Military dictatorship of Chile (1973–1990) themselves by trying to burn and destroy incriminating evidence. Such actions had the effect of justifying the existence of heavily armed forces in Chile. And by extension, justified the dictatorship's conduct against such "violent" offenders. In the 1970s junta members Gustavo Leigh and Augusto Pinochet clashed on several occasions beginning in the day of the 1973 Chilean coup d'état. Leigh criticized Pinochet for having joined the coup very late and then pretending to keep all power for himself. In December 1974 Leigh opposed the proposal to name Pinochet president of Chile. Leigh recalls about that moment that, "Pinochet was furious,
The Who Tour 1974 set was altered considerably for these shows, with less "Quadrophenia" material featured and the return of several older numbers that had fallen out of their act of late. Another break on the film saw the band play four shows in New York City, where the band had not played during their 12-date North American tour in late 1973. These would be their last shows until October 1975, after the recording of "The Who by Numbers". Material from the 18 May Charlton performance was frequently aired on BBC radio broadcasts following the event. Live material from 1974 that has seen release