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Deep End was a short-lived supergroup founded by guitarist Pete Townshend of The Who and featuring David Gilmour of Pink Floyd. The group also included drummer Simon Phillips, bassist Chucho Merchan, percussionist Jody Linscott, keyboardist John 'Rabbit' Bundrick, harmonica player Peter Hope Evans, vocalists Billy Nicholls, Cleveland Watkiss, and Chyna, and a brass ensemble called The Kick Horns.[1] The group performed two 1985 charity concerts at London's Brixton Academy (a third was cancelled due to poor ticket sales), which were later released as the albums Deep End Live! and Live: Brixton Academy '85. They also performed a concert at the MIDEM trade fair in France and appeared on The Tube. Townshend's daughter Emma performed as a guest vocalist at the London concerts.

Many of the same musicians and vocalists also appeared with Townshend for later performances and also with The Who for selected engagements.[2][3]

Deep End Live!

Deep End Live! is an album containing excerpts of the 1985 live performances by Pete Townshend's Deep End band at the Brixton Academy in Great Britain. In addition to Townshend, the band included Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour, drummer Simon Phillips, keyboardist John "Rabbit" Bundrick, harmonica player Peter Hope Evans, and a horn section. The album was originally released in the U.S. in August 1986 by Atco Records.

Track listing (original release)

All songs written by Pete Townshend unless otherwise noted.

  1. "Barefootin'" (Robert Parker) - 3:09
  2. "After the Fire" - 4:36
  3. "Behind Blue Eyes" - 3:40
  4. "Stop Hurting People" - 5:09
  5. "I'm One" - 2:36
  6. "I Put a Spell on You" (Jay Hawkins) - 4:03
  7. "Save It For Later" (Roger Charlery, Andy Cox, Everett Morton, David Steele, Dave Wakeling) - 4:10
  8. "Pinball Wizard" - 3:00
  9. "A Little is Enough" - 5:20
  10. "Eyesight to the Blind" (Sonny Boy Williamson) - 3:02

Live: Brixton Academy '85

In 2005, Pete Townshend released the complete 1985 Brixton Academy concert. The 2005 release includes all of the songs that were on Deep End Live plus a version of "Won't Get Fooled Again" with horns, a solo acoustic version of "Magic Bus"; the David Gilmour solo classics "Love On the Air" and "Blue Light", and other songs, including "Mary Anne With The Shakey Hand", "The Shout", "Face The Face", "Secondhand Love", "Give Blood", "Harlem Shuffle", "Eyesight To The Blind", "Driftin'", "That's Alright Mama", "Midnight Lover", "Boogie Stop Shuffle", "Walkin'", and "Night Train".

References

  1. ^ http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/store/artist/album/0,,176653,00.html
  2. ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0273738
  3. ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0127356/
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