It’s well-known that one of many few achievements lacking from the epic profession of The Who is a UK No.1 single. However there’s a chart-topping launch of their historical past that a few of their latter-day followers may not learn about. On December 17, 1966, the band climbed to the highest of the EP chart of their house nation with the five-track Prepared Regular Who disc.
Launched in November, the EP was a forerunner of their second album A Fast One and the brand new single “Happy Jack.” That got here out similtaneously that LP, however wasn’t included on it. Prepared Regular Who was issued by Response Data to maximise the publicity from The Who’s latest look on their very own particular version of the hit pop TV sequence Prepared Regular Go! The EP didn’t truly function these performances, however studio re-recordings accomplished quickly afterwards.
EP releases typically gave bands the possibility to experiment and have enjoyable, past the self-discipline of their singles and album commitments, and that was definitely the case on a file that had The Who remaking a TV theme and even protecting the Seashore Boys.
The A-side featured two Pete Townshend songs, “Disguises” and “Circles,” whereas the flip had the band protecting Neal Hefti’s theme tune from the favored American Batman sequence of the time. Additionally they did Jan & Dean’s “Bucket T” and “Barbara Ann,” the latter first accomplished by the Regents however recognized to The Who and to their British followers within the Seashore Boys’ model.
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The disc entered the EP charts – a Prime 10 checklist — at No.7 on the finish of November, sarcastically when the Seashore Boys weren’t solely at No.1 with Hits, but additionally No.3 with God Solely Is aware of. The Who launch climbed to three, then 2, and made the highest on a mid-December chart with another attention-grabbing releases.
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They included nation legend Jim Reeves’ posthumous A Christmas Card From Jim, novelty act the Singing Postman’s First Supply and British instrumental greats the Shadows’ Thunderbirds Are Go. That EP was impressed by the looks of the marionette variations of the group within the function movie model of Gerry Anderson’s puppet journey sequence Thunderbirds. The Shadows as puppets and The Who doing Batman. Something went on the UK pop scene of 1966.
Purchase or stream the entire songs from the deleted Prepared Regular Who EP on the Most As and Bs compilation.
