Quadrophenia

The 1996 digitally remastered reissue of QUADROPHENIA contains remixed versions of "The Real Me," "Quadrophenia," "Dr. Jimmy" and "The Rock." It comes with a 52-page booklet.
The Who: Pete Townshend (vocals, guitar, keyboards); John Entwistle (vocals, bass, horns); Roger Daltrey (vocals); Keith Moon (drums, percussion, background vocals).
Additional personnel: John Curle (spoken vocals); Chris Stainton (piano).
Producer: The Who.
Reissue producer: Jon Astley.
Engineers include: Ron Nevison, Pete Townshend, Glyn Johns.
Recorded at The Kitchen, Thessally Road, Battersea, England. Originally released on MCA (10004) on November 3, 1973.
To write and record one successful "rock opera" is an achievement but to attempt it all over again and succeed is credit to Pete Townshend's determination and deep talent. TOMMY was a naive storyline compared to this, a story of a frustrated and angry mod in 1964. The band play blindingly good throughout and the remastered version in 1996 is outstanding. The fact that there is a storyline is almost irrelevant on a double album of excellent songs. "5:15" was the lone hit single, a sign that the pop charts were no longer a priority for Townshend; he wanted to be an artist. The subsequent film with Phil Daniels merely reinforced Townshend's vision.