Who are you? The Royal Mail has revealed images of a set of 12 Special Stamps being issued to celebrate The Who - one of the UK’s most innovative and influential bands of the rock and roll era. Eight stamps feature images of some of their most popular and iconic album covers: My Generation, 1965; Tommy, 1969; Who’s Next, 1971; Quadrophenia, 1973; Who Are You, 1978; Face Dances, 1981; Endless Wire, 2006; and WHO, 2019. Completing the set is a miniature-sheet featuring two publicity group shots and two images of the band’s dynamic live performances at the Marquee Club, London, in 1967 and the Kings Hall, Belle Vue, Manchester, in 1973.
Singer Roger Daltrey, 80, said: “The artwork on the album sleeves was almost as important to the success of the record as the music. It’s great to be reminded of them.” Guitarist Pete Townshend, 79, said: “Stamp! Stamp! Stamp! It’s what I’ve done on stage all my life, sometimes in the air.
At last, my stamping, and that of my buddy Roger, has been honoured properly, and will help letters, parcels and birthday cards travel through time and space, just as we have.” Roger Daltrey, Pete Townshend, John Entwistle and Keith Moon formed The Who in 1964. Within five years, they went from performing club shows to headlining the Woodstock festival and becoming the biggest box-office draw in the world .
The group changed the way rock music was presented live and produced records that were often intelligent and challenging in content whil.