The Who began touring energetically in 1967 with the goal of success in the United States, but from the early stages of their tour, they were in an incredibly blessed environment with audience recordings. In addition, The Who's first tour of the United States was as an opening act for Herman's Hermits. It is surprising that audience recordings remain from a time when they were not in the limelight. Although The Who made a shocking American debut at the Monterey Pop Festival in June, when it came to a full-scale American tour, they were treated as an opening act for the reasons mentioned above. In addition, they were the opening act for an idol group called Herman's. Until around 1967, they started their tour in the United States as a time when they were classified as "pop" rather than "rock". Who would have thought that a stage from that period had been recorded? That was the Rochester performance on August 30th, which will be released this time. It is a little over 30 minutes long, but it is an opening act for an idol group, so this is the complete recording. For a record of this era, even a fragmentary recording is worth something, but the fact that it is complete is a miracle in itself. Of course, since it is an audience recording from 1967, the sound quality is rough and undeniable, but surprisingly, it is captured with a large sound image. This was essentially a tour of the country as an opening act for an idol. And above all, it was a time when the sound of rock live shows had not been established at all (thanks to Jimi Hendrix and others, the sound of rock live shows in America developed rapidly from 1968), so it's amazing that such a good recording was made. In fact, Roger's singing voice is also captured with an amazing volume. Also, there must have been a gap between the loud sound of The Who's stage and the literally soft Herman's stage on this tour, and the size of this sound image is a valuable document that suggests that they were already making loud rock sounds in 1967. The most surprising thing is that the Who's performance was filled with yellow cheers. In Pete's autobiography, he reflected that the response to the audience (mainly teenage girls) who came to see Herman's was lackluster, and that they gained nothing from this tour... but in this recording, the girls who came to see Herman's are going wild for the Who's intense performance. The Who's performance, which was unique to this time, was "hard but pop", and their gentlemanly looks, which were unique to 1967, must have been quite appealing to them. The performance and set list are also extremely rare. The set is a 30-minute condensed version of The Who's pop-era repertoire from "A QUICK ONE" to "SELL OUT", but it is a surprising composition that includes "Barbara Ann" sung by Keith Moon, who is a service to Americans and loves the Beach Boys. It was a cover that had been played frequently until the previous year, but considering that it was about to be dropped from the set, this is a valuable piece. On the other hand, "Summertime Blues" is a cover that was introduced this year and has risen to become one of their signature songs, but at this point it is still rough and unpolished, and the performance is quite naive. It is different from the dignified performance from 1968 onwards, and it is sure to be refreshing to see that this song had such an era. This extremely valuable sound source was released from a version transferred again this August. It is a powerful audience recording of The Who's stage from a time when the sound source was still available. This is an archaeological excavation! A complete recording of the precious 32-minute stage from the opening act era. This is a miracle! Rochester Community War Memorial, Rochester, NY, USA 30th August 1967 The Who and The Blues Magoos played in support of Herman's Hermits (32:51) 1. Substitute 2. Pictures Of Lily 3. Summertime Blues 4. Barbara Ann 5. Boris The Spider 6. A Quick One While He's Away 7. Happy Jack 8. I'm A Boy 9. My Generation
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