''Scoop'' is a

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Pete Townshend Peter Dennis Blandford Townshend (; born 19 May 1945) is an English musician. He is co-founder, leader, guitarist, second lead vocalist and principal songwriter of the Who, one of the most influential rock bands of the 1960s and 1970s. Townsh ...

containing 25

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of various released and unreleased songs by

The Who The Who are an English rock band formed in London in 1964. Their classic lineup consisted of lead singer Roger Daltrey, guitarist and singer Pete Townshend, bass guitarist and singer John Entwistle, and drummer Keith Moon. They are considered ...

, as well as demos of entirely new material. The album has liner notes written by Townshend.

History

The album was the first in a series of three ''Scoop'' collections: ''

Another Scoop ''Another Scoop'' is a compilation album by Pete Townshend, and essentially a sequel to ''Scoop''. History Like ''Scoop'' released in 1983, ''Another Scoop'' features a multitude of demos, outtakes and unreleased material, many of which are son ...

'' was released in 1987 and ''

Scoop 3 Released in 2001, ''Scoop 3'' is a compilation of demos and alternate versions of previous Who songs and new Pete Townshend material. History It is the third and last ''Scoop'' collection. It contains considerably fewer demos and alternate versio ...

'' in 2001. All three albums were 2-disc sets, and in 2002 a pared-down compilation of them all was released as '' Scooped''. Remastered versions of the original albums were released in 2006, and again in 2017.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Pete Townshend, except where noted.

References

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