Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site dciem.UUCP Path: utzoo!dciem!jeff From: jeff@dciem.UUCP (Jeff Richardson) Newsgroups: net.music Subject: Re: Indispensible (sic) albums and classics Message-ID: <1138@dciem.UUCP> Date: Mon, 15-Oct-84 12:14:31 EDT Article-I.D.: dciem.1138 Posted: Mon Oct 15 12:14:31 1984 Date-Received: Mon, 15-Oct-84 13:54:52 EDT References: <21d33f02.708@apollo.uucp> <4287@fortune.UUCP> <1161@pyuxn.UUCP> <852@opus.UUCP>, <1178@pyuxn.UUCP> Organization: D.C.I.E.M., Toronto, Canada Lines: 14 Rich Rosen's mention of the Sgt. Pepper/Pet Sounds situation reminds me of something I read once: The Who's "Tommy" is thought by most to be the first "rock opera" (I'm not sure if I like that term, but it seems to be generally accepted and I can't think of a better term that would be nearly as short.) type album, but Pete Townshend has admitted that he got the idea when he heard what is really the first "rock opera" album, "S.F. Sorrow" by the Pretty Things. But how much credit to the Pretty Things get for this highly revolutionary and influential album? None. This is confirmed by the fact that I had never heard of it before I read the article, and I still haven't heard or seen the album anywhere. -- Jeff Richardson, DCIEM, Toronto (416) 635-2073 {linus,ihnp4,uw-beaver,floyd}!utcsrgv!dciem!jeff {allegra,ihnp4,linus,decvax}!utzoo!dciem!jeff