Pete Townshend, Alfie Boe, Billy Idol, Phil Daniels, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Robert Ziegler - The Iron Man - The Musical By Pete Townshend: Silver Vinyl LP
Artist:
Pete Townshend, Alfie Boe, Billy Idol, Phil Daniels, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Robert Ziegler

The Iron Man - The Musical By Pete Townshend: Silver Vinyl LP

£18.99

Sorry Sold Out

This 1989 album was based on the story ‘The Iron Man’ by Ted Hughes, who Pete Townshend met whilst working at the publishing house Faber and Faber. The album features contributions from music luminaries Nina Simone and John Lee Hooker (who performs as the eponymous ‘Iron Man’) and formed the basis of a theatre production which would be staged at the Young Vic Theatre in London; where Townshend had work-shopped much of his ‘Lifehouse’ ideas in the early 70s.

The album also saw The Who reunited on record for the first time in seven years on the tracks ‘Dig’ and ‘Fire’, a reworking of the Arthur Brown 60s classic. An animated version of the story – ‘The Iron Giant’ – was released in 1999 for which Townshend received an Executive Producer credit. Two singles ‘I Won’t Run Anymore’ and ‘A Friend Is A Friend’ were released as well as ‘Fire’ which was released as a promo in the US.

Tracklist:

  1. I Won't Run Anymore
  2. Over The Top
  3. Man Machines
  4. Dig
  5. A Friend Is A Friend
  6. I Eat Heavy Metal
  7. All Shall Be Well
  8. Was There Life
  9. Fast Food
  10. A Fool Says
  11. Fire
  12. New Life

     

Label:
UMC
Formats:
Vinyl LP
Cat#:
4780159

Emails will be sent by or on behalf of Universal Music Operations Ltd, 4 Pancras Square, London. N1C 4AG, UK. +44 (0)20 3932 8400. You may withdraw your consent at any time. See Privacy Policy here.