The album Psychoderelict was written, produced and engineered by Pete Townshend.

Album Story

Released in 1993, the album's songs tell the story of Ray Highsmith, a burned-out sixties rock star whose manager connives with a press reporter to re-invigorate the musician's career. Their plan: pretend to be a pretty fourteen-year-old girl trying to learn the ropes of singing stardom, sending pornographic photos of herself to him as part of the ruse. Later, they release the photos to the press along with the story, now tagged as the "Highsmith Porno Pen Pal" scandal. All of Highsmith's previous albums have just been re-released, and sales jump.

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Townshend himself was later cautioned by police in May 2003, when they discovered his credit card on a child pornography web site.

Track Listing

The album has two notable songs: English Boy and Predictable.