Who / Lifehouse Live Outtakes & Rehearsals / 2CD / Wardour
Live At Young Vic Theater London, UK 26th April 1971 & Record Plant, New York, NY USA 16th-18th March 1971. Stereo SBD
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The project “LIFE HOUSE”, which was planned by Pete Townsend as an ambitious work following the blockbuster “TOMMY”, was not understood by not only the staff around the band but also the band members due to the difficulty of the story, and it was not integrated as a work as The Who It was a frustrated and unlucky project. There is also the reality that, like Brian Wilson’s “SMILE,” he was too absorbed in the understanding and cooperation of the people around him. However, unlike “SMILE” where the album was not released even though a huge amount of session sound source was left, “LIFE HOUSE” has limited sources as The Who except the demo made by Pete. In the first place, it was very early from the idea of the project to the failure.
Some of the sound sources produced in such a short period are now covered in the deluxe edition of “WHO’S NEXT,” but the 2005 masterpiece “YOUNG VIC REHEAR SALS” is a compilation of rare sound sources that cannot be heard there. It was a compilation of the live main part of the Young Big Theater and more valuable rehearsal sound sources that cannot be heard in the Deluxe Edition. It was sold out now, let alone released 15 years ago, a new culmination awaited among enthusiasts.
Therefore, this work will be released this time, but the sound source that was the base is digitized again from a cassette owned by a person who is not even on the net. Therefore, it is not the reuse of the sound source for “YOUNG VIC REHEAR SALS” (hereinafter referred to as “existing board”). As evidence of this, it is considered that the existing board obtained the original rehearsal sound source on CD-R, and there was evidence that the gap noise between songs that occurred at that time was pinched. For example, just before “Bony Moronie” begins, Pete is feeding back the guitar, and there is a slight skip (cut). However, since the sound source this time was recorded from the original cassette, there is no such cut at all.
Furthermore, in the already-released board, the “Unknown Jam” unique to the rehearsal started, and at the same time noise such as “cracking” was mixed, but there was no such sound at all. In this way, the problems such as noise and skipping that occurred when the CD-R was made fifteen years ago have been eliminated, and you can be confident that you will be recording from the master cassette this time.
Let’s move on to the contents. First, the main part of the live at Young Big recorded in the first piece. This is often misunderstood, but it wasn’t actually a live show for the “LIFE HOUSE” project, but rather a live show that was held to pay for the recording that later became “WHO’S NEXT.” Pete testifies in this autobiography. I think that there are many enthusiasts who think of “LIFE HOUSE” as a Young Big Theater, but the February stage using the theater for that purpose is a public rehearsal for developing new songs and concepts, and in fact Not live. It seems that there is no sound source because of that.
Therefore, the stage of this April will be after the failure of “LIFE HOUSE”, but most of the songs that were unveiled were all from the project, and by playing it live for “WHO’S NEXT” There was also the purpose of wanting to boil it down.
This sound source is now released in “WHO’S NEXT” deluxe edition with excellent sound quality, and it is undeniable that the value of the sound source originally distributed on CDs such as “LIFE HOUSE LIVE” has been halved. In addition, the sound quality is completely different, while the Deluxe Edition was based on multitrack recording, it seems that it was the sound board recording of PA out that was the basis of the existing board and “LIFE HOUSE LIVE” I will. Of course, there is a difference between stereo and monaural.
So, when we released the existing edition, we adopted only the parts that were not recorded in the deluxe edition for the live main part, but in reality there were holes in the deluxe edition. For example, “Getting In Tune” had been shortened by cutting the riff part that Pete had before starting the guitar solo. In other words, this sound source also had value. Therefore, this version is a full-length version of a PA-out sound source that has not been released for a long time this time.
Actually, this sound source was also incomplete at the beginning when it appeared on “LIFE HOUSE LIVE” (CD) (KKR 42), and the tape replay scene before the start of “Won’t Get Fooled Again” that was not heard until then The first excavation that I showed was the previous edition in 2005. As you can see from this scene, it was very funny how “Won’t Get ~” played the synth loop part on tape, and the band tried to play along with it. At that time, there was no precise equipment like a sequencer, and it was a primitive one that simply played tape. At that time, I was surprised by the happening that I was able to listen to on the already released board, and this time, for PA out sound source, this time will be the longest version released in the past.
In this way, in the rehearsal, I can see the trial and error to introduce the new song of that time on stage in earnest, and I think that I was thinking about the pattern of medley from “My Generation” to rock and roll cover. After all, it was “Bony Moronie” and “Road Runner” that became a thing, but the fact that at this time I was also trying “Walking The Dog” familiar with the Rolling Stones was surprising at the time of the previous release.
The highlight of this release is the session sound source held in New York in front of the Young Big Theater. When the “LIFE HOUSE” project was already overwhelmed during the rehearsal stage in February, New York was held at the Record Plant session as a breakthrough by the division of manager Kit Lambert (after all, this session Pete gives up on the project because he didn’t make progress).
The masterpiece “FROM LIFEHOUSE TO LEEDS” revealed the phantom recording that Al Cooper and Leslie West participated in. It was a release at the height of Scorpio’s heyday, and there should be many enthusiasts who can’t forget the impact of the quality comparable to the official. After that, it was officially released as a bonus for the “WHO’S NEXT” remaster edition, and also used for the deluxe edition.
However, this time, the first rough mix that is different from both was unearthed. Although it is monaural, don’t underestimate what it is. In the past releases, it was recorded even before and after the performance, which was completely cut. Among them, it’s a surprise to start playing from the electric version sung by Pete, the most popular record plant session, “Love Ain’t For Keeping”. Alternatively, the longest-ever scene in which only the synth loop continues to play when the band stops playing “Won’t Get Fooled Again”.
And the mix itself is quite rough. Basically there is a lot of balance between vocals and drums, but for example, in “Pure And Easy”, Keith Moon’s striking cymbal, which was a modest mix in past releases, stands out. And yet, there is no acoustic guitar track yet, so it’s a condition that can be called a rough mix. The liveliness of every song is the same as the performance of the band. Especially when it becomes The Who.
A rough mix version with a powerful record plant session that was originally attractive for rough performances. In addition, a new standard of the “LIFE HOUSE” period sound source, which carefully summarizes the best version of each sound source of the Young Big Theater, is born!
★ The latest digitized master from the original cassette tape owned by all parties is used. (★★ The session part is the first appearance sound source.)
★ Lifehouse Live Outtakes and its rehearsal at Young Vic Theater in 1971, and the back “Lifehouse Chronicles” compiled from the Session sound source in NY in March of the same year. It is a super important title that talks about WHO maniacs all over the world.
実はこちらの音源も「LIFEHOUSE LIVE」(CD)(KKR 42)で登場した当初は不完全でして、それまで聞かれなかった「Won’t Get Fooled Again」開始前のテープ再生のやり直し場面を初めて発掘してみせたのが2005年の既発盤だったのです。この場面からも解るように、「Won’t Get～」でシンセループのパートをテープで流し、それに合わせてバンドが演奏するという新機軸に試行錯誤している様子が何とも微笑ましいものでした。当時はシーケンサーのような緻密な機材はなく、単にテープを流すだけという原始的なもの。それだけに既発盤で聞けるようになったハプニングには驚かされたと当時に、PAアウト音源に関しては今回が過去最長バージョンでのリリースとなります。 このようにリハーサルでは当時の新曲を本格的にステージ導入する為の試行錯誤が伺え、なおかつ「My Generation」からロックンロール・カバーにメドレーするパターンを考えていたことが解ります。結局ものになったのは「Bony Moronie」と「Road Runner」でしたが、この時点ではローリング・ストーンズでもおなじみ「Walking The Dog」も試していたという事実は既発盤リリース時に驚かされたもの。
そして今回のリリースに際しての目玉となるのが、ヤング・ビック・シアターの前にニューヨークで行われたセッション音源。2月のリハーサルの段階で早くも「LIFEHOUSE」プロジェクトが煮詰まってしまった際、打開策としてマネージャーのキット・ランバートの仕切りで行われたのがニューヨークはレコード・プラントでのセッションでした（結局このセッションが進まなかったことでピートはプロジェクトを諦めます）。 アル・クーパーとレスリー・ウエストが参加して行われた幻のレコーディングが明らかになったのは、あの名盤「FROM LIFEHOUSE TO LEEDS」。スコルピオ絶頂期のリリースであり、オフィシャルと遜色のないクオリティの衝撃が今も忘れられないマニアは多いはず。その後「WHO’S NEXT」リマスター盤のボーナスとしてオフィシャルでもリリースされ、なおかつデラックス・エディションにも流用されました。 ところが今回はどちらとも違う初登場のラフミックスを発掘。モノラルではありますが「なんだモノかよ」と侮るなかれ。過去のリリースではことごとくカットされていた演奏の前後のやり取りまで収録されているのです。中でもレコード・プラント・セッションで最も人気のある「Love Ain’t For Keeping」ピートが歌うエレクトリックバージョンからして、彼のカウントから演奏が始まるのだから驚き。あるいは「Won’t Get Fooled Again」でバンドが演奏を止めてもシンセループだけが鳴り続ける場面も過去最長。 それに何と言ってもミックス自体が相当にラフ。基本的にボーカルとドラムが目立つバランスが多いのですが、例えば「Pure And Easy」では過去のリリースだと控えめにミックスされていたキース・ムーンの叩くシンバルがやたらと目立つ。それでいてアコースティック・ギターのトラックがまだなく、正にラフミックスと呼べる状態なのです。どの曲でもバンドの演奏をそのままぶち込んだような生々しさは圧巻。それがザ・フーともなればなおさら。 そもそも荒削りな演奏が魅力だったレコード・プラント・セッション迫力満点のラフミックス・バージョン。さらにヤング・ビック・シアター各音源のベスト・バージョンを丁寧にまとめた「LIFEHOUSE」期音源の新たなスタンダードが誕生です！
★1971年Young Vic TheatreでのLifehouse Live Outtakesとそのリハ､及び同年3月のNYでのSession音源をコンパイルした裏｢Lifehouse Chronicles｣｡世界中のWHOマニアの話題をさらう超重要タイトルです。
Disc 1 (71:02) Live at the Young Vic Theatre, London, UK 26th April 1971
01. MC 02. Too Much Of Anything 03. Getting In Tune 04. Bargain 05. Pinball Wizard 06. See Me Feel Me 07. Baby Don’t You Do It (曲間カット) 08. Water (曲間カット) 09. My Generation 10. Road Runner 11. Naked Eye 12. Bony Maronie 13. Won’t Get Fooled Again (False Start)★既発CDタイトル｢LIFEHOUSE LIVE｣(KKR 42)には未収 14. Won’t Get Fooled Again ★曲中カット
Disc 2 (69:45) Rehearsal at the Young Vic Theatre, London, UK 26th April 1971
01. Soundcheck 02. Baby Don’t You Do It 03. Bargain ★カットイン 04. Bony Moronie 05. Unknown Jam 06. My Generation 07. Naked Eye #1 ★カットアウト 08. Naked Eye #2 ★カットイン 09. Bony Moronie ★1:40カット 10. Road Runner ★0:14カット 11. Walking The Dog ★ロジャーの’75ソロ｢Ride A Rock Horse｣やストーンズなどでお馴染み
｢he New York Record Plant Sessions (*Rough Mixes)ラフミックス Recorded at the Record Plant, New York, NY, USA 16th-18th March 1971
12. Pure And Easy 13. Won’t Get Fooled Again 14. Love Ain’t For Keeping 15. Behind Blue Eyes 16. Baby Don’t You Do It 17. Getting In Tune
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