime Blues' are ferocious, and 'My Generation' becomes a 15-minute medley.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eCondition: New\/Sealed\/Mint\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Goldmine Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44607409488093,"sku":"GM08900","price":57.5,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0529\/9434\/3070\/files\/wholiveleedsHALFSPEED1.jpg?v=1709200397"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.goldminerecords.com.au\/collections\/who-vinyl.oembed","provider":"Goldmine Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}