Vinyl Album - The Who - Tommy - Track

Vinyl Album

Artist:	The Who
Title:	Tommy
Label:	Track
Country:	UK
Catalogue:	2657 002 / 613 013 / 613 014
Date:	23 May 1969
Format:	Double LP
Genre:	Rock
Collection:	I Own It I Want It
Community:	56 Own, 2 Want
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Track	Artist	Title	Composer	Rating
A1	The Who	Overture	Pete Townshend	9.6 Rate
A2	The Who	It's A Boy	Pete Townshend	8.7 Rate
A3	The Who	1921	Pete Townshend	10.0 Rate
A4	The Who	Amazing Journey	Pete Townshend	10.0 Rate
A5	The Who	Sparks	Pete Townshend	10.0 Rate
A6	The Who	Eyesight For The Blind	Sonny Boy Williamson	9.3 Rate
B1	The Who	Christmas	Pete Townshend	9.3 Rate
B2	The Who	Cousin Kevin	Pete Townshend	9.3 Rate
B3	The Who	The Acid Queen	Pete Townshend	9.3 Rate
B4	The Who	Underture	Pete Townshend	8.7 Rate
C1	The Who	Do You Think It's Alright?	Pete Townshend	8.7 Rate
C2	The Who	Fiddle About	John Entwhistle	9.0 Rate
C3	The Who	Pinball Wizard	Pete Townshend	9.8 Rate
C4	The Who	There's A Doctor	Pete Townshend	8.3 Rate
C5	The Who	Go To The Mirror!	Pete Townshend	9.7 Rate
C6	The Who	Tommy Can You Hear Me?	Pete Townshend	9.0 Rate
C7	The Who	Smash The Mirror	Pete Townshend	9.0 Rate
D1	The Who	Miracle Cure	Pete Townshend	8.7 Rate
D2	The Who	Sally Simpson	Pete Townshend	9.3 Rate
D3	The Who	I'm Free	Pete Townshend	9.3 Rate
D4	The Who	Welcome	Pete Townshend	9.0 Rate
D5	The Who	Tommy's Holiday Camp	Keith Moon	9.0 Rate
D6	The Who	We're Not Gonna Take It	Pete Townshend	9.7 Rate

Notes

Fold-Out Gatefold Sleeve with 12 Page Booklet with Lyrics. Also Contains an A5 size Eight Page Lyric Book
Produced By Kit Lambert.
Track A6 listed as "The Hawker" on album sleeve.
The records have sides 1 and 4 on one disc and sides 2 and 3 on the other. Records numbered as 613 013 and 613 014, catalogue number refers to 2-record set.

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Doornroosje 6th Aug 2023		Thank you for this outstanding documentation @kab2112



Magic Marmalade 🍰 28th Apr 2023		Indeed, this is neither reference nor biography though, and while I'm loathe to state that some site "rules" are, shall we say, inconsistently applied, I will restate that on 45cat, you will find many sheet music additions, newspaper and magazine articles, sometimes giving lyrics etc. Admin seems fine with this, so I see no problem doing the same here (Within reason, of course - relevant to issue etc.). As it is strongly suggested this lyric book here was included in an official issue in at least one country, I think this qualifies on that score too... ...So, I'm going to take the execute moderato decision to leave this here, with these comments and discussion serving as informative notes regarding it for the casual observer / researcher landing on this page. If you want to re-upload the lyric book images to the other issue, and make some informative statement about them there too, that would be fine. There... I've made a decision, and now feel quite dizzy, so will have a nice sit down and a biscuit or two to recover! :)



Kevin Walsh1 27th Apr 2023		@Magic Marmalade, I think this question is getting above my pay grade! I searched the forums and found this 2015 discussion: https://www.45worlds.com/topic/100998/2 … in which a moderator stated: “We have a music book world in the pipeline for reference and biographies. MUSIC / SONG books on MM please only.” MM = Music Memorabilia.



Magic Marmalade 🍰 27th Apr 2023		Thanks Kevin, ..But I think my question still stands, as to whether it can perhaps stay here, as well as being uploaded to other issues on site, or copied over from here, or simply being moved to the other relevant issue(s), which, as a moderator, I can do :)



Kevin Walsh1 26th Apr 2023		@Magic Marmalade, just to clarify, the little lyric book was not published by the record company; it was published by the songbook/folio publisher. I have yet to see any song folio images attached here in 45worlds along with the albums which they match. You might want to raise the issue with a moderator.



Magic Marmalade 🍰 26th Apr 2023		Would this lyric book have been available separately, or existed independently of any issue? I ask because it is a long standing convention on 45cat to add sheet music and the like to entries there, and this seems to be a similar thing, if you see my point of view. So wondered if it could stay here, with these comments serving as an adequate not on the lyric book, and then maybe copied over to the US issue, with the note about it being bound in to issues there? opinions?



Kevin Walsh1 25th Apr 2023		@kab2112 the lyric booklet and a small poster were tear-out extras bound into the US “Tommy” songbook. It’s great that you have the booklet, but it has no direct connection to this UK release.



David Whiteley 9th Mar 2021		Added Advert from "it" (International Times) #57, 23rd May 1969.



Cameron McMenemy 10th Feb 2021		LP Released: May 23, 1969 Recorded: September 1968 - March 1969 at IBC Studios, London, England



kab2112 SUBS 24th Nov 2020		Any updates on the lyric booklet that came with my copy when bought new in 1969 ?? I can't seem to find any info on it



Gilberts004 17th Aug 2019		My set does not have the wider edge rim on the labels, where the first and third sets here have 'All Rights Of The Owners...' written on.



leonard 27th Mar 2019		Added another label set (intermediate?) changed publisher for A6 from first set and other small differences, set no. in brackets from 2nd set



BEATLEJOHN 23rd Aug 2017		The US version of "Eyesight" is definitely on the Mobile Fidelity CD here.... John



Apollo59 21st Aug 2017		@BEATLEJOHN: I believe you. I remember reading that Daltrey re-recorded it because he couldn't sing it live in the higher key. Yet my extensive notes that I've been adding to bit by bit for around 20 years don't confirm that he did record it in 1973 - so my memory failure there. However, I'd be interested to know which version of Tommy this USA (lower key) version maybe found as it wasn't included on the 1996, 2003 or 2013 releases.



BEATLEJOHN 21st Aug 2017		Apollo59... ..It's not a new recording (it was then new to the UK!). It's the version that has been on the North American pressings of Tommy since 1969...as far as CD availability both versions have popped up...John



Apollo59 21st Aug 2017		Original pressing with gloss sleeve. The 1973 repress with matt sleeve has a new 1973 recording of Eyesight For The Blind (The Hawker) sung by Daltrey in a lower key.



BEATLEJOHN 18th Jul 2017		It Is from either The USA (the Track Music Publishing is a giveaway) or possibly Canada...it also has the same songs and copy from this US promo box set...found here...so I think this booklet should be removed from the UK LP page...(and where does it rightfully go?)....John



kab2112 SUBS 15th Jul 2017		It could well be from the US. I just wonder how it found it's way into a UK L/P bought new in 1969 in a small Welsh Town. I don't think it belongs with the record. Perhaps retailers were given them as promo items ... who knows?? The normal booklet was also included with the record. Both booklets scanned and uploaded here.



PhilMH 14th Jul 2017		I would say that the 8-pager is a US booklet, because the publisher shown on the front cover is Track Music Inc., rather than the UK publishers Fabulous Music and New Action Music. My UK copy bought new in 1975/76 doesn't have it, but does still have the regular 44-pager.



kab2112 SUBS 12th Jul 2017		Covers, Booklets and Alternate Label Scans added This record wad bought back in the day from "Terry's of Caernarvon" I seem to remember that the A5 lyric booklet was in the record sleeve. I can't find many references to it, only this Maybe one of the more knowledgeable catters will know if it belongs with the record, and there's load of you out there !!!



carryonsidney 9th Jun 2015		I have 3 copies, where the number goes is typed like "Limited Edition Number" -[followed by] Number (23450 on mine earliest) Curiously I have one with the first bit but where the actual number should be, is blank.



Oakley Boys 10th Dec 2014		Original booklets were numbered but later ones were not

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