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TOWNSHEND Pete
(g,voc)

Personal Data:

Born: 19.05.1945 (London, GB, as Peter Dennis Blandford Townshend)
TOWNSHEND Pete (photo)

Appearances:

1962-2/64 Detours
2/64-11/64 High Numbers
11/64-12/83 The Who
1985 Deep End
1989-? The Who
4/00-cca 2/22 The Who

Albums Discography:

#TitleRelease DateLabelTypeUKUSA
1.Happy Birthday1970 Universal
2.I Am1972 Universal
3.Who Came First23.12.1972Track30 69
4.Rough Mix
& Ronnie Lane, prod. Glyn Johns
09.09.1977Polydor44 45
5.Empty Glass25.04.1980Atco11 5
6.All The Best Cowboys Have Chinese Eyes6/1982 Atco32 26
7.Scoop
(2LP)
11.03.1983Atco 25
8.White City10/1985 Atco70 26
9.Deep End Live!10/1986 Atco 98
10.Another Scoop
(2LP)
3/1987 Polydor 198
11.The Iron Man27.06.1989Virgin 58
12.Psychoderelict15.06.1993Atlantic 118
13.The Best Of22.04.1996Atlantic
14.Pete Townshend Live: A Benefit For Maryville Academy9/1999
15.Lifehouse Chronicles
(6CD box set)
2000
16.Lifehouse Elements23.05.2000Redline Entertainment
17.The Oceanic Concerts
& Raphael Rudd
16.10.2001Rhino
18.Magic Bus / Live in Chicago23.03.2004Compendia
19.Gold15.11.2005Hip-O
20.Definitive Collection23.01.2007Hip-O
21.Pete Townshend's Jukebox: The Music That Inspired The Band05.11.2013Chrome Dreams
22.Peter Townshends Classic Quadrophenia
& Alfie Boe
05.06.2015Deutsche Grammophon
23.Truancy: The Very Best Of Pete Townshend29.06.2015UMC
24.Before and After the Who14.08.2015Big Enterprise Ltd.
25.Who Am I: A Conversation16.10.2015Wienerworld
26.Pete Townshend's Classic Quadrophenia Live
& The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
13.11.2015Deutsche Grammophon
27.Face the Face
credited to: Pete Townshend's Deep End
16.09.2016Eagle Rock

Singles Discography:

#SP/EP TitleRelease DateLabelUKUSA
1.Overture / See Me Feel Me / Listening To You
& Roger Daltrey
28.03.1975Polydor
2.My Baby Gives It Away / April Fool
& Ronnie Lane
(v USA)
9/1977 MCA
3.Street In The City / Annie
& Ronnie Lane
11.11.1977Polydor
4.Nowhere To Run / Keep Me Turning
& Ronnie Lane
(v USA)
11/1977 MCA
5.The Secret Policeman's Ball EP
(Drowned / Pinball Wizard / Won't Get Fooled Again)
12/1979 Island
6.Rough Boys / And I Moved28.03.1980Atco23 89
7.Let My Love Open The Door / And I Loved20.06.1980Atco 9
8.Let My Love Open The Door / Classified / Greyhound Girl6/1980 Atco46
9.Keep On Working / Jools And Jim19.09.1980Atco
10.A Little Is Enough / Cat's In The Cupboard10/1980 Atco 72
11.Face Dances (pt. 2) / Man Watching21.05.1982Atco 105
12.Uniforms (Corps D'Esprit) / Dance It All Away
12",CD + Stop Hurting People
30.07.1982Atco48
13.Uniforms (Corps D'Esprit) / Slit Skirts
(v USA)
8/1982 Atco
14.Bargain / Dirty Water
(v USA)
4/1983 Atco
15.Face To Face / Hiding Out10/1985 Atco89 26
16.Second Hand Love / White City Fighting
(v USA)
1/1986 Atco
17.Give Blood / Magic Bus (live)
12" + Won't Get Fooled Again
4/1986 Atco
18.A Friend Is A Friend / Man Machines
12",CD + Real World
7/1989 Virgin
19.I Won't Run Anymore / A Fool Says ...11/1989 Virgin
20.English Boy / Early Morning Dreams
CD1 + Flame (demo)
CD2 + Fake It / Psycho Montage
19.07.1993east west
21.Can't Outrun The Truth24.03.2023

Videos:

1. White City - 11/1985
2. Pete Townshend: Music From Lifehouse - 26.2.2002, Image Entertainment, 100 min, live
3. Psychoderelict Live In New York - 2/2006, Universal Music, live, 168 min

Movies:

1. Iron Man (11/1993, muzikál)

Bibliography:

Richard Barnes / Pete Townshend: The Story Of Tommy (10/1977)
Pete Townshend: White City (1985)
Pete Townshend: Who I Am (11.10.2012, Harper Collins, autobiography)

Awards:

1993 Grammy Awards - Best Musical Show Album ("The Who's Tommy")
2001 Ivor Novello Awards - Lifetime Achievement Award
2008 Kennedy Center Honor

WWW Links:

http://www.petetownshend.com

Various:

31.12.2007 a charity show under Totally Abandoned name (+ Eric Clapton + Ringo Starr)

appeared on the LP:

Eric Clapton's Rainbow Concert (5.10.73, RSO)
Wings: Back To The Egg (8.6.79, Parlophone)
David Bowie: Scary Monsters (9/80, RCA)
David Gilmour: About Face (5.3.84, Harvest)
Mick Jagger: She's The Boss (19.2.85)
David Bowie: Heathen (11.6.02, Columbia)
Martha Wainwright: I Know You're Married But I've Got Feelings Too (10.6.08)

appeared on the SP:
Angela Porter: Peppermint Lump (24.8.79)
Artists United Against Apartheid: Sun City (12/85, EMI)

produced by SP:
Thunderclap Newman: Something In The Air (5/69, Track)
John Otway: Misty Mountain (9/72, County)
John Otway & Wild Willy Barrett: Murder Man (20.4.73, Track)
John Otway & Wild Willy Barrett: Louisa On A Horse (12.11.76, Track)
Angela Porter: Peppermint Lump (24.8.79)
Craze: Motions (2.11.79, Cobra)
Mark Knopfler: Going Home (15.3.24)

produced by LP:
Straight Eight: No Noise From Here (3.8.79, Boots)

Compilation Appearances:
"Scoop" on British Deaf Association charity LP "Sometimes A Great Notion" (29.10.84, Swing The Cat)
"Let My Love Open the Door" on OST "Mr. Deeds" (11.6.02, RCA)

Press References:

Bang!
YearIssueDatePageColumnType
19931308.12.19935Big Bang
Big Beng!
YearIssueDatePageColumnType
2002507.03.200233Forum kritikumalbum review
Melody Maker
YearIssueDatePageColumnType
1970025.04.19706
1971017.07.197127interview
1972029.01.197224interview
19742522.06.19748interview
19751405.04.197514Singlessingle review
19751512.04.197528interview
19755013.12.197521Mailbag
19773817.09.19771interview
19773817.09.19778interview
19774612.11.197733Singlessingle review
19784014.10.19781
19792026.05.19799After Darkinterview
1980319.01.19803News
19801329.03.198021Singlessingle review
19801626.04.198025Albumsalbum review
19801821.06.198018Single Filesingle review
19803220.09.198016Singlessingle review
19803611.10.198031interview
19822015.05.19824Fast Forward
19822122.05.198219Singlessingle review
19822626.06.198215Albumsalbum review
19823131.07.198219Singles Barsingle review
1983926.02.19834Fast Forward
19831219.03.198318Albumsalbum review
19933024.07.199334Albumsalbum review
19933024.07.199347True Stories - Biting Tongues
19933024.07.199333Singlessingle review
19943030.07.199432Rebellious Jukeboxinterview
19954114.10.199545Info Freakodiscography
New Musical Express
YearIssueDatePageColumnType
1966011.03.19666News
1972016.12.19725Interviewinterview
1972030.12.19723News Desk
1973027.10.197328
1973003.11.197323
1974020.07.197427
19743821.09.197411
1974023.11.197424NME Guitar Book
1975024.05.197524
Rock & Pop
YearIssueDatePageColumnType
19921814.09.199220Čarostřelciprofile
19968 88Recenze - Novinkyalbum review
200110 14Pelmel
20063 69DVD