A double album telling a loose story about a "deaf, dumb, and blind boy" who becomes the leader of a messianic movement, Tommy was the first musical work to be billed overtly as a rock opera. Listen free to The Who – Tommy. Tommy is the fourth album by the English rock band The Who, released by Track and Polydor in the United Kingdom and Decca and MCA in the United States. Track Listing: Song For A Rainy Morning; Angelina; Halfway Home; Fuel; The Wide Ocean; It’s Never Too Late (The Man With The) Green Thumb Get all the lyrics to songs on Tommy (Soundtrack) and join the Genius community of music scholars to learn the meaning behind the lyrics. Shop Vinyl and CDs and complete your The Who collection. The seeds for Tommy were planted in 1967, when Townshend’s art school friend Mike McInnerney slipped him a copy of a book about Meher Baba, an Indian spiritual master who claimed to … 4. I believe I got Who Are You as well. 613013/4; Vinyl LP). The Who's Tommy song list including song titles, associated characters and recommended audition songs. However, it was still unfinished; the band wanted to add more instruments on certain songs, and Entwistle was particularly upset at the bass sound on the released recording. The soundtrack was used in the 1975 Tommy film that was based on the original album that was released by The Who in 1969. But they were out of money and options, so Tommy … just 2 sound board shows welded together to make a complete "tommy" performance I forget which 1969 show makes up the bulk of the disc but the last few tracks are from Swansea '76 the 1969 show is incomplete because it was recorded for a planned live album that wouldn't include songs from Tommy. Released 23 May 1969 on Track (catalog no.

the tracks from Swansea are a fine substitute

Fittingly, I was introduced to Tommy on Christmas morning circa 1979 or '80. Genres: Rock Opera. New Album available May 8th. Tommy, an Album by The Who. Create & stream a free custom radio station based on the album Tommy by The Who on iHeartRadio! Tommy arrived in May of 1969, more than a year-and-a-half after The Who Sell Out. The Kids Are Alright film/soundtrack was my introduction to the band, and the Tommy songs contained therein must have made an impression because this album was one of the records on my Christmas list. Featured peformers: Roger Daltrey (vocals), Pete Townshend (guitar, keyboards, vocals), John Entwistle (aka_text {bass guitar} role_id 1075.aka_text, French horn, vocals), Keith Moon (drums), Kit Lambert (producer), Damon Lyon-Shaw (engineer), Mike McInnerney (cover design). Keith Moon is credited as writing ‘Tommy’s Holiday Camp’, but Townshend actually wrote and recorded the song. Discover releases, reviews, credits, songs, and more about The Who - Tommy at Discogs. Tommy is a soundtrack album by The Who with contributions from numerous artists.