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 - Live At Leeds - 1st Black - Complete - Tuesday Poster - VG - UK - vinyl LP - £350.00, $434.00, €399.00 (New Item) (arrived 01-Apr-2023 09:43)on April 1, 2023 at 6:29 pm
THE WHO Live At Leeds (Rare 1970 UK first press 6-track LP with machine stamped A1/B1 matrices, recorded live at Leeds University on February 14th 1970, housed in the original gatefold 'bootleg' style stapled pocket sleeve with BLACK text on the front & complete with all twelve inserts including photos & repro band letters, receipts & lyrics. This copy comes with the early variant of the poster which has 'Tuesdays at the Marquee' text along the bottom [apparently limited to 300 copies], as compared to later issues which have 'Live At Leeds' text. The 'bootleg' style sleeve is Very Good & shows a bit of light discolouring & natural ageing around the edges & the staples remain untarnished with no writing. The poster remains unused & the original '0870' dated poly-lined inner completes the package. The vinyl is clean & grades VG+ with some light spindle marks & paper hairlines not affecting the sound. Playback reveals a killer band at their peak playing Led Zep at their own game! Although not mint, this is still a nice complete example of the very first pressing & increasingly in demand) #Top 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time
- The Who - The Story Of The Who - UK - 2-LP vinyl set - £15.00, $18.60, €17.10 (New Item) (arrived 27-Mar-2023 08:36)on April 1, 2023 at 6:29 pm
THE WHO The Story Of The Who (1976 UK 26-track double LP compilation, including classic tracks such as Magic Bus, Substitute, My Generation, Pictures Of Lily, I Can See For Miles, Pinball Wizard, Baba O'Riley, Won't Get Fooled Again & more. Comes housed in a matte gatefold picture sleeve with integral eight-page booklet. The sleeve shows the odd light crease and ring wear while the vinyl is clean & in Excellent condition with few signs of play)
- The Who - The Who By Numbers - Dutch - vinyl LP - £15.00, $18.60, €17.10 (New Item) (arrived 22-Mar-2023 10:55)on April 1, 2023 at 6:29 pm
THE WHO The Who By Numbers (1975 Dutch 10-track vinyl LP, housed in the UK-printed limited edition numbered dot-to-dot picture sleeve with artwork by John Entwistle. The sleeve shows minimal wear & the vinyl looks barely played)
- The Who - The Story Of The Who - Laminated - UK - 2-LP vinyl set - £25.00, $31.00, €28.50 (New Item) (arrived 22-Mar-2023 10:57)on April 1, 2023 at 6:29 pm
THE WHO The Story Of The Who (1976 UK first issue 26-track double vinyl LP compilation, housed in a front laminated gatefold picture sleeve with integral eight-page booklet. The sleeve shows a little shelfwear to the inside, but the vinyl looks barely played)
- The Who - Quadrophenia: Director's Cut - UK - cd album box set - £195.00, $241.80, €222.30 (New Item) (arrived 22-Mar-2023 18:02)on April 1, 2023 at 6:29 pm
THE WHO Quadrophenia (2011 UK Super Deluxe Edition SIX DISC Multi-Format set comprising featuring the 2011 remastered album across two discs, a 25-track two-disc collection of demo recordings from Pete Townshend plus a Bonus DVDcontaining the album remixed for 5.1 surround sound and a replica 7" vinyl single featuring the hit single '5.15' / 'Water'. The CD & DVD discs are mounted inside the front & back of the deluxe 100-page hardback book featuring a brand new 13,000 word essay by Pete Townshend along with a beautiful envelope containing the Bonus 7", a fold-out black & white poster and a set of six facsimile memorabilia 'inserts'!)
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