Pete Townshend - SECRET POLICEMAN'S BALL 1979 (Full Set) REMASTERED

Her Majesty's Theatre, London, England - June 27th 1979

0:00 Pinball Wizard
3:13 Drowned
7:37 Won't Get Fooled Again (with John Williams)

Audio ripped from the 12" Vinyl EP "The Secret Policeman's Ball" which sounds a lot better than the original audio. Especially on Drowned as the original audio was pitched too low. Now you can hear it in the correct key as it was played. The video for Pinball Wizard and Won't Get Fooled Again is taken from the official DVD release of the show. The footage for Drowned, I'm not actually sure where the original source is from. I only have it on a bootleg compilation DVD. I've used AI frame interpolation to make the video play at smooth 60fps since the original footage was a little choppy looking.

[InService]

This version of Drowned has been in my top 10 all time favorite performances by any group or artist since the Secret Poilceman's Ball album came out around 1980?? By the look of Pete's guitar flip at the end, I'd say he was pleased. Kind of like hitting a home run. IMO the whole performance is a triumph for Pete, and I give John Williams major credit for adding texture to a song he's never heard before.

[trevorelliston]

A class video. A revelation about Pete’s acoustic playing and singing and in turn about his songwriting skills. He truly is one of the greats.

[Marwell_]

This is a superlative performance of someone at the very top of their game; world class songwriting, virtuoso guitar playing and rich vocals. This performance makes a good case that Townsend is the greatest of all time.

[jerry_fishguy]

I absolutely loved listening to this show. I saw The Who live many many times but never got to Pete solo. Long Live Rock!

[pc]

Amazing stuff! Always loved Pete's acoustic solo renditions and this is a classic show.

[arielcaceres]

Such a great performance, thank you for including the "missing" song.Again, FullConcerts100 many thanks for all your work on The Who! So many bootlegged DVDs are very pixelated. Just great to see someone working hard to improve/correct the video/audio from all these footage!

[RemasteredConcerts]

0:00 Pinball Wizard
3:13 Drowned
7:37 Won't Get Fooled Again (with John Williams)

Audio ripped from the 12" Vinyl EP "The Secret Policeman's Ball" which sounds a lot better than the original audio. Especially on Drowned as the original audio was pitched too low. Now you can hear it in the correct key as it was played. The video for Pinball Wizard and Won't Get Fooled Again is taken from the official DVD release of the show. The footage for Drowned, I'm not actually sure where the original source is from. I only have it on a bootleg compilation DVD. I've used AI frame interpolation to make the video play at smooth 60fps since the original footage was a little choppy looking.

[ZartmoBThoughtForms]

This is the performance that made me fall in love with Townsend's playing and singing. I actual prefer his voice over Daltrey's.

[rumeaug]

Bloody great accoustic guitar player. Bloody great songwriter

[Bungadin]

Wow I’ve just traveled back over 40 years in time. Still sounds great. And so prescient.

[alansharp]

Drowned is simply sublime here ....and that voice 👌

[ZartmoBThoughtForms]

Stellar rhythm. I actually enjoy Pete's voice more than Roger's. Great stuff here.

[bobdow]

The entire 79 Secret Policeman's Ball is great, Pete's set and Joan Armatrading's set stand out

[richardcabrera]

His vocals are excellent. Guitar is superb. Simply a phenomenal performance by Townsend

[Lynd]

Great job and thanks! It's a shame this never was put out on CD, my LP is in pretty sad shape :(

[hippomancy]

the origin of "unplugged"- such a stunning show that years later when MTV went looking for a gimmick...

[gillcelt]

How fxxxing good is .that and is that John Williams in

[MrGourdman]

I can hear Richie Haven’s influence in his playing.

[hfiemfn]

Ha, I had this album. Really loved the version of Drowned. God I’m old. 👍🤪🏳️‍🌈

[michaelbeers]

Who are these Secret Policemen? And why has this amazing performance never been released before? Fooled is great performance by Pete.