Two iconic British rock universes are colliding, as The Who’s cowl of The Beatles’ “I Saw Her Standing There” is now streaming for the primary time.
The beforehand unreleased Beatles cowl options the late Keith Moon (the band’s authentic drummer) on vocals. The band recorded the monitor at their sound stage at Shepperton Studios in the summertime of 1977. Their energetic rendition of the Beatles traditional was one of many highlights in 1979’s The Youngsters Are Alright rockumentary movie. The band solely revisited the tune as soon as extra, throughout their Shea Stadium exhibits in 1982, with John Entwistle supporting on vocals.
The Who’s cowl of “I Saw Her Standing There” is part of the band’s Who Are You tremendous deluxe reissue, out on October 31. The brand new version is jam-packed with over 70 unreleased tracks (like never-before-heard variations of the title monitor “Who Are You”), newly blended dwell tracks from the band’s first tour with out Moon, and candid recordings of rehearsals in 1977 and 1978. The 7CD/1 Blu-ray set additionally consists of brand-new Atmos & Stereo mixes by Steven Wilson. The album can even be launched as a deluxe 4LP field set, a 2CD deluxe version, and limited-edition colored and half-speed grasp vinyl editions.
First launched in August 1978, Who Are You serves as a bittersweet second in The Who’s profession. The band’s eighth album peaked at No. 2 on the U.S. Billboard 200 and No. 6 on the U.Ok. Albums Chart, whereas additionally reaching double platinum standing. Sadly, Who Are You was the final album to characteristic drummer Keith Moon, who died every week after its launch.
The Who stay as related as ever. The rockers launched into their “The Song Is Over” farewell tour this yr, marking the grand finale of a legendary six-decade profession. The trek, which ran from Aug. 16 by means of Sept. 28, had particular visitors like Billy Bob Thornton and The Boxmasters, Billy Idol, Booker T. Jones, Candlebox, Feist, Joe Bonamassa, Tom Cochrane, ZZ Ward, and the Joe Perry Mission.
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