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Quadrophenia - The Who

Item Number
703
Estimated Value
137 USD
Sold
46 USD to RanxeroxVox
Number of Bids
1  -  Bid History

Item Description

Quadrophenia is a critically acclaimed album by the legendary band The Who.

Quadrophenia is a rock opera. The main protagonist is a teenager named Jimmy Cooper. He is entrenched in the Mod lifestlye. Mod was a subculture in the U.K. that essentially rejected the stuffy and dull culture that they perceived was around them, in favor of African American music like blues and soul, and Jamaican ska. They also liked Italian motor scooters.

Jimmy is a schizophrenic with multiple personality syndrome, and each personality is said to represent the personality of the band.

The liner notes expand on the personality description and band member it relates to.

A tough guy, a helpless dancer - Roger Daltrey
A romantic, is it me for a moment? - John Entwistle
A bloody lunatic, I’ll even carry your bags. - Keith Moon
A beggar, a hypocrite, love reign o’er me. - Pete Townshend

This version of the album is sonically splendid. It’s a 180gram, 2LP edition. This is the best version on vinyl in existence. It’s a great album that would be welcome in any vinyl lover’s collection.

Item Special Note

Digitally remastered and expanded Super Deluxe edition of this 1973 concept
album by the British Rock icons contains four CDs, a DVD and a vinyl seven inch
single. This box set gives a unique insight into the creation of this landmark
album and features a remaster of the original double album, Pete Townshend's
previously unheard demos including songs that didn't make it onto the original
album, an exclusive eight track 5.1 sound DVD, a deluxe hard-back book,
previously unseen personal notes, photographs, memorabilia and other exclusive
material.

Donated By:

Kathy and Craig Marshall