I had all the clothes, bought all the records, had the scooter,' Byrne recalled, referencing a lifestyle that sprang up in London in the late 1950s focused on 'modernist' music and fashion. However, the photographer was focused on getting a picture of the four of them at a table, which easier said than done. While Byrne was there, he said it was more like a family event. Great party, but not quite as wild as we thought it would be,' Byrne told. So it was not quite up to the expectation. 'I have to say, there was nobody doing massive amounts of drugs that you could see, nobody was falling down drunk, there was no punch-ups, there was no one chasing women around. Now, on the 50th anniversary of that party, which was to mark the release of their album Who's Next which includes the iconic song Baba O'Riley, never-before-seen images are being released.
The neighbors complained.'īut Byrne did get the photograph he wanted of the four members - Roger Daltrey, Pete Townshend, Moon and John Entwistle – seated together at table. There was an elaborate fireworks display with "Long Live The Who" or something illuminated in the sky. 'I found out later, I should have stayed at the party. With four pyramids at each corner and one center, Byrne said the futuristic structure looked 'like someone's James Bond lair.'īut there was no sign of the delirious debauchery Byrne was expecting – at least not while he was there. Moon hosted the celebration at his new home in Chertsey, about an hour from London. Known as Moon the Loon, the band's drummer had totaled TVs and trashed hotel rooms, pulled pranks that ranged from blowing up his own drums to dressing up in costume as a clergyman, and abused amphetamines and alcohol. So, you get there and of course the wine and everything is flowing and I'm expecting all hell to break loose with (Keith) Moon, who's a totally unpredictable character.' 'Wow, I thought, this is going to be quite some bash. I had been to parties, to gigs, to clubs, on the road with them so I'd seen how wild they would get,' he told. 'I had been around The Who many many times. So when The Who decided to throw a shindig for the launch of their latest album on July 15, rock n' roll photographer Alec Byrne was looking forward to the revelry. By 1971, they were already legendary for their original sound and out-of-control antics onstage and off.
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