Who - Quadrophenia 2-LP

Released 40 years ago in 1973, The Who’s ambitious concept album Quadrophenia portrays the 1964 August bank holiday battle between mods and rockers on Brighton beach from the perspective of the young disillusioned pill-popping mod protagonist, Jimmy. Franc Roddam’s iconic film of the album was made in 1979, and in the past year the Who has toured playing the entire album. Quadrophenia, the album, was a comparative failure when released, but has since been recognised by many critics as their masterpiece. Quadrophenia is a complex and multilayered work, combining some of the Who’s most arresting music with a variety of other art forms (Townshend’s story in the liner notes, Ethan Russell’s compelling book of photographs). It is embedded in two sites, London and Brighton, as well as in many more personal and political histories.

LP1 Side One:

1. I Am The Sea
2. The Real Me
3. Quadrophenia
4. Cut My Hair
5. The Punk And The Godfather

LP1 Side Two:

1. I'm One
2. The Dirty Jobs
3. Helpless Dancer
4. Is It In My Head
5. I've Had Enough

LP2 Side One:

1. 5:15
2. Sea And Sand
3. Drowned
4. Bell Boy

LP2 Side Two:

1. Doctor Jimmy
2. The Rock
3. Love, Reign O'er Me