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Limited Edition Super Deluxe Box Set Of The Who's Classic Concept Album!
Features Re-Mastered Album, 5.1 Surround Sound Mix Plus Previously Unreleased Material!
Tommy, The Who's defining, breakthrough concept album - a full-blown rock opera about a deaf, dumb and blind boy that launched the band to international superstardom, was originally released in May 1969. The Who were at a career crossroads, mainly known as a singles band, when this project launched them as a serious 'albums band' and has now sold over 20 million copies as well as regularly turning up in lists of the most influential albums of all time. Tommy is now available as a Limited Edition Super Deluxe Edition 3CD / Blu-ray Disc set.
Tommy Super Deluxe Edition features the original album re-mastered along with a wealth of previously unheard material including 20 demos from Pete Townshend's archive and also a full live performance of Tommy from 1969 taken from tapes that infamously Townshend asked the band's sound engineer to burn. 18 of the previously unheard and thought to be long lost live tracks are taken from a live show at the Capital Theatre, Ottowa, Canada on October 15, 1969. Three others, "I'm Free", "Tommy's Holiday Camp", and "We're Not Gonna Take It" were lost due to tape reels being changed during the show so are taken from later shows of the same era. As discussed at length in Pete Townshend's autobiography the tapes were all supposed to be destroyed but were kept by long time Who sound man Bob Pridden despite Pete's instructions. The Super Deluxe box also features a 5.1 mix featuring the complete album remixed in surround sound on Hi Fidelity Pure Audio Blu-ray format. Also included is a hardback 80-page full color book featuring rare period photos, memorabilia, a 20,000 word essay by legendary Who aficionado Richard Barnes and a rare facsimile Tommy poster. All of this is housed in a hard-back deluxe slip-case.
Features:
• Limited Edition Super Deluxe Edition
• Curated by Pete Townshend
• 3CDs & 1 Blu-ray Audio
• Original album - 2013 remastered in HD for fist time ever
• Complete disc of demos and outtakes taken from Pete Townshend's archive
• Complete disc of 1969 tour recordings - compiled from tapes believed to have been destroyed
• Complete 5.1 mixes on Blu-ray Audio (High-Fidelity Pure Audio)
• Housed in hard-back deluxe slip-case
• Blu-Ray is Audio-Only! Plays on Blu-Ray Compatible Players ONLY!
• 20" x 30" replica 1969 London Coliseum gig poster
• 80-page full color hardback book
• Pete Townshend's hand-written lyrics & notes
• 22,000-word essay by Richard Barnes
• Rare & unseen period photos
• Fascinating memorabilia
Selections:
CD 1 - The original album (2013 remaster)
Remastered in HD
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
CD 2 - Demos and out-takes
Features 20 previously unreleased tracks from Pete Townshend's demo archive
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/out-take
Track 25 - The Who / studio recording (this version was previously only available on The House That Track Built vinyl sampler)
CD 3 - The live 'bootleg' album
Features 21 previously unreleased tracks from various live shows from 1969
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
21. See Me, Feel Me / Listening To You
Blu-ray Audio - 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
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
Limited Edition Super Deluxe Box Set Of The Who's Classic Concept Album!
Features Re-Mastered Album, 5.1 Surround Sound Mix Plus Previously Unreleased Material!
Tommy, The Who's defining, breakthrough concept album - a full-blown rock opera about a deaf, dumb and blind boy that launched the band to international superstardom, was originally released in May 1969. The Who were at a career crossroads, mainly known as a singles band, when this project launched them as a serious 'albums band' and has now sold over 20 million copies as well as regularly turning up in lists of the most influential albums of all time. Tommy is now available as a Limited Edition Super Deluxe Edition 3CD / Blu-ray Disc set.
Tommy Super Deluxe Edition features the original album re-mastered along with a wealth of previously unheard material including 20 demos from Pete Townshend's archive and also a full live performance of Tommy from 1969 taken from tapes that infamously Townshend asked the band's sound engineer to burn. 18 of the previously unheard and thought to be long lost live tracks are taken from a live show at the Capital Theatre, Ottowa, Canada on October 15, 1969. Three others, "I'm Free", "Tommy's Holiday Camp", and "We're Not Gonna Take It" were lost due to tape reels being changed during the show so are taken from later shows of the same era. As discussed at length in Pete Townshend's autobiography the tapes were all supposed to be destroyed but were kept by long time Who sound man Bob Pridden despite Pete's instructions. The Super Deluxe box also features a 5.1 mix featuring the complete album remixed in surround sound on Hi Fidelity Pure Audio Blu-ray format. Also included is a hardback 80-page full color book featuring rare period photos, memorabilia, a 20,000 word essay by legendary Who aficionado Richard Barnes and a rare facsimile Tommy poster. All of this is housed in a hard-back deluxe slip-case.
Features:
• Limited Edition Super Deluxe Edition
• Curated by Pete Townshend
• 3CDs & 1 Blu-ray Audio
• Original album - 2013 remastered in HD for fist time ever
• Complete disc of demos and outtakes taken from Pete Townshend's archive
• Complete disc of 1969 tour recordings - compiled from tapes believed to have been destroyed
• Complete 5.1 mixes on Blu-ray Audio (High-Fidelity Pure Audio)
• Housed in hard-back deluxe slip-case
• Blu-Ray is Audio-Only! Plays on Blu-Ray Compatible Players ONLY!
• 20" x 30" replica 1969 London Coliseum gig poster
• 80-page full color hardback book
• Pete Townshend's hand-written lyrics & notes
• 22,000-word essay by Richard Barnes
• Rare & unseen period photos
• Fascinating memorabilia
Selections:
CD 1 - The original album (2013 remaster)
Remastered in HD
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
CD 2 - Demos and out-takes
Features 20 previously unreleased tracks from Pete Townshend's demo archive
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/out-take
Track 25 - The Who / studio recording (this version was previously only available on The House That Track Built vinyl sampler)
CD 3 - The live 'bootleg' album
Features 21 previously unreleased tracks from various live shows from 1969
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
21. See Me, Feel Me / Listening To You
Blu-ray Audio - 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
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
