The Who - The High Numbers – The First Complete Rock Opera - 2xLP Album (double album)

The Who / The High Numbers – The First Complete Rock Opera

2 x Vinyl, LP, Unofficial Release

The high numbers

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For just a few months in 1964 (roughly from July to October), The Who changed their name to High Numbers and released a single under that name before reverting to the more original and appropriate ‘The Who’.

The name change resulted from a collaboration with Pete Meaden, a mod who briefly managed the band in mid-1964 (Helmut Gorden was also involved in management with Meaden during this time).

Meaden was instrumental in aligning the band's music and image more closely with the mod movement, which was also reflected in the choice of the name ‘The High Numbers’, which came from mod slang.

In November 1964, ‘The High Numbers’ wisely changed their name back to ‘The Who’.

By this time they had also changed management, replacing Meaden with Kit Lambert and Chris Stamp.

Whether this was intentional or not, it also erased any stigma that had been placed on them due to the High Numbers flop and allowed them to present their first single ‘I Can't Explain’ from 1965 as the debut of a brand new band, ‘The Who’.

The High Numbers, a precursor to The Who, have a fascinating connection to the history of rock opera. Although the High Numbers themselves were only a short-lived version of the cult band, they helped shape the sound of The Who, which ultimately led to the creation of Tommy - hailed as the first complete rock opera.

Tracklist:

A1 Heaven And Hell

A2 I Can't Explain

A3 Fortune Teller

A4 Tattoo

A5 Young Man Blues

A6 Substitute

A7 Happy Jack

A8 I'm A Boy

B1 Overture

B2 It's A Boy

B3 You Didn't Hear It (1921)

B4 Amazing Journey

B5 Sparks

B6 Eyesight To The Blind

B7 Christmas

B8 Cousin Kevin

B9 The Acid Queen

B10 Underture

B11 Do You Think It's Alright

B12 Fiddle About

C1 Pinball Wizard

C2 There's A Doctor I've Found

C3 Go To The Mirror Boy

C4 Tommy Can You Hear Me

C5 Smash The Mirror

C6 Sensation

C7 Miracle Cure

C8 Sally Simpson

C9 I'm Free

C10 Welcome

C11 Tommy's Holiday Camp

C12 We're Not Gonna Take It

C13 Summertime Blues

D1 Shakin' All Over

D2 My Generation

Condition:

LP´s / One Side VG+ (only fine, flat, thread scratches from the years without effect)/ Three Sides NM

Cover / NM (a very light pressure)

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