Released April 2004 Language English Release date April 2004 | Length 46:54 Label Uncut Compilers Roy Carr, Allan Jones | |
Producer Andy Tidball
Mick Meikleham Genres Rock music, Blues, Psychedelic rock, Jazz, Progressive rock, Comedy, Music hall Similar Rarities Volume I & Volume II, Who Covers Who?, Phases, Direct Hits, The 1st Singles Box | ||
The Roots of Tommy: Music That Inspired The Who's Classic Rock Opera, a compilation album that was released with the April 2004 issue of Uncut, is composed of tracks that it is asserted influenced the creation of the 1969 rock opera Tommy by the Who.
The album ends with Pete Townshend's demo recording of "Pinball Wizard," which is followed by additional ribald comedy of Max Miller, apparently the inspiration for Uncle Ernie.
Track listing
- The Pretty Things – "S.F. Sorrow Is Born" (Taylor, Waller)
- Mose Allison – "A Young Man" (Allison)
- The Jimi Hendrix Experience – "I Don't Live Today" (Hendrix)
- The Zombies – "Care of Cell 44" (Argent)
- Eddie Cochran – "My Way" (Capehart, Cochran)
- The Creation – "Nightmares" (Pickett, Phillips)
- Muddy Waters – "Mannish Boy" (Morganfield, McDaniels)
- Nirvana – "Pentecost Hotel" (Spyropoulos, Campbell-Lyons)
- Sonny Boy Williamson – "Eyesight to the Blind" (Miller)
- Procol Harum – "Shine on Brightly" (Brooker, Reid)
- Max Miller – "I Never Slept a Wink All Night" (Royd, Paighton, Nicholls)
- The Kinks – "The Village Green Preservation Society" (Davies)
- Keith West – "Sam" (from A Teenage Opera by Mark Wirtz), Hopkins)
- Pete Townshend – "Pinball Wizard" (Demo) (Townshend) 3:55
References
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