Run Run Run

The song Run Run Run by The Who, which you are going to play, has an interesting story behind it. It was recorded during the sessions for the album A Quick One, released in December 1966 in the United Kingdom. For the United States, the record arrived in April 1967 with the title Happy Jack and a slightly different tracklist. What's striking about this work is that, unlike other albums where Pete Townshend was the main songwriter, here all the band members contributed compositions. Roger Daltrey added one, while John Entwistle and Keith Moon contributed two each. This made A Quick One have less of Townshend's imprint and more of the others'. In fact, it is said that this search for equitable contributions led to the exclusion of recent singles he had written, such as I'm a Boy and Happy Jack.

The recording of A Quick One took place between August and November 1966 in London studios such as IBC, Regent, and Pye, under the production of Kit Lambert. Curiously, in one of the early October sessions, Chas Chandler introduced Jimi Hendrix, who had just arrived in the city, to the group. Townshend recommended Hiwatt and Marshall amplifiers to him, something he would later regret due to the power of those setups in the hands of an unknown guitarist. Run Run Run, the song in question, had already been tried out earlier that year and had even been given to another band, The Cat, who released their version in May 1966. The Who's take, recorded in the first week of October at IBC, is a powerful rock track with a feedback-laden guitar solo that marked an evolution in their sound. A longer stereo version appeared later and was included in the 1995 CD reissue.