After My Generation , the Who fell out with Talmy, which abruptly ended their recording contract. The resulting legal acrimony meant Talmy held the rights to the master tapes, which prevented the album from being reissued until 2002. The Who were signed to Robert Stigwood ‘s label, Reaction, and released ” Substitute “. Townshend said he wrote the song about an identity crisis, and as a parody of the Rolling Stones ‘s ” 19th Nervous Breakdown “. It was the first single to feature him playing an acoustic twelve-string guitar . Talmy took legal action over the B-side, ” Instant Party “, and the single was withdrawn. A new B-side, “Waltz for a Pig”, was recorded by the GBO under the pseudonym “The Who Orchestra”.
reissued until 2002
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