It was at this point that fate smiled benevolently. "They were gone in a flash, but I said to him that they might make an interesting backdrop for a photo shoot. Mae West initially refused to allow her image to appear on the artwork. Associate producer Glyn Johns, Sleeve design by Kosh. Skull and Roses (1971) Grateful Dead. “The odd thing is that it was only later on that I found out what those pillars were used for: to keep waste in place. The album was recorded in fits and starts (the process is nicely detailed in the liner notes) with the end product being a definitive album by the group. Please deactivate your ad blocker in order to see our subscription offer, Watch Saxon’s high-octane cover of Deep Purple’s Speed King, a celebration of rock ’n’ roll history, Bruce Springsteen, Foo Fighters and Jon Bon Jovi to celebrate Joe Biden’s presidential inauguration, Listen to Thunder revisit the ’80s with strutting hard rocker Going To Sin City, New York Dolls: the ultimate bluffers's guide, George Thorogood: the soundtrack of my life. Russell is the only man to have worked on covers for the Brit ‘big three’: The Who, The Rolling Stones (Through The Past Darkly) and The Beatles (Let It Be). Design by Stanley Mouse. Without any hesitation, the four Who members gathered around one of the mysterious objects, and Russell started shooting. The cover photo for The Who’s “ Who’s Next ” album shows a photograph of the band apparently having just urinated on a large concrete piling protruding from a slag heap. In 1971, after the critical and financial success of the Rock Opera "Tommy", Pete Townshend set about planning a follow up, Life House, his most ambitious project to date. 'Who's Next' started out as a rock opera Pete Townshend was working on called "The Lifehouse Project". Thank you for signing up to Classic Rock. Most of the songs recorded with Johns appeared on Who’s Next while the leftovers appeared on singles and later, Odds & Sods (see album). Who’s Next was released by Track Records in August 1971 (2408 102), and in the 1980s as a CD (Polydor 813651-2) with a remixed and remastered CD (Polydor 527760-2) following in 1995. A magnificent example of how vinyl should be re-issued. Before he became an instrument-smashing, windmilling rock star, Pete Townshend was … Then Pete started to piss on it, and I went with the flow, as it were. It just contains the original 9 tracks and is presented in a single sieve cover (identical to the 1971 version). 2408 102; Vinyl LP). All songs by Pete Townshend unless otherwise noted. All frames are of high quality wood. On Who's Next they finally delivered a cohesive Rock Album, and this is easily as good as the Who get in the studio. It peaked at #4 in the US, but songs from the album are continually played on American classic rock radio stations to this day. The album cover art is a photo of what appears to be the four members of the band in various stages of urination on a large concrete piling that is surrounded by rubble. On the UK chart of September 18, 1971, the mighty 'Who’s Next' hit the top to become The Who's only No.1 album in their own country. It was a dumping ground for rubbish.”. Color: Color Type: Archival Digital Print Edition: Limited Edition Signed: Signed. Who's Next is the fifth studio album by English rock band the Who. The Album will be released on 22nd November 2019 and special limited editions are available on The Who’s official site. The original album was re-issued on heavyweight vinyl in 2012 (Polydor 3715614). England and Wales company registration number 2008885. On September 18th of '71 it became the band's first and only UK number one album. Click the link to confirm your email address.Please check your spam folder for the email, if it does not arrive, click this link... Sign me up for updates from Universal Music about new music, competitions, exclusive promotions & events from artists similar to The Who. Future Publishing Limited Quay House, The Ambury, Ethan Russell took the photograph at Easington Colliery, an old coal mining town in England. The Who’s twelfth studio album, WHO was released on 6 December 2019 in the following formats: Standard vinyl (Polydor 7747053), Deluxe audiophile triple vinyl (with rare demo ‘Sand’ on LP3) (Polydor 7748605), Standard CD (Polydor 773036), Deluxe CD (with three bonus tracks) (Polydor 0826465) and Cassette (Polydor 0806462). “As far as I understand it, a lot of the songs on Who’s Next were originally intended for that record [Lifehouse]. The paper record sleeve has a plastic film inner cover and two corner vents. Taken at Easington Colliery, the concept for the photo came from band members John Entwistle and Keith Moon. That was it. The Who‘s “Who” album will be the 28th record cover that Peter Blake has designed. Before I knew what had happened, Pete had swung the car back around a roundabout and was heading back to the spot, followed by three other vehicles carrying the rest of the band. Cover artwork. Rated #11 in the best albums of 1971, and #214 of all-time album.. In the US it was released by MCA (Decca 79182) in August, as a CD (MCA MCAD 37217), as a Gold Edition (MCAD-37217), as a remixed and remastered CD (MCA-11269) in 1995, and is also now available as a Deluxe 2-CD package (MCA 088 113 056-2), released in 2003. Up there among the elite British rock albums, The Who’s Who’s Next was not only a triumphant follow-up to Tommy, but also touched by the hand of Lady Luck – and that’s never more true than with the way the cover concept came together. Who’s Next is the fifth studio album by English rock band The Who released on August 25, 1971. “We did a lot of different poses, including some based on the 2001: A Space Odyssey idea of the apes gathering around the black obelisk. In the United Kingdom and elsewhere outside North America, they were signed originally to Brunswick Records.In 1966, they moved to Polydor Records and took the rights to their Brunswick recordings with them. And though the band appears to have urinated on … The album was borne of an aborted attempt by Pete Townshend to write another rock opera to outdo Tommy. Who’s Next became the only Who album to make #1 in the UK charts. You will receive a verification email shortly. But 24 hours later, one of his photos had been turned into the cover we know today. 'Live at Leeds' Photo : Courtesy Polydor Records. Talk about vintage. It's not a retread, but it sounds like a Who album, which is crucial for something like this, as well as an upgrade for the 21st century." Then suddenly, we passed these three or four pillars on the landscape. Russell admits that he didn’t exactly have his finger on the motor drive, and took only a few shots. © Live at the Isle of Wight Festival 1970 [LP] by The Who (Vinyl, Oct-2015, 3 Discs, Eagle Rock) The Deluxe Edition CD contains six additional tracks on CD1: Deluxe Edition Disc Two: Live at the Young Vic, SIGN UP TO THE NEWSLETTER BELOW, USING YOUR SOCIAL ACCOUNT OR EMAIL. A favorite album cover of mine is Who's Next, which just happens to be another album from the 70's. In 2003 a Deluxe Edition 2-CD set (Polydor 113 056-2), was released. The Who is a band I've mentioned before and have even looked at lead singer Roger Daltrey's 2018 output, book and album.I own a number of Who albums – not all, unfortunately; I was born too late and getting the older albums is difficult – but, by far, my favourite is Who's Next. An alternative cover featured drummer Keith Moon dressed in black lingerie, holding a rope whip, and wearing a brown wig. “I was working with Pete Townshend on his Lifehouse project, which was an ambitious concept based on a futuristic era when people got their entertainment through being strapped into special suits,” recalls Ethan Russell, the American photographer who took the album’s iconic cover shot. The album cover was designed by pop artist Peter Blake, whose work includes the band's Face Dances and The Beatles' Sgt. “We were driving back through [County Durham] from a gig one night, doing about 110 miles … The cover of Paul Weller’s 2005 album “Stanley Road”. Easington Colliery is situated to the north of Horden, and a short distance to … Louder is part of Future plc, an international media group and leading digital publisher. The original album was re-issued on heavyweight vinyl in 2012 (Polydor 3715614). The Ox is fantastic throughout, Daltry is a bit weak on a couple of tunes, but this is a classic album with great use of the synthesiser on their greatest tune "Won't Get Fooled Again". Who’s Next started life as a Pete Townshend concept entitled Lifehouse, which contained enough songs for a double album, but the project was eventually reduced to a single LP. Much of Who's Next derives from Lifehouse, an ambitious sci-fi rock opera Pete Townshend … Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band album covers. The skull and … Who’s Next was released by Track Records in August 1971 (2408 102), and in the 1980s as a CD (Polydor 813651-2) with a remixed and remastered CD (Polydor 527760-2) following in 1995. They poured some rainwater on the pillar to achieve a similar effect. Photography by Ethan A. Russell. (Classic Rock) 28 October 2016, How a rubbish dump in County Durham provided the backdrop to The Who's iconic album sleeve. She was, after … Who's Next, an Album by The Who. There are now two upgraded CD versions of the album. The photo is often seen to be a reference to the monolith discovered on the moon in the film 2001: A Space Odyssey, which had been released only about three years earlier. Sign up below to get the latest from Classic Rock, plus exclusive special offers, direct to your inbox! There was a problem. It is very difficult to believe the album was made back in 1971. Please refresh the page and try again. In 2003, the United States cable television channel VH1 named Who's Next's front cover the second greatest album cover … Produced by The Who The others also tried to take Pete’s lead, but couldn’t actually do it. Recordings for the album began in New York with Kit Lambert as producer, but the band weren’t satisfied with the results and returned to London to re-record them at Olympic Studios in Barnes with Glyn Johns. BA1 1UA. Anyway, the band had virtually finished Who’s Next, but still didn’t have a clue about what to do about the cover.” It was at this point that fate smiled benevolently. 3: Mae West. Doug Sax's mastering really brings Keith Moon to the spotlight; you can actually hear his phenomenal drum fills - as the master tape suffered generation loss over the years, they tend to get muffled and lost in the mix in later issues. Anyone who saw the trailer for the movie American Beauty will have been struck by the brilliance of ‘Baba O’Riley’, the track chosen to accompany it and which effectively doubled the impact of the clip.That track is the opener from Who’s Next from 1971, an album that proved massively successful for the band thanks in no small part to the song ‘Won’t Get Fooled Again’. Next, on “Bargain,” he uses his ARP both as a solo instrument and as a backdrop to his own beautiful guitar solo. The photo was taken at Easington Colliery a former coal mining town in County Durham, England. It would reach number four in the US. The cover shot for The Who's 1971 album, "Who's Next." Tommy was a bigger hit than the Who could have … Genres: Hard Rock. The Deluxe Edition dropped four of these bonus tracks but included additional tracks from the New York Record Plant sessions, some of which feature Leslie West on guitar and Al Kooper on organ. referencing Who's Next, LP, Album, DL 79182 The BEST sounding version I've heard by a landslide! The Who, "Who's Next" album cover, 1971 by Ethan Russell. In 2003 a Deluxe Edition 2-CD set (Polydor 113 056-2), was released. Morrison Hotel Gallery Prints. It was all a spur-of-the-moment thing.”. The second disc features an almost complete show at London’s Young Vic Theatre when Pete was trying to bring Lifehouse to fruition. The first followed the format of including several bonus tracks on a single disc. We have sent a confirmation email to {USEREMAIL}. By raul on December 3, 2009 in Location, The Who. Prints are generally made to order and delivery usually takes 4 to 6 weeks. Our film will tell the story of how Townshend’s original vision eventually became the “Who’s next” album. Under the Cover is a column that reveals the stories behind album art. Bath Released 25 August 1971 on Track (catalog no. Thank you for registering! Louder “We were driving back through [County Durham] from a gig one night, doing about 110 miles per hour down the motorway – which freaked me out. They created and moved to Track Records the following year with distribution by Polydor. The Who have been with several labels over the years. Although the project never came to fruition many songs from it would be used for 'Who's Next'. This episode all about the classic 1971 Who album 'Who’s Next'. An earlier cover design had featured photographs of obese nude women but never actually appeared on the album. All rights reserved. By In 2003, VH1 named the Who’s Next album cover one of the greatest of all time. 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