From Loudersound.
The Who have become the first artist to be recognised on London’s new Music Walk Of Fame.
Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend were on hand to receive the accolade from Primal Scream frontman Bobby Gillespie in the city’s Camden area.
The Walk Of Fame has been designed as a new cultural attraction in London and uses Augmented Reality technology which allows visitors to scan the founding stone where they’ll be “taken on a journey through the culture and history of music, using stones and landmarks as trigger points to learn more.”
The Who say: “We are honoured to be the first band with a stone on the Music Walk Of Fame. Camden has always been vital to London’s thriving music scene and is, as we all know, a world-renowned hub for the arts.
“As Londoners, it’s very surreal to be immortalised in stone on Camden High Street, and it’s quite something to know that people can pop by and see us anytime, albeit virtually!”
Music Walk Of Fame founder Lee Bennett adds: “What a great day for music, fans, the world, London, and Camden. To cap it off by having one of the greatest bands of all time, I’m thrilled to bits.”
Visitors can also get an exclusive preview of The Who’s new track I Don’t Wanna Get Wise by scanning the stone using the Music Walk of Fame app.
The single will go on general release this coming Friday (November 22). It’s been taken from the band’s upcoming album Who, which will launch on December 6.
For more on the Music Walk Of Fame, visit the official website.
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- The Who - Meaty, Beaty, Big & Bouncy - 1st - EX - UK - vinyl LP - £15.00, $18.90, €18.15 (New Item) (arrived 20-Dec-2024 18:00)on December 21, 2024 at 3:13 pm
THE WHO Meaty, Beaty, Big & Bouncy (1972 UK first press 14-track LP retrospective, housed in the original E.J. Day printed gatefold picture sleeve. The sleeve is Excellent with some light shelf wear & the vinyl is clean & in Excellent condition with little play)
- The Who - Odds & Sods - 1st + Poster - VG - UK - vinyl LP - £25.00, $31.50, €30.25 (New Item) (arrived 18-Dec-2024 18:00)on December 21, 2024 at 3:13 pm
THE WHO Odds & Sods (1974 UK first press 11-track stereo vinyl LP comprising a collection of studio outtakes and rarities, including the singles Long Live Rock and Postcard. The unique die-cut sleeve has some shelfwear evident and comes completewith the integral full colour back picture allowed to show through and braille titles on the reverse plus the double-sided lyric insert and rare fold-out colour poster [light creasing] while the vinyl shows only minor signs of play and remainsin overall EX condition!)
- The Who - Tommy - 2nd - EX - UK - 2-LP vinyl set - £35.00, $44.10, €42.35 (New Item) (arrived 14-Dec-2024 18:00)on December 21, 2024 at 3:13 pm
THE WHO Tommy (1971 UK issue of the classic 25-track double LP, housed in a superb tri-fold matt picture sleeve with deluxe twelve page un-numbered booklet. The sleeve shows light wear with edge scuffing and a corner crease, the booklet is nice & sharp and despite the Side 2 label missing from the first disc, the vinyl appears Near Mint) #Top 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time
- The Who - Meaty Beaty Big & Bouncy - UK - vinyl LP - £35.00, $44.10, €42.35 (New Item) (arrived 16-Dec-2024 14:08)on December 21, 2024 at 3:13 pm
THE WHO Meaty Beaty Big & Bouncy (1971 UK mail order only issue 14-track compilation LP, often cited as the first and best Who collection, issued for the Audio Club Of Great Britain with an exclusive 'ACB' catalogue number, gatefold picture sleeve. The sleeve shows minor shelf/edge wear and the vinyl displays a few cosmetic surface marks, overall an excellent example ACB00221)
- The Who - Meaty Beaty Big & Bouncy - UK - vinyl LP - £35.00, $44.10, €42.35 (New Item) (arrived 16-Dec-2024 17:05)on December 21, 2024 at 3:13 pm
THE WHO Meaty Beaty Big & Bouncy (1971 UK mail order only issue 14-track compilation LP, often cited as the first and best Who collection, issued for the Audio Club Of Great Britain with an exclusive 'ACB' catalogue number, gatefold picture sleeve. The sleeve shows minor shelf/edge wear and the vinyl displays a few cosmetic surface marks, overall an excellent example ACB00221)
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