Pete Townshend | SCOOP (2 CDS) | CD

2 LPs on 1 CD.
These are Townshend's demos of Who songs and solo work.
Includes liner notes by Pete Townshend.
Audio Remasterer: Jon Astley.
Recording information: Boathouse; Eel Pie, Soho.
Photographer: Chris Morphet.
As most longtime Who fans know, guitarist Pete Townshend penned the vast majority of the legendary band's compositions. Most songs were first made into demos by Townshend (as he oft-times playing all the instruments himself), and then learned by the rest of the band members. Townshend's 1983 release, SCOOP, is a double album (here pressed into a single CD) of demos from all eras of Townshend's career.
There's a reason why some songs never made it past the demo stage ("Zelda," "Piano: Tipperary"), but other previously unreleased tracks such as "Mary" (from the Who's aborted LIFEHOUSE project) are exceptional. Included are rare takes of such future Who standards as "Bargain," "Behind Blue Eyes," "Magic Bus," and "Love Reign O'er Me," as well as the early Who songs "So Sad About Us" and "Circles." SCOOP (and its follow-up, ANOTHER SCOOP) serves as a fascinating glimpse of Townshend at work.

• Format: CD
• Genre: Pop
• Released: 8/29/2006
• Released: 08/29/2006