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The Who at Kilburn: 1977 (2008)

The Who at Kilburn: 1977 poster
Original title
The Who - At Kilburn 1977
Directed by
Jeff Stein, Chris Stamp, The Who
Genre
rock music
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
2h 18m
Rating
7.8 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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This DVD collects two live performances by the rock band the Who. The first show from 1977 was recorded for a documentary but shelved for decades due to sound problems. The second disc features a 1969 concert from a different venue.

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What happens

The Who at Kilburn: 1977 is a film of two live performances by the English rock band the Who released as a two-disc DVD set on 17 November 2008 by Image Entertainment. The first disc included the band's performance at the Gaumont State Cinema on 15 December 1977, while the second disc featured the band's performance at the London Coliseum on 14 December 1969. The film restoration was produced by Nigel Sinclair's Spitfire Pictures in association with Trinifold Management. The Kilburn show was recorded for Jeff Stein's documentary film The Kids Are Alright and was The Who's first show in over a year. However, due to sound problems, it was shelved for over 30 years, with only two small portions of the whole gig actually made it to The Kids Are Alright: Townshend saying "There's a guitar up here, if any big-mouthed little git wants to come up and fucking take it off me"; and when all four members of the band meet in the centre of the stage after the conclusion of the show. "My Wife", however, made it to the soundtrack of The Kids Are Alright, albeit without any sound restoration, and slightly shortened (comparisons to bootleg versions of this show indicate portions of John Entwistle's vocals were later overdubbed to correct pitch errors). It includes their first ever live performance of "Who Are You", which would also be their last performance of the song with Moon on stage. The Coliseum concert on 14 December 1969 was recorded during a tour of European opera houses. Combined with the features in the Extras, nearly the entire performance can be seen. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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