The Who's 1973 "Quadruple Personality" tour has continued to be released, starting with the LP "TALES FROM THE WHO" from the radio broadcasts held in Philadelphia and Largo at the end, and now each of the songs recorded for it has been released. The full-length version has been released as "DEFINITIVE PHILADELPHIA 1973" and "DEFINITIVE LARGO 1973". In other words, for this tour, there were very few audience items because stereo sound board recording appeared in real time. On LP, the November 22nd LA Forum was released as "LIVE AT LA FORUM" in the 80's. In the CD era, audience recordings of the legendary Cow Palace, where drummers were recruited from the audience to complete the show after Keith Moon fainted, have been released several times, but in a sense, audience recordings themselves are valuable tours. That's how it was. A shocking release that will shake up this situation has finally come true this week! This time it will be released at LA Forum on November 23rd. This tour was held twice at the same venue, and the first day was released on the previous LP, which was also a recording with a vintage audience feel, but this second day was truly vintage. Monaural recording with plenty of analog feel. Unfortunately, by the time it was released in 2021, the master cassette had deteriorated, and a ``zzz'' sound, similar to the one that occurs when tuning an AM radio station, sometimes appears. This becomes noticeable from around the live "Love Reign O'er Me". Also, there is a sense of distance in the sound image (especially in the first half of the live performance), so I would like to say that this is a sound source for enthusiasts. Still, there's a reason to release it. It is a shocking fact that this sound source is the first recording by Mike Millard. Looking back, when JEMS began releasing his mirrored masters, which continue to this day, he explained that ``since he recorded his first concert in 1973'', up until now, only his 1973 recordings have been released. did not appear at all. Rather, I have a strong impression that Millard started recording in 1974, and the previous description by JEMS surprised enthusiasts around the world as a new fact. Last week marks the 100th release of the cassette left by Millard, and the JEMS team has unusually announced that they will be releasing a special sound source. And it was this sound source that was released. If this sound source becomes Mike Millard's oldest sound source, it makes sense that the tape deteriorated as mentioned above. Also, at this point, he did not have a stereo microphone, so it is understandable that it was a vintage monaural recording. What's more, at this point, Millard had not yet aspired to make high-quality recordings with the outstanding technique he would later do, and it seems that he was motivated by curiosity to record the concerts he had seen. It seems. On the other hand, there are some surprising aspects of this sound source. That is, the recorder was running even before The Who appeared on stage, and it captured the scene where the electric lights went out and the venue went into a frenzy. Even more impressive is the scene in which Millard continues to run the recorder for a while after the show ends, and someone close to him contacts him to request a copy, and in response, Millard gives him his phone number. That's what it means. It's funny to see that Millard, who later became increasingly eccentric about sound source trading, was innocently trying to make a copy for the person next to him at this point. In such a situation, it was fortunate that Millard dared to record on the second day of The Who's LA Forum in 1973. This is because after that Cow Palace where Keith fainted, it was the first day of the LA Forum, and of course it was a ``recovery show''. On that point, Keith was also completely recovered on this day, not only playing the rampant drumming typical of him in 1973, but also energetically uttering lines during the "quadruple personality" part of "Bell Boy." And his aggressive performance, which is typical of his ``quadruple personality,'' is amazing. The signature song "My Generation" is divided into two parts, the first half and the last part of the show, and during that time, Pete Townshend's "Quadruple Personality" is performed, which is unique to this tour. In particular, in the second part of "My Generation" at the end, he sings "Let's See Action", and the way he moves forward with the free development that is unique to 1973 is amazing, and I listen to it without being deterred by the tape deterioration noise that occasionally occurs. What I would like you to do. However, although Pete promoted ``Quadruple Personality'' as a rock opera to replace ``TOMMY,'' Millard's recording ironically captured the audience's reaction at the forum realistically. When ``Quadruple Personality'' started, there was a lot of excitement at first, but halfway through, the audience near him started chatting. However, as soon as "Quadruple Personality" ended and "Won't Get Fooled Again" and "Pinball Wizard" started, the audience went crazy...Millard was able to capture the vivid sense of realism that was unique to 1973. For the reasons mentioned above, it is certainly a quality recording for enthusiasts, but if this becomes Mike Millard's maiden recording, it is already a historical heritage. Take a closer look and experience it for yourself. The Forum, Inglewood, CA, USA 23rd November 1973 Disc 1 (65:28) 1. Pre-Show 2. Intro 3. I Can't Explain 4. Summertime Blues 5. My Wife 6. My Generation 7. I Am The Sea 8. The Real Me 9. The Punk and The Godfather 10. I'm One 11. Helpless Dancer 12. 5:15 13. Sea And Sand 14. Drowned Disc 2 (73:04) 1. MC 2. Bell Boy 3. Doctor Jimmy 4. Love Reign O'er Me 5. Won't Get Fooled Again 6. Pinball Wizard 7. See Me, Feel Me 8. My Generation 9. Let's See Action 10. Magic Bus 11. Naked Eye
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