Pete Townshend, The Who, London, 1968

Earlier in May, 1968, we did an interview with Pete Townshend where he said he was planning a ‘rock opera’ about a deaf, dumb, and blind boy. I thought he’d gone ‘cuckoo’ but a few months later I went over to IBC Studios and found him and the rest of The Who deep into recording Tommy. It was sounding amazingand I had to quickly reassess my doubts and became a believer! I spent a few hours just hanging in and got a lot of pics of the group hard at work, even Mr. Moon wassober. This photo of John and Pete is of bass and guitar riff overdubbing. -- Barrie Wentzell30x40 size is archival digital only.