Tommy (Half-Speed 2 Lp)

Tommy (Half-Speed 2 Lp)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 peaked at #7 in the U. S. and contains the songs, "Pinball Wizard," "The Acid Queen," and "I'm Free." Mastered by engineer Jon Astley from the original tapes and packaged in original sleeve with obi and certificate of authenticity. Half speed cut mastering by Miles Showell at Abbey Road Studios, producing a superior

The album was released on April 9

With their first release

provocative and accessible collection to-date

Tommy is a rock opera about a deaf

But above all it’s Tsogho ritual music and modern studio orchestration

part ‘best of’ this 3CD set has been curated by Madonna and

and Mott The Hoople across the album

dub and hip-hop with Columbian cumbia and champeta

and two bonus tracks from the album sessions: an ethereal cover of The Kinks’ “Tired of Waiting for You” and an uptempo version of “Love Is Strange” (first made famous by Mickey & Sylvia in 1956)

These patterns flicker across the record

a dark and brooding musical examination of the period in which New York's punk scene became its dance scene

Spirit is newly remastered and housed in a gatefold jacket