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{{Infobox single |
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| Name = Zoot Suit |
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| Cover = High numbers side a zoot suit.jpg |
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| Caption = Side-A label of the vinyl single |
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| Artist = The High Numbers ([[The Who]]) |
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| A-side = "Zoot Suit" |
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| B-side = "I'm the Face" |
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| Released = 3 July 1964 |
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| Format = [[vinyl record]] (7") |
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| Recorded = Fontana Studios, London <br />June 1964 |
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| Genre = [[Rhythm and blues]], [[Rock music|Rock]] |
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| Length = |
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| Label = [[Fontana Records]] TF 480 (UK) |
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| Writer = [[Peter Meaden]] |
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| Producer = Chris Parmeinter & Peter Meaden |
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| Certification = |
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| Last single = |
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| This single = "'''Zoot Suit'''"<br>(1964) |
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| Next single = "[[I Can't Explain]]"<br />(1965) |
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}} |
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"'''Zoot Suit" b/w "I'm the Face'''" was the first single of the British [[Rock music|rock]] band [[The Who]], who recorded it under the name The High Numbers in an attempt to appeal to a [[Mod (subculture)|mod]] audience.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=AcdRcQMWEVQC&pg=PA31#v=onepage&q&f=false|page=31|title=The Who on Record: A Critical History, 1963-1998|author=John Atkins|publisher=McFarland|date=2000}}</ref> "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."<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=8WLdCgAAQBAJ&pg=PA24#v=onepage&q&f=false|page=24|title=The Who: Fifty Years of My Generation|author=Mat Snow|publisher=Race Point Publishing|date= 2 Nov 2015 }}</ref> The single was meant for a [[Mod (subculture)|mod]] audience, but failed to chart.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thewho.com/index.php?module=discography&discography_item_id=124&discography_tag=singles |title=The Who Official Band Website - Roger Daltrey, Pete Townshend, John Entwistle, and Keith Moon | | Zoot Suit |publisher=Thewho.com |date=1964-07-03 |accessdate=2011-06-09}}</ref> The band changed their name back to The Who, found new management and released their own composition "[[I Can't Explain]]", which was a top ten hit in the [[United Kingdom]]. |
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Both songs embraced mod culture - a [[zoot suit]] being a fashionable item of clothing for mods, and a "Face" being mod slang for a well respected member of mod society.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=IQdQDAAAQBAJ&pg=PA53#v=onepage&q&f=false|page=53|title=The Who and Philosophy|author= Rocco J. Gennaro|publisher=Lexington Books|date= 23 Jun 2016}}</ref> |
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==Album/single appearances== |
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"I'm the Face" appeared on ''[[Odds & Sods]]'' in 1974. |
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"I'm the Face" was again released as a b-side single to "[[Long Live Rock]]" along with a live version of "[[My Wife]]" for the UK single but was dropped on the US single.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thewho.com/index.php?module=discography&discography_item_id=51&discography_tag=singles |title=The Who Official Band Website - Roger Daltrey, Pete Townshend, John Entwistle, and Keith Moon | | Long Live Rock |publisher=Thewho.com |date= |accessdate=2011-06-09}}</ref> |
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"Zoot Suit" appeared on the [[Quadrophenia (soundtrack)|soundtrack]] to the [[Quadrophenia (film)|1979 film]] based on the Who's 1973 album ''[[Quadrophenia]]''. |
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"Zoot Suit" b/w "I'm the Face" was reissued in 1980 and reached #49 in the UK. |
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"Zoot Suit" is the opening track from the compilation album ''[[The_Who_Hits_50!_(album)|The Who Hits 50!]]'' released in October 2014. |
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Both songs were featured on the ''[[Thirty Years of Maximum R&B]]'' box set. |
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==References== |
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{{reflist|30em}} |
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{{The Who singles}} |
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Zoot Suit I'm the Face}} |
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[[Category:1964 singles]] |
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[[Category:Debut singles]] |
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[[Category:The Who songs]] |
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[[Category:Fontana Records singles]] |
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[[Category:Works involved in plagiarism controversies]] |
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[[Category:1964 songs]] |
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{{1960s-song-stub}} |
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Revision as of 09:13, 7 October 2017
 | This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (October 2012) |
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| "Zoot Suit/I'm the Face" | |
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| Song | |
| A-side | "Zoot Suit" |
| B-side | "I'm the Face" |
"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 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 band changed their name back to The Who, found new management and released their own composition "I Can't Explain", which was a top ten hit in the United Kingdom.
Both songs embraced mod culture - a zoot suit being a fashionable item of clothing for mods, and a "Face" being mod slang for a well respected member of mod society.[4]
Album/single appearances
"I'm the Face" appeared on Odds & Sods in 1974.
"I'm the Face" was again released as a b-side single to "Long Live Rock" along with a live version of "My Wife" for the UK single but was dropped on the US single.[5]
"Zoot Suit" appeared on the soundtrack to the 1979 film based on the Who's 1973 album Quadrophenia.
"Zoot Suit" b/w "I'm the Face" was reissued in 1980 and reached #49 in the UK.
"Zoot Suit" is the opening track from the compilation album The Who Hits 50! released in October 2014.
Both songs were featured on the Thirty Years of Maximum R&B box set.
References
- ^ John Atkins (2000). The Who on Record: A Critical History, 1963-1998. McFarland. p. 31.
- ^ Mat Snow (2 November 2015). The Who: Fifty Years of My Generation. Race Point Publishing. p. 24.
- ^ "The Who Official Band Website - Roger Daltrey, Pete Townshend, John Entwistle, and Keith Moon | | Zoot Suit". Thewho.com. 3 July 1964. Retrieved 9 June 2011.
- ^ Rocco J. Gennaro (23 June 2016). The Who and Philosophy. Lexington Books. p. 53.
- ^ "The Who Official Band Website - Roger Daltrey, Pete Townshend, John Entwistle, and Keith Moon | | Long Live Rock". Thewho.com. Retrieved 9 June 2011.
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