The Who - Glittering Girl - 1967

This rare 1967 footage, excerpted from the German TV documentary Die Jungen Nachtwandler - London Unter 21 (which aired on July 3rd 1967 and was directed by Edmund Wolf) sees Pete Townshend running through an obscure and unreleased Who track named Glittering Girl in front of managers Kit Lambert and Chris Stamp at at his Wardour Street flat, and then with his bandmates (including a bare-chested Keith Moon) at the Saville Theatre. It was shot in late February,

[@yesman2755]

Pete’s mind must have been racing with ideas and inventiveness around this period. Good job he was blessed to have Roger, John and Keith to bring them to fruition. Plus the encouragement and support of Kit Lambert and Chris Stamp. Totally magic combination of extremely visionary people.

[@ianharwell7500]

True. PLUS all the pressure to keep coming up with "gems"

[@LeonTrotsky6782]

Amazing, always hooked me. Pete’s guitar & the use of wonderful melodies.

[@andymassingham]

Can we all agree that this should’ve kicked off side 2 of Sellout after the Charles Atlas ad? Everything else still works.

[@zoso73]

A musical genius at work. Amazing.

[@privacyguru4018]

This song became many WHO songs !

[@doorswhofan]

Wow -- a gem of a find! This shows how the band wrote and brought in new material amidst the nearly constant gig schedule, touring, interviews, publicity photo sessions, and actual recording sessions. They had to do most everything on the fly with hardly a chance to slow down. Whenever I think of The Who -- which is often -- the very first thing that comes to mind is a constant, unwavering regimen of HARD WORK. It made them (no pun intended) who and what they became.

[@matthewwilliams7735]

Pete a master craftsman! He had the perfect tools for his craft- Roger, John and Keith the perfect song factory!

[@donbrogan3158]

Wow! How rare is this. Glittering Girl in embryonic form. Great stuff. That's it. I'm having a Who day.

[@catherinefitzpatrick9144]

Don Brogan Just because you reminded me; I’m going to have a Who night!

[@IMeMineWho]

One of my favorites.

[@cruelcuts]

Love Pete's voice

[@monkeysbum999]

Pete's lovely pure voice

[@kencoakley3959]

And that is why The Who are my favorite band.

[@mattigrooves7843]

What great footage. Really highlights Pete`s talent..& Moonie using his stick as a back-scratcher, priceless !

[@jojo-fu4xh]

This became "I'm Free"

[@Mpshfromlowell64]

Even in rehearsal, Keith's drumming is fun to watch....

[@maryapraddo2452]

He soo cute with that voice 😝😝😝😝😝😝😝😝😝😝😝

[@lecheenpolvo]

Incredible stuff!!!!! One of my favorites songs of The Who!!! Thanks for uploading it!!!

[@Luileadolfo]

Why did the producers not include this clip in "The Kids are Alright" film or in the "Lambert & Stamp" marvelous movie ?

[@duffbaker9554]

Perhaps it as lost and was thought to not have existed anymore and then it was rediscovered after 'The Kids Are Alright'.

[@theonlyantony]

Where 'I'm Free' had it's nascence.

[@sratus]

Jesus, this is amazing footage!

[@Jhensy2012]

What a GREAT rarity!!

[@K._Oss]

It’s one thing to hear all the stories about how Kit Lambert could spin a yarn in that accent of his. It’s all other thing to hear it for real.

[@MrMassivefavour]

great find. taste of things to come. more than a hint of I'm Free in the riff and Sensation in the guitar line.

[@charlie-bl7oy]

beautiful..just beautiful!!

[@doorswhofan]

Weird trivia I just realized: This aired exactly 2 years before the death of Brian Jones (Rolling Stones), and exactly 4 years before the death of Jim Morrison (Doors) -- both bands who knew, and played shows with, the Who.

[@MichaelThunderF]

Where did THIS come from???? This one gets a full 10 OMG's!!!! What a precious gem of an inside look at the Who, plus Kit Lambert and Chris Stamp, probably early 1967. If you like this sort of rare inside glimpse, look for new, rare footage of the Beach Boys, in studio, recording parts of "Good Vibrations," under Brian's direction, from about the same time as this Who film. Wow!!!

[@BarryMiller2956]

Read the description.

[@ronjenkins3956]

Barry Miller, four years later.

[@simplesecretof]

Thanks for sharing this gem! Much appreciated. Long Live The Who.

[@tjzen1180]

This is absolutely incredible,,,,I really hope more wonderful clips can emerge soon,,,I lifetime fan of The Who since first hearing things like 'Pictures Of Lilly' and 'The Who Live At Leeds ' as a 14 year old in 1974,,,just gettin' into guitar at that time.

[@Fuzzbrain61]

Please publish the whole film this is from. It is a brilliant record of a neglected era of the Who pre-Tommy.

[@WendyOWilbury]

Talk about a shimmering pearl...! Thanks for sharing. 😊

[@Musicsification]

Great clip.Love those harmonies!Wish there was more though!

[@catherinefitzpatrick9144]

Paul Lewis I don’t hear a lot of commentary reThe Who’s great harmonies but I’ve always loved hearing them do it; they were great at it! Wish they’d have done more of it (heck! “More Everything”; when it comes to The Who!)

[@Stonecutter334]

Great clip!!!

[@moodforaday-rl3ww]

Thank you very much for this footage , is great to see Pete playing that harmony acoustic.

[@FaerieCrone]

this is fantastic. Thank you.

[@pbuotte]

just...WOW!!!

[@EmB61491]

I LOVE this!!!!!!

[@robertbrown8362]

Excellent!

[@timmi59]

Wow. Dude. Thanks for sharing.

[@oldmanfromscenetwentyfour8164]

Nice bit of Whostory. :)

[@robertrossbealersadboyente1625]

John Entwistle totally gets it. It's really fun to watch the creative process take place!

[@vinylpride80]

Thanks for uploading. 🎼🎶🎶

[@Lynd8]

Awesome upload - Thanks Very much!

[@vincentdavis3453]

3:28 John Entwistle couldn't take his eyes off Keith's drumming as it was fun to watch.

[@josephking1947]

Great track to play brilliant footage 👏

[@agosto1404]

uau... creí que la cantaba John. Muchas gracias!!!!

[@artarteiromusic]

This is why this man invented punk. Look, he is only doing downstrums!

[@rosiemortimer]

Great clip!

[@toxic_badasss9656]

Great upload sir 👏👏

[@andyboerger]

EXCELLENT!!!

[@axlwidget3281]

¡GRACIAS!

[@jdchd]

3:15 the drum stick back scratcher

[@markdavies5185]

Badass

[@MrInfinity360]

Keith keeps looking at the camera :')

[@horowizard]

Fabulous!

[@LeonTrotsky6782]

Not to mention the other great personnel who formed the dynamic who moved us 👊👊👊👊👊

[@absolving]

Fascinating

[@hansolo305]

History!!

[@67Stu]

WOW! Where did this come from??? Where's the rest of it?

[@WhoTheFxCkAreYou]

Keith playing on a hit-hat !

[@privacyguru4018]

I'm FREE !

[@andybest3284]

great! can't wait for this film based on Lambert's life that actor Cary Elwes is producing.

[@xblood1978]

It's gonna be shit... I cant imagine How Jim Carey is gonna play Kit properly mate no offence

[@D13fs]

Interesting, hadn't heard about that yet but I have read a Pete interview in which he mentioned Cary is a friend of his. Looking forward to it.

[@19mole76]

Killer footage!

[@bonkeydollocks1879]

Gem

[@PAULLONDEN]

"67 footage"....This looks like early '66 Who.

[@jomic9060]

insight

[@D13fs]

I didn't see a bare-chested Keith Moon. I've been deceived! lol

[@Musicsification]

I love Kit's theatrical 'Chrissst!'.Very Epstein!

[@DerekSee]

I hope that whoever the 2 people are who clicked 'dislike' get some hugs soon.

[@noscrubbubblez6515]

Composition by committee? Beatles told Epstien to mind the bean counting, they'll look after the music.

[@Kate31415]

As a guitarist and songwriter myself, I can see in this my own predilection for certain sets of chords which get used over and over again through the years. I can think of at least 5 times Pete used these ones. Fair play though, because it's a punchy sequence. Also, it's so funny that 60s bands always called a middle 8 a middle 8 no matter how many bars it was. I'd have to listen to Glittering Girl again but it was like any section which had a different set of chords was known as a middle 8.

[@PAULLONDEN]

Nahh...guys......try that sub....ehh..Submarine ditty......you tried first......You mean "Substitute" Chris ? .....yeah yeah Pete...."Substitute".... *that* surely has something....

[@wobblybobengland]

Who was Phil?

[@mrpeepers541]

The greater genius is swinging the sticks...just listen.

[@jaynehewitt8877]

gopeteshowthemwhosbossxxx

[@YouzTube99]

The 'official' version: kzbin.info/www/bejne/f16Zk5mlaLZjo9k

[@nathanpost8753]

Track recods

[@g.moeller308]

Neil Young influence?

[@maryapraddo2452]

Who knows jim hendrix? Pete townshend is more famous than jim hendrix