TOMMY the who - Classic Record - Super Vinyl - 2LP- Tri-fold
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Tommy was finally released on 17 May 1969 in the US, and 23 May in the UK, because of delays with the cover.  The original double album was configured with sides 1 and 4 on one disc, and sides 2 and 3 on the other, to accommodate record changers.

The album was commercially successful, reaching No. 2 in the UK album charts, and No. 4 in the US.  It sold 200,000 copies in the first two weeks in the US alone, and was awarded a gold record for sales of 500,000 on August 18.  "Pinball Wizard", "I'm Free" and "See Me, Feel Me" were released as singles and received airplay on the radio. "Pinball Wizard" reached the top 20 in the US and the top five in the UK. "See Me, Feel Me" reached the top 20 in the US and "I'm Free" reached the top 40. An EP of selections from the album was planned to be released in the UK in November 1970, but was withdrawn.  As of 2012, Tommy has sold 20 million copies worldwide the album was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame for "historical, artistic and significant value".  In 2003, Rolling Stone magazine ranked Tommy number 96 on its list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.  The album is one of several by the Who to appear in 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.


Track listing[edit]

Track names and timings vary across editions; some editions have two tracks merged into one and vice versa. "See Me, Feel Me", for example, is the second half of "We're not Gonna Take It", but is its own track as a single and on the 2003 deluxe edition.[68]All tracks written by Pete Townshend, except where noted.

Side one No. Title Lead vocals Length 1. "Overture" Townshend 3:50 2. "It's a Boy" Townshend 2:07 3. "1921" Townshend, Roger Daltrey on chorus 3:14 4. "Amazing Journey" Daltrey 3:25 5. "Sparks" Instrumental 3:45 6. "The Hawker" (Sonny Boy Williamson) Daltrey 2:15 Total length: 18:36 Side two No. Title Lead vocals Length 1. "Christmas" Daltrey, Townshend in middle eight 5:30 2. "Cousin Kevin" (John Entwistle) Entwistle and Townshend 4:03 3. "The Acid Queen" Townshend 3:31 4. "Underture" Instrumental 9:55 Total length: 22:59 Side three No. Title Lead vocals Length 1. "Do You Think It's Alright?" Daltrey and Townshend 0:24 2. "Fiddle About" (Entwistle) Entwistle 1:26 3. "Pinball Wizard" Daltrey, Townshend on bridge 3:01 4. "There's a Doctor" Townshend, with Daltrey and Entwistle 0:25 5. "Go to the Mirror!" Daltrey and Townshend 3:50 6. "Tommy Can You Hear Me?" Daltrey, Townshend and Entwistle 1:35 7. "Smash the Mirror" Daltrey 1:20 8. "Sensation" Townshend 2:32 Total length: 14:33 Side four No. Title Lead vocals Length 1. "Miracle Cure" Daltrey, Townshend and Entwistle 0:10 2. "Sally Simpson" Daltrey 4:10 3. "I'm Free" Daltrey 2:40 4. "Welcome" Daltrey, Townshend ("more at the door") and Entwistle (spoken part) 4:30 5. "Tommy's Holiday Camp" (Keith Moon) Townshend 0:57 6. "We're Not Gonna Take It"








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