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Zoot Suit" was written by Peter Meaden, the band's first manager. The song is a direct copy of "Misery" by the American R&B group the Dynamics , while the B-side, "I'm the Face", is a copy of Slim Harpo 's "I Got Love If You Want It." [ 2 ] The single was meant for a mod audience, but failed to chart. [ 3 ]
The album keeps the Who tracks in the same order as the original double album and begins with the two High Numbers tracks. (Note: Prior to deciding on the name The Who they were called The High Numbers for a short period in summer 1964.) "I'm the Face" (The High Numbers) – 2:31 "Zoot Suit" (The High Numbers) – 2:00 "I Am the Sea" – 2:03
"I Can't Explain" was the A-side of the group's first single as the Who; its predecessor, "Zoot Suit"/"I'm the Face," was released under the name the High Numbers. In the album's liner notes, Townshend noted the song's similarity to the contemporaneous hit "All Day and All of the Night" by the Kinks: "It can't be beat for straightforward Kink copying.
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Odds & Sods is an album of studio outtakes by British rock band the Who.It was released by Track Records in the UK on September 28, 1974, and by Track/MCA in the US on October 12, 1974. [10]
The L.A. County Board of Supervisors condemns the Zoot Suit Riots that targeted Latino, African American and Filipino youths 80 years ago.
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"I'm the Face" (Peter Meaden; as The High Numbers) 1964 single B-side: 2:27: 3. "Here 'Tis" (Ellas McDaniel; as The High Numbers) Previously unreleased: 2:08: 4. "Zoot Suit" (Meaden; as The High Numbers) 1964 single A-side: 1:57: 5. "Leaving Here" (Holland-Dozier-Holland; erroneously credited as The High Numbers) Who's Missing: 2:47: 6. "I Can ...