RARE THE WHO TOMMY LONDON SYMPHONY QUADRAPHONIC 2 LP NM

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THE WHO "TOMMY" AS PERFORMED BY THE LONDON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA AND CHAMBRE CHOIR WITH GUEST SOLOISTS 

BOX/GATEFOLD SLEEVE/27 PAGE BOOKLET INCLUDED

THIS RELEASE COINCIDED WITH THE LIVE PERFORMANCES DECEMBER 9TH, 1972 AT THE RAINBOW THEATER IN LONDON, ENGLAND.

CONDITION DETAILS:

• GATEFOLD COVER HAS WEAR RING FRONT & BACK & LIGHT GENERAL SHELF WEAR, B. KING SIGNED LIGHTLY IN UPPER LAFT HAND CORNER 
• 2 LP'S~4 SIDES~24 TRACKS
• NEAR MINT LABELS & PLAYING SURFACES
• NEAR MINT INNER SLEEVES
• NEAR MINT BOOKLET EXCEPT 4 PAGES UNCUT AT THE TOP WHICH IS A FACTORY DEFECT ON PAGES 6 & 7, ALSO 22 & 23. ONE SMALL QUARTER INCH TEAR ON PAGE 7.

NEAR MINT COVER, NEAR MINT LP'S 1972 orchestral version

On 9 December 1972, entrepreneur Lou Reizner presented a concert version of Tommy at the Rainbow Theatre, London. There were two performances that took place on the same evening. The concerts featured the Who, plus an all-star guest cast, backed by the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by David Measham. The concerts were held to promote the release of Reizner's new studio recording of this symphonic version of Tommy, which was released on Ode Records

Both in concert and on record, major singing roles were performed by leading pop and rock stars of the day—Maggie Bell, Sandy Denny, Steve Winwood, Rod Stewart, Richie Havens, and Ringo Starr. Pete Townshend also plays a bit of guitar, but otherwise the music is predominantly orchestral. Richard Harris sang-talked the role of the specialist on the record, but he was replaced by Peter Sellers for the stage production, which was repeated with a substantially different cast including David Essex, Elkie Brooks, Marsha Hunt, Vivian Stanshall, Roy Wood, and Jon Pertwee on 13 and 14 December 1973.

The studio version of the orchestral Tommy was issued in a lavish boxed-set format, featuring original artwork and photography, which used a pinball as its main motif, was designed by Tom Wilkes and Craig Braun and won the Best Album Package Grammy in 1974.(INFO DERIVED FROM WIKIPEDIA)

 I HAVE RECENTLY PURCHASED A COLLECTION OF 13 US LIMITED EDITION ORIGINAL QUADRAPHONIC LP'S & APPROXIMATELY 100 REGULAR OLD LP'S!  AS YOU MUST KNOW, QUAD MIXES WHEN PLAYED ON A QUAD PLAYER CAN BE STRIKINGLY DIFFERENT MIXES AND ASTONISHING IN THEIR SEPARATION. SOME LP'S CAN BE VERY DIFFERENT WITH COMPLETELY DIFFERENT TAKES, DIFFERENT VOCALS AND/OR INSTRUMENTATION, ETC. SOME QUADS WHEN PLAYED ON A STEREO, PLAY THE REAR 2 TRACKS WHICH CAN MAKE FOR AN AMAZING EXPERIENCE SINCE YOU DISCOVER OTHERWISE NEVER HEARD ADD-ON GUITAR TRACKS INSTEAD OF WHAT YOU HAVE COME TO EXPECT! SOME PLAY NORMALLY ON A STEREO BUT WITH NOTICEABLY HIGHER QUALITY AUDIO.

MANY TITLES ARE EXTREMELY HARD TO FIND, ESPECIALLY IN NICE SHAPE. MOST OF THESE ARE NEAR MINT! AS I AM NOT A COLLECTOR I WILL NOT HANDLE THE LP'S EXCEPT TO PHOTOGRAPH. NONE ARE WARPED MAY HAVE A LITTLE DUST INSIDE BUT THEY ARE NOT SCRATCHED & HAVE BEEN WELL CARED FOR.

 IN THE INTEREST OF LISTING THE MASS OF LP'S IN THE SHORTEST TIME, I AM NOT INCLUDING TRACK LISTINGS. BY NOW YOU SURELY KNOW THE CONTENTS OF THESE CLASSIC LP'S!!!!

WILL SHIP TO USA ONLY  TO CONFIRMED PAYPAL ADDRESSES FOR SHIPPING QUOTED, ALL OTHERS MUST CONTACT SELLER FOR SHIPPING RATE PRIOR TO BIDDING!

ALL SALES FINAL DUE TO THE NATURE OF ITEM!