Thursday music corner: Pete Townshend (b. Chiswick, 1945) joined local skiffle and rock group The Detours in late 1961 at the behest of new member John Entwistle and with the agreement of band leader Roger Daltrey. Learning that an American band had the same name, in 1964 they renamed themselves The Who. The Who have released 12 studio albums between 1965 and 2019, and following the 1978 and 2002 deaths of drummer Keith Moon and bassist John Entwistle, Townshend and Daltrey are the only two surviving members. Townshend has released seven solo studio albums from Who Came First (1972) to Psychoderelict (1993), with the most successful in chart terms being the platinum-selling Empty Glass (1980), which reached number 11 in the UK album charts.
Save It For Later was written by guitarist Dave Wakeling as a teenager and recorded by the UK ska / new wave band The Beat, appearing as the first single release from the band's third studio album Special Beat Service (1982). While it only reached number 47 in the UK charts at the time, it has since grown considerably in popularity, being widely covered and appearing on a range of film soundtracks. Among its many cover versions is the 2006 version by Townshend, which appeared as a bonus track on the re-release of his 1985 album White City: A Novel, and on the subsequent 2006 live album Deep End Live.
Pete Townshend - Save It For Later (2006)
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