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"Zoot Suit" b/w "I'm the Face" was the first single of the British rock band the Who, who recorded it under the name the High Numbers in an attempt to appeal to a mod audience. [1] " Zoot Suit" was written by Peter Meaden , the band's first manager.
The band was soon taken on by a mod publicist named Peter Meaden who convinced them to change their name to the High Numbers to give the band more of a mod feel. After bringing out one failed single ("I'm the Face/Zoot Suit"), they dropped Meaden and were signed on by two new managers, Chris Stamp and Kit Lambert , who had paired up with the ...
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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"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 ...
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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