Limited Edition versions of The Who’s stunning concept album about a deaf, dumb and blind boy, to be released November 12.
Selling over 20 million copies since its 1969 release, ‘Tommy’ is the album that brought the band major international recognition and is considered one of the most influential albums of all time.
The Deluxe and Super Deluxe versions will be digitally remastered and features unheard material, demos and a full live performance of the album from 1969.
The Super Deluxe set features an additional 5.1 mix of the album on Blu-ray and an 80-page book that features memorabilia, rare photos, an essay by Who fan Richard Barnes and will come in a hardback deluxe slipcase.
TRACKLISTING AND FURTHER INFORMATION:
Limited Edition Super Deluxe Edition
Disc 1 – The original album (2013 re-master)
Digitally remastered in HD
Disc 2 – The demos and outtakes
Features 20 previously unreleased tracks from Pete Townshend’s demo archive
Disc 3 – The 5.1 album mix – Hi-Fidelity Pure Audio Blu-ray
The complete album remixed in surround sound on new Hi-Fidelity Pure Audio Blu-ray format
Disc 4 – The live ‘bootleg’ album
Features 21 previously unreleased tracks from various live shows from 1969
Hardback 80-page full-colour book featuring rare period photos and memorabilia
20,000-word essay by legendary Who aficionado Richard Barnes
Rare facsimile “Tommy” poster
Tracklisting:
Disc 1 The original album (2013 re-master)
1. Overture
2. It’s A Boy
3. 1921
4. Amazing Journey
5. Sparks
6. The Hawker (Eyesight To The Blind)
7. Christmas
8. Cousin Kevin
9. The Acid Queen
10. Underture
11. Do You Think It’s Alright?
12. Fiddle About
13. Pinball Wizard
14. There’s A Doctor
15. Go To The Mirror!
16. Tommy Can You Hear Me?
17. Smash The Mirror
18. Sensation
19. Miracle Cure
20. Sally Simpson
21. I’m Free
22. Welcome
23. Tommy’s Holiday Camp
24. We’re Not Gonna Take It
Disc 2 Demos & Extras
1. Overture
2. It’s A Boy
3. 1921
4. Amazing Journey
5. Dream One
6. Sparks
7. The Hawker
8. Christmas
9. Acid Queen
10. Underture (Dream Two)
11. Do You Think It’s Alright
12. Pinball Wizard
13. There’s A Doctor
14. Go To The Mirror!
15. Success
16. Tommy Can You Hear Me
17. Smash The Mirror
18. Sensation
19. Miracle Cure
20. Sally Simpson
21. I’m Free
22. Welcome
23. We’re Not Gonna Take It
24. Trying To Get Through
25. Young Man Blues
Tracks 1 – 23 – Pete Townshend – original demos.
All previously unreleased except 2, 11 and 12 – released in 2003
Track 24 – The Who – studio demo/outtake.
Track 25 – The Who – studio recording (NOTE: This version was previously only available on “The House That Track Built” vinyl sampler).
Disc 3 Hi-Fidelity Pure Audio – Blu-ray disc (5.1 mixes)
1. Overture
2. It’s a boy
3. 1921
4. Amazing journey
5. Sparks
6. The Hawker
7. Christmas
8. Cousin Kevin
9. The acid queen
10. Underture
11. Do you think it’s alright?
12. Fiddle about
13. Pinball wizard
14. There’s a doctor
15. Go to the mirror!
16. Tommy can you hear me?
17. Smash the mirror
18. Sensation
19. Miracle cure
20. Sally Simpson
21. I’m Free
22. Welcome
23. Tommy’s holiday camp
24. We’re not gonna take it
Disc 4 Live Bootleg
1. Overture (including Introduction)
2. It’s A Boy
3. 1921
4. Amazing Journey
5. Sparks
6. The Hawker (Eyesight To The Blind)
7. Christmas
8. The Acid Queen
9. Pinball Wizard
10. Do You Think It’s Alright?
11. Fiddle About
12. Tommy Can You Hear Me?
13. There’s A Doctor
14. Go To The Mirror!
15. Smash The Mirror
16. Miracle Cure
17. Sally Simpson
18. I’m Free
19. Tommy’s Holiday Camp
20. We’re Not Gonna Take It
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