Mad Dog" Handwritten Lyrics

London: [Novasound and Scorpio Studios]. c1975. Original handwritten working manuscript lyrics for the title song from Entwistle's fourth solo album, 61 lines (complete), approximately 300 words in black ink with rewrite of the last stanza in blue ink, on 3pp (8 1/4” x 10 1/4"), rectos only, with deletions, corrections, changes, and additions. Three tiny chips and tears at blank edges, else near fine. Toned, with some chips to the edges. "Mad Dog" represents Entwistle's continued exploration of narrative songwriting outside The Who's collaborative framework, a fun 50s rock revival piece that tells of a love triangle that culminates in murder. The song appeared on Mad Dog (1975), an album distinguished more by its ensemble (including Joe Walsh, Graham Nash, and members of Faces and Humble Pie) than by its material, which marked a creative plateau in Entwistle's solo career between the experimental ambition of earlier releases and later commercial attempts. The working manuscript documents his compositional process through visible revisions and the shift from black to blue ink for the final stanza's rewrite, preserving the iterative development of his darkly comic narrative voice.