Who - Tommy

This year's offering for Record Store Day by The Who is the original soundtrack album used in the 1975 Tommy film. The film is based on the original studio album that was released by The Who in 1969. Pete Townshend oversaw the production of this double-LP recording that returned the music to it's rock roots and features guests such as Sir Elton John, Ann Margret, Ron Wood and Eric Clapton amongst others This Record Store Day release comes as a 2LP Colour housed in a replica of the original gatefold sleeve.

Regarded as one of the most important albums of all time, Tommy is a rock opera about a Deaf Dumb and Blind Boy, released in 1969, it reached number 2 in the UK charts and #7 in the US. The album contains songs such as ""Pinball Wizard"", ""The Acid Queen"" & ""I'm Free"" and has been mastered by long time Who engineer Jon Astley from the original tapes and is packaged in an original sleeve with obi and certificate of authenticity. This black vinyl version is engineered by Miles Showell at Abbey Road Studios using a half-speed mastering technique which produces a superior vinyl cut.

TOMMY, the Who's defining, breakthrough concept album a full-blown rock opera about a deaf, dumb and blind boy that launched the band to international superstardom, was originally released in May 1969. The Who were at a career crossroads, they were known mainly as a singles band but this project launched them as a serious ""albums band"" and has now sold over 20 million copies as well as regularly turning up in lists of the most influential albums of all time. The album has been digitally remastered for this re-release.