The Who - Live At Fillmore East - New York City April 6, 1968 flac album

The Who’s manager Kit Lambert had recorded both the 5th and 6th of April shows of ’68 with a view to issuing as The Who’s fourth album after Sell Out. That never happened, but 50 years later sound engineer Bob Pridden (who was there in 1968) has restored and mixed songs from the 6 April show for this new archival release. The setlist features extended versions of My Generation (33 minutes!), A Quick On. Shakin’ All Over and many other Who classics. The Who Live at Fillmore East 1968 will be released on 20 April 2018

The Who were in New York and nearing the end of a gruelling tour on April 4, 1968, the day that Dr Martin Luther King was assassinated. America was already a country divided; Anti-Vietnam demonstrations, civil rights disturbances and militant student activism. The Who were the first British rock act to headline the Fillmore East and were booked to play four shows over the two nights. However, because of feared social unrest in the wake of Dr King’s assassination, it was decided to compact the shows into one per night. The Who’s time in New York City in 1968 can best be described as ‘lively’. Keith Moon’s antics with cherry bomb explosives had meant that the band had to move hotels.

April 2018 – the 50th anniversary of these legendary unreleased recordings from the Fillmore East, New York City, Friday April 5 & Saturday April 6, 1968. Both nights were recorded by Who manager Kit Lambert with the intention of releasing as the Who’s fourth album after Sell Out and before Tommy. Songs from the second night have been restored and mixed by Who sound engineer Bob Pridden (who was there in 1968). Remastered for optimum sound quality, this will enhance The Who’s reputation as the best live act of the time, regarded by fans as something of a ‘holy grail’ in live shows.

New York City on Saturday April 6, 1968. Comes in gatefold sleeve.

Live at the Fillmore East is a posthumous live album by Jimi Hendrix released on February 23, 1999. The album documents Hendrix's performances with the Band of Gypsys at the Fillmore East on December 31, 1969 and January 1, 1970. It is drawn from the same performances as, and can be seen as an extended complement to, the Band of Gypsys album, consisting mostly of songs not on the original album. All tracks written by Jimi Hendrix, except where noted. Jimi Hendrix – guitar, vocals.

The Who 6th April 1968 Fillmore East New York Lineage: Silver CD - WAVE (Exact Rip with xACT) - FLAC (Level 8, xACT) Silver: Sunrise SB-0012. Live At The Pier Pavillion, Felixstowe, UK, 9th September 1966 (Taken from French TV "Seize Millions Des Jeunes" avec DJ Emperor Rosco, broadcast 18th October 1966). Notes: Artwork, FLAC Fingerprints, MD5 Verifcation File, Rip Log are all included. Some boots from Fillmore East, April 1968 carry the wrong date. This particular boot is from the 6th April. According to the Concert File book (by Joe McMichael and Irish Jack Lyons) My Way was played on 6th April but not on 5th.

The Who will commemorate the 50th anniversary of a two-night stint at Bill Graham’s famous New York venue with the double CD Live at the Fillmore East 1968, due out April 20th. The album includes a previously unreleased cover of Eddie Cochran’s C’Mon Everybody and a rare version of Fortune Teller, which was penned by the New Orleans legend Allen Toussaint. Manager Kit Lambert recorded the shows, hoping to release them as a live album. The plan was abandoned when Lambert discovered that his equipment had failed to capture the whole first night. The second night’s concert will makes up Live at the Fillmore East 1968. The sound was restored by the Who’s longtime sound engineer, Bob Pridden, using the original four-track tapes.

Some boots from Fillmore East, April 1968 carry the wrong date. According to the Concert File book (by Joe McMichael and Irish Jack Lyons) My Way was played on 6th April but not on 5th April. There are also other references in the Concert File book that make the date for this show accurate.

April 2018 – the 50th anniversary of these legendary unreleased recordings from the Fillmore East, New York City, Friday April 5 and Saturday April 6, 1968.