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March 28, 2020
Pink Floyd ~ The Division Bell released
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blue vinyl LP Division Bell
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The Division Bell, the fourteenth studio album by the English progressive rock band Pink Floyd, was released on March 28, 1994, twenty six years ago today, by EMI Records in the United Kingdom and on 4 April by Columbia Records in the United States.
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March 27, 2020
Pink Floyd ~ Dark Side of the Moon minutiae
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Tracklist:
Side 1:
A1 - Speak To Me, written by Mason* - 1:30
A2 - Breathe, written by Gilmour*, Wright*, Waters* - 2:43
A3 - On The Run, written by Gilmour*, Waters* - 3:30
A4 - Time, written by Gilmour*, Mason*, Wright*, Waters* - 6:53
A5 - The Great Gig In The Sky, Vocals – Clare Torry, written by Wright* - 4:15
Side 2:
B1 - Money, Saxophone – Dick Parry, written by Waters* - 6:30
B2 - Us And Them, Saxophone – Dick Parry, written by Wright*, Waters* - 7:34
B3 - Any Colour You Like, written by Gilmour*, Mason*, Wright* - 3:24
B4 - Brain Damage, written by Waters* - 3:50
B5 - Eclipse, written by Waters* - 1:45
Companies, etc.
Recorded At – Abbey Road Studios
Manufactured By – Capitol Records, Inc.
Phonographic Copyright (p) – The Gramophone Co. Ltd.
Mastered At – Capitol Mastering
Pressed By – Capitol Records Pressing Plant, Winchester
Credits:
Backing Vocals – Barry St John*, Doris Troy, Leslie Duncan*, Liza Strike
Design [Sleeve & Stickers Art N.t.a.] – George Hardie
Design [Sleeve Design], Photography By – Hipgnosis (2)
Engineer – Alan Parsons
Engineer [Assistant] – Peter Jones*
Keyboards, Vocals, Synthesizer [Vcs3] – Richard Wright
Lyrics By, Bass Guitar, Vocals, Synthesizer [Vcs3], Effects [Tape Effects] – Roger Waters
Mastered By – Wly*
Mixed By [Mixing Supervised By] – Chris Thomas
Percussion, Effects [Tape Effects] – Nick Mason
Producer – Pink Floyd
Vocals, Electric Guitar, Synthesizer [Vcs3] – David Gilmour
Notes:
"–––◁" in runouts denotes a Capitol Records Pressing Plant, Winchester pressing.
"Wly" in runouts denotes that it was mastered by Wally Traugott.
The Dark Side Of The Moon is another Winchester pressing, but has "KP" in runouts, denoting it was mastered by Ken Perry.
Recorded at Abbey Road Studios, London between June 1972 and January 1973.
Manufactured by Capitol Records Inc., a subsidiary of Capitol Industries, Inc., U.S.A.
Original release included two posters and two stickers, each sticker with their own catalog number (11163-1 and 11163-2),
This is the 1st issue with "INTERPAK™ Pats. Pending" in the bottom right corner inside the gatefold.
Some copies of gatefold covers have a round black DSOTM sticker on the shrink wrap (see pic).
℗ 1973 The Gramophone Company Ltd.
Note on Credits:
Though credited for the entire album, Barry St. John, Doris Troy, Lesley Duncan, and Liza Strike perform backing vocals only on tracks A4, B2, B4, and B5.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Matrix / Runout (Center label A-side): (SMAS-1-11163)
Matrix / Runout (Center label B-side): (SMAS-2-11163)
Matrix / Runout (Runout A-side, etching): SMAS-1-11163-F4 –––◁
Matrix / Runout (Runout B-side, etching): SMAS-2-11163-F4 –––◁ Wly
The Dark Side of the Moon is the eighth studio album by English rock band Pink Floyd, released on March 1, 1973 by Harvest Records.
Primarily developed during live performances, the band premiered an
early version of the record several months before recording began. New
material was recorded in two sessions in 1972 and 1973 at Abbey Road Studios in London.
It is a concept album with themes that explore conflict, greed, time, death, and mental illness, the latter partly inspired by the deteriorating health of founding member Syd Barrett, who departed the group in 1968. The group used recording techniques such as multitrack recording, tape loops, and analogue synthesisers. Snippets from interviews with the band's road crew, as well as philosophical quotations, were also used. Engineer Alan Parsons was responsible for many sonic aspects and the recruitment of singer Clare Torry, who appears on The Great Gig in the Sky. The sleeve, which depicts a prism spectrum, was designed by Storm Thorgerson, following a request by keyboardist Richard Wright for a "simple and bold" design, representing the band's lighting and the record's themes.
It has been hailed by critics as one of the greatest albums of all time. The record reached number one on the US Billboard Top LPs & Tape chart (now known as the Billboard 200),
and has charted for over 900 weeks in total. With estimated sales of
over 45 million copies, it is the best seller by Pink Floyd, and one of the best-selling albums worldwide.
Following Meddle in 1971, Pink Floyd assembled for a tour of Britain, Japan and the United States in December of that year. In a band meeting at the home of drummer Nick Mason in Camden, bassist Roger Waters
proposed that a new album could form part of the tour. Waters' idea was
for an album that dealt with things that "make people mad", focusing on
the pressures faced by the band during their arduous lifestyle, and
dealing with the apparent mental problems suffered by former band member
Syd Barrett. The band had explored a similar idea with 1969's The Man and The Journey.
Parts of the new album were taken from previously unused material; the opening line of Breathe came from an earlier work by Waters and Ron Geesin, written for the soundtrack of The Body, and the basic structure of Us and Them borrowed from an original composition by Wright for Zabriskie Point. The band rehearsed at a warehouse in London owned by the Rolling Stones, and then at the Rainbow Theatre in Finsbury Park, London.
Dark Side of the Moon: A Piece for Assorted Lunatics, as it was then known, was performed at the at the Rainbow Theatre in the presence of an assembled press on February 17, 1972 – more than a year before its release. Michael Wale of The Times described the piece as "bringing tears to the eyes. Derek Jewell of The Sunday Times wrote "The ambition of the Floyd's artistic intention is now vast." Melody Maker
was less enthusiastic: "Musically, there were some great ideas, but the
sound effects often left me wondering if I was in a bird-cage at London
zoo."
Work on the album was interrupted in late February when the band travelled to France and recorded music for the film La Vallée by French director Barbet Schroede. The band flew to London to begin recording, from the 24th of May to the 25th of June. More
concerts in Europe and North America followed before the band returned
on January 9, 1973 to complete the album.
The album was originally released in a gatefold LP sleeve designed by Hipgnosis and George Hardie.
Hipgnosis had designed several of the band's previous albums, with
controversial results; EMI had reacted with confusion when faced with
the cover designs for Atom Heart Mother and Obscured by Clouds, as they had expected to see traditional designs which included lettering and words. Designers Storm Thorgerson and Aubrey Powell were able to ignore such criticism as they were employed by the band. For Dark Side of the Moon, Wright instructed them to come up with something "smarter, neater – more classy".
The design was inspired by a photograph of a prism with a colour beam
projected through it that Thorgerson had found in a photography book.
Hipgnosis offered the band a choice of seven designs, but all four
members agreed that the prism was by far the best. The final design
depicts a glass prism
dispersing light into colour. The design represents three elements: the
band's stage lighting, the album lyrics, and Wright's request for a
"simple and bold" design. The spectrum of light continues through to the gatefold – an idea that Waters came up with.
Added shortly afterwards, the gatefold design also includes a visual
representation of the heartbeat sound used throughout the album, and the
back of the album cover contains Thorgerson's suggestion of another
prism recombining the spectrum of light, facilitating interesting
layouts of the sleeve in record shops.
Tracklist:
Side 1:
A1 - Speak To Me, written by Mason* - 1:30
A2 - Breathe, written by Gilmour*, Wright*, Waters* - 2:43
A3 - On The Run, written by Gilmour*, Waters* - 3:30
A4 - Time, written by Gilmour*, Mason*, Wright*, Waters* - 6:53
A5 - The Great Gig In The Sky, Vocals – Clare Torry, written by Wright* - 4:15
Side 2:
B1 - Money, Saxophone – Dick Parry, written by Waters* - 6:30
B2 - Us And Them, Saxophone – Dick Parry, written by Wright*, Waters* - 7:34
B3 - Any Colour You Like, written by Gilmour*, Mason*, Wright* - 3:24
B4 - Brain Damage, written by Waters* - 3:50
B5 - Eclipse, written by Waters* - 1:45
Companies, etc.
Recorded At – Abbey Road Studios
Manufactured By – Capitol Records, Inc.
Phonographic Copyright (p) – The Gramophone Co. Ltd.
Mastered At – Capitol Mastering
Pressed By – Capitol Records Pressing Plant, Winchester
Credits:
Backing Vocals – Barry St John*, Doris Troy, Leslie Duncan*, Liza Strike
Design [Sleeve & Stickers Art N.t.a.] – George Hardie
Design [Sleeve Design], Photography By – Hipgnosis (2)
Engineer – Alan Parsons
Engineer [Assistant] – Peter Jones*
Keyboards, Vocals, Synthesizer [Vcs3] – Richard Wright
Lyrics By, Bass Guitar, Vocals, Synthesizer [Vcs3], Effects [Tape Effects] – Roger Waters
Mastered By – Wly*
Mixed By [Mixing Supervised By] – Chris Thomas
Percussion, Effects [Tape Effects] – Nick Mason
Producer – Pink Floyd
Vocals, Electric Guitar, Synthesizer [Vcs3] – David Gilmour
Notes:
"–––◁" in runouts denotes a Capitol Records Pressing Plant, Winchester pressing.
"Wly" in runouts denotes that it was mastered by Wally Traugott.
The Dark Side Of The Moon is another Winchester pressing, but has "KP" in runouts, denoting it was mastered by Ken Perry.
Recorded at Abbey Road Studios, London between June 1972 and January 1973.
Manufactured by Capitol Records Inc., a subsidiary of Capitol Industries, Inc., U.S.A.
Original release included two posters and two stickers, each sticker with their own catalog number (11163-1 and 11163-2),
This is the 1st issue with "INTERPAK™ Pats. Pending" in the bottom right corner inside the gatefold.
Some copies of gatefold covers have a round black DSOTM sticker on the shrink wrap (see pic).
℗ 1973 The Gramophone Company Ltd.
Note on Credits:
Though credited for the entire album, Barry St. John, Doris Troy, Lesley Duncan, and Liza Strike perform backing vocals only on tracks A4, B2, B4, and B5.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Matrix / Runout (Center label A-side): (SMAS-1-11163)
Matrix / Runout (Center label B-side): (SMAS-2-11163)
Matrix / Runout (Runout A-side, etching): SMAS-1-11163-F4 –––◁
Matrix / Runout (Runout B-side, etching): SMAS-2-11163-F4 –––◁ Wly
Pink Floyd – The Dark Side Of The Moon
Label: Harvest – SMAS-11163
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Winchester Pressing, Wly Mastering, Gatefold
Country: US
Released: 1973
Genre: Rock
Style: Prog Rock
Label: Harvest – SMAS-11163
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Winchester Pressing, Wly Mastering, Gatefold
Country: US
Released: 1973
Genre: Rock
Style: Prog Rock
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Pink Floyd ~
Dark Side of the Moon
Dark Side of the Moon
Dark Side of the Moon (complete album)
Speak To Me
Breathe (In The Air)
On the Run
Time
The Great Gig In The Sky
Money
Us and Them
Any Colour You Like
Brain Damage
Eclipse
Dark Side of The Moon PULSE Concert (44 mins.)
Making The Dark Side of The Moon in the studio (25 mins., 32 secs.)
Misc.:
‘Dark side’ of moon seen from surface (9 mins.)
First ever video of dark side of the Moon released by Nasa
NASA ~ odd sound recorded in 1969 on dark side of the moon
Speak To Me
Breathe (In The Air)
On the Run
Time
The Great Gig In The Sky
Money
Us and Them
Any Colour You Like
Brain Damage
Eclipse
Dark Side of The Moon PULSE Concert (44 mins.)
Making The Dark Side of The Moon in the studio (25 mins., 32 secs.)
Misc.:
‘Dark side’ of moon seen from surface (9 mins.)
First ever video of dark side of the Moon released by Nasa
NASA ~ odd sound recorded in 1969 on dark side of the moon
March 25, 2020
On TV 20: Corona Virus ~ #songsofcomfort
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YouTube links:
Around the World ~
Community spirit in coronavirus quarantine: rooftop aerobics
Italy ~ Bella Ciao ~ balcony & garden performance
Bella Ciao ~ balcony sax performance
Firenze, tutta la strada balla sul balcone sulle note del dj
Florence, Italy ~ old man singing Opera from his balcony
Italians Making Music on Balconies Under virus Quarantine
Quarantined Italians Sing Together from Balconies
Spain ~
Barcelona, Spain playing My Heart Will Go On
Barcelona, Spain 🇪🇸 covers IMAGINE
Turkey ~
Turkish people sing songs about the coronavirus
UK ~
Quarantined family get a musical performance - BBC London
Styrous® ~ Wednesday, March 25, 2020
screen shot by Styrous®
Around the World ~
Community spirit in coronavirus quarantine: rooftop aerobics
Italy ~ Bella Ciao ~ balcony & garden performance
Bella Ciao ~ balcony sax performance
Firenze, tutta la strada balla sul balcone sulle note del dj
Florence, Italy ~ old man singing Opera from his balcony
Italians Making Music on Balconies Under virus Quarantine
Spain ~
Barcelona, Spain playing My Heart Will Go On
Barcelona, Spain 🇪🇸 covers IMAGINE
Turkey ~
Turkish people sing songs about the coronavirus
UK ~
Quarantined family get a musical performance - BBC London
#songsofcomfort
Styrous® ~ Wednesday, March 25, 2020
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March 23, 2020
Corona Virus isolation ~ Day 10: Corona beans
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The Atlantic ~ When Everyone Stays Home: Empty Public Spaces
BBC ~ Coronavirus: What it does to the body
Washington Post ~ Iran: Satellite images show Tehran building vast burial pits
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Rancho Gordo Corona beans label detail
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The Atlantic ~ When Everyone Stays Home: Empty Public Spaces
CNN ~ Corona Virus in pictures
Livescience ~ How coronavirus breaks into human cells
NPR ~ Life And Work Amid The Outbreak
Science Daily ~ COVID-19 coronavirus epidemic has a natural origin Livescience ~ How coronavirus breaks into human cells
NPR ~ Life And Work Amid The Outbreak
Washington Post ~ Iran: Satellite images show Tehran building vast burial pits
Roger Daltrey articles/mentions
March 19, 2020
20,000 vinyl LP 215: The Who ~ Tommy (the soundtrack)
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The Who ~ Tommy (the soundtrack)
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The Who ~ Tommy (the soundtrack)
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The Who ~ Tommy (the soundtrack)
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The Who ~ Tommy (the soundtrack)
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The Who ~ Tommy (the soundtrack)
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The Who ~ Tommy (the soundtrack)
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The Who ~ Tommy (the soundtrack)
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The Who ~ Tommy (the soundtrack)
vinyl LP record sides 1 & 2
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The Who ~ Tommy (the soundtrack)
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On March 19, 1975, the movie version of Tommy, based on the rock opera by The Who, opened in New York City.
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The movie was directed by Ken Russell. Russel is responsible for some pretty amazing and surreal films; Tommy is right up there at the top of them.
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The music world people in the film is outstanding: Pete Townshend, Roger Daltrey, Keith Moon, John Entwistle, all Who members, of course, as well as, Caleb Quaye, Phil Chen, Eric Clapton, Arthur Brown, Nicky Hopkins, Ann-Margret, Tina Turner, Ronnie Wood, Elton John and many others.
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The Theater and film world was well represented by amazing talent as well: Oliver Reed, Jack Nicholson, Robert Powell, Paul Nicholas and Ben Aris.
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Russell admitted he did not like the music - he disliked rock music in
general - but he loved the theme of the film, being about a messiah. Russell and Townshend worked on the film together for a year. Russell had been working on a script called The Angels which was to star Mia Farrow about a pop star called Poppy Day who becomes a messianic figure, and reworked some of that script's sequences for Tommy. He also used scenes from another unfilmed script of his, Music Music Music
about a composer who writes music for TV commercials (this turned into
what became known as the "baked beans" scene with Ann Margret (link below).
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Mick Jagger was reportedly offered the role of The Acid Queen but insisted on
singing three of his own songs so the role was given to Tina Turner. What a fantastic stroke of fortune. Turner's perfomance absolutey MADE the film stunning. Of course, Elton John as the Pin Board Wizard was an extraordinary stroke of luck. Russell says Pete Townshend wanted Tiny Tim to play Pinball Wizard but Stigwood overruled him. Elton John initially turned down the role of the Pinball Wizard and among those considered to replace him was David Essex, who recorded a test audio version of the Pinball Wizard song. However, producer Robert Stigwood held out until John agreed to take the part, reportedly on condition that he could keep the gigantic Dr. Martens boots he wore in the scene.
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Tommy was written in 1968 and recorded by The Who in 1969.
Three years later a version of the opera was recorded by the London Symphony Orchestra. The two albums sold ten million copies between them.
Tracklist:
Side 1:
A1 Prologue - 1945 - 3:00
A2 Captain Walker/ It's A Boy - 2:37
A3 Bernie's Holiday Camp - 3:43
A4 1951/ What About The Boy? - 2:49
A5 Amazing Journey - 3:19
A6 Christmas - 3:39
A7 Eyesight To The Blind, written by Sonny Boy Williamson - 3:21
Side 2:
B1 Acid Queen - 3:47
B2 Do You Think It's Alright - 0:56
B3 Cousin Kevin, written by John Entwistle - 3:07
B4 Do You Think It's Alright - 0:45
B5 Fiddle About, written by John Entwistle - 1:40
B6 Do You Think It's Alright - 0:30
B7 Sparks - 3:05
B8 Extra, Extra, Extra - 0:45
B9 Pinball Wizard, Producer – Gus Dudgeon - 5:14
C1 Champagne - 4:42
C2 There's A Doctor - 0:22
C3 Go To The Mirror - 3:57
C4 Tommy Can You Hear Me? - 0:56
C5 Smash The Mirror - 1:22
C6 I'm Free - 2:36
C7 Mother And Son - 3:26
C8 Sensation - 2:49
D1 Miracle Cure - 0:23
D2 Sally Simpson - 5:13
D3 Welcome - 4:15
D4 T.V. Studio - 1:15
D5 Tommy's Holiday Camp, arranged by Martyn FordOrgan – Gerald Shaw, written by Keith Moon - 1:30
D6 We're Not Gonna Take It - 5:47
D7 Listening To You / See Me, Feel Me - 3:13
Companies, etc.
Manufactured By – Polydor Incorporated
Phonographic Copyright (p) – Polydor Incorporated
Mastered At – The Mastering Lab
Published By – Track Music, Inc.
Credits:
Acoustic Guitar – Alan Ross (2) (tracks: A5, B2, B4, B6, B8, C2, C4 to C5, C8 to D1, D6), Chris Stainton (tracks: C4)
Arranged By – Nicky Hopkins
Arranged By [Assistant] – Nicky Hopkins
Bass – Calvin "Fuzzy" Samuels (tracks: D6), David Wintour* (tracks: B3), Dee Murray (tracks: B9), John Entwistle (tracks: A6 to B1, C5), Phil Chen (tracks: A5, B2, B4, B6, C3, C8, D2), Tony Stevens (tracks: B8, D1)
Brass – John Entwistle (tracks: A1, B5, C6)
Co-producer – Ken Russell (tracks: A1 to B8, C1 to D7), Pete Townshend (tracks: A1 to B8, C1 to D7)
Drums – Graham Deakin (tracks: B2, B4, B6, D2), Keith Moon (tracks: A6), Kenny Jones (tracks: A7 to B1, B8, C2, C5 to C6, D1), Mike Kelly (tracks: A4, D6), Nigel Olsson (tracks: B9), Richard Bailey (tracks: C3), Tony Newman (tracks: A5, B3, C8)
Featuring – Pete Townshend (tracks: A1 to A2, C7, D3 to D4), The Who (tracks: A3, B5, B7, C1, D7)
Guitar – Caleb Quaye (tracks: A4, C3, D6), Davey Johnstone (tracks: B9), Eric Clapton (tracks: A7, D2), Mick Ralphs (tracks: A4), Ronnie Wood* (tracks: B1, C2)
Horns – John Entwistle (tracks: C8, D6 to D7)
Keyboards – Pete Townshend
Organ – Chris Stainton (tracks: A4, D6 to D7)
Percussion – Ray Thomas (tracks: B9)
Piano – Chris Stainton (tracks: C2), Elton John (tracks: B9), Nicky Hopkins (tracks: A4 to A6, B1 to B2, B4, B6, C3 to C4, C6, C8, D2, D6 to D7), Pete Townshend (tracks: B8, D1)
Producer – Kit Lambert
Synthesizer [Arp] – Pete Townshend
Vocals – Alison Dowling (tracks: A3, A6), Ann Margret (tracks: A3 to A4, A6, B2, B4, B6, C1, C3 to C5, D3 to D4), Elton John (tracks: B9), Eric Clapton (tracks: A7), Jack Nicholson (tracks: C3), Keith Moon (tracks: B5, D5), Margo Newman (tracks: A2), Oliver Reed (tracks: A3 to A4, A6, B2, B4, B6, C2 to C3, D3 to D4), Paul Nicholas (tracks: B3), Pete Townshend (tracks: A2, A5, D2), Roger Daltrey (tracks: C1, C3, C6 to C8, D2 to D3, D6 to D7), Simon Townshend (tracks: B8, D1), Tina Turner (tracks: B1), Vicki Brown (tracks: A2)
Vocals [Choral] – Alison Dowling (tracks: D6 to D7), Billy Nicholls (tracks: D6 to D7), Helen Shappell (tracks: D6 to D7), Jess Roden (tracks: D6 to D7), John Entwistle (tracks: D6 to D7), Kit Trevor (tracks: D6 to D7), Liza Strike (tracks: D6 to D7), Margo Newman (tracks: D6 to D7), Mylon La Fevre* (tracks: D6 to D7), Paul Gurvitz (tracks: D6 to D7), Pete Townshend (tracks: D6 to D7), Sarah McIntosh (tracks: D6 to D7), Simon Townshend (tracks: D6 to D7), Vicki Brown (tracks: D6 to D7)
Written-By – Pete Townshend (tracks: A1 to A6, B1 to B2, B4, B6 to D4, D6 to D7)
Notes:
Very similare to Monarch Pressing Various - Tommy (Original Soundtrack Recording) but with a "R" on the label which notes a different pressing plant.
Gatefold cover with color inner sleeves with lyrics.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Matrix / Runout (Side A ): PD2-9502-1 TML-M #88
Matrix / Runout (Side B ): PD2-9502-1 TML-M #JP
Matrix / Runout (Side C ): PD2-9502-3 TML-S #8b
Matrix / Runout (Side D ): PD2-9502-4 TML-S #3
Pressing Plant ID (Printed on labels): R
Various – Tommy (Original Soundtrack Recording)
Label: Polydor – PD 2-9502
Format: 2 × Vinyl, LP, Album, Gatefold
Country: US
Released: 1975
Genre: Rock, Stage & Screen
Style: Soundtrack, Classic Rock, Mod
Side 1:
A1 Prologue - 1945 - 3:00
A2 Captain Walker/ It's A Boy - 2:37
A3 Bernie's Holiday Camp - 3:43
A4 1951/ What About The Boy? - 2:49
A5 Amazing Journey - 3:19
A6 Christmas - 3:39
A7 Eyesight To The Blind, written by Sonny Boy Williamson - 3:21
Side 2:
B1 Acid Queen - 3:47
B2 Do You Think It's Alright - 0:56
B3 Cousin Kevin, written by John Entwistle - 3:07
B4 Do You Think It's Alright - 0:45
B5 Fiddle About, written by John Entwistle - 1:40
B6 Do You Think It's Alright - 0:30
B7 Sparks - 3:05
B8 Extra, Extra, Extra - 0:45
B9 Pinball Wizard, Producer – Gus Dudgeon - 5:14
C1 Champagne - 4:42
C2 There's A Doctor - 0:22
C3 Go To The Mirror - 3:57
C4 Tommy Can You Hear Me? - 0:56
C5 Smash The Mirror - 1:22
C6 I'm Free - 2:36
C7 Mother And Son - 3:26
C8 Sensation - 2:49
D1 Miracle Cure - 0:23
D2 Sally Simpson - 5:13
D3 Welcome - 4:15
D4 T.V. Studio - 1:15
D5 Tommy's Holiday Camp, arranged by Martyn FordOrgan – Gerald Shaw, written by Keith Moon - 1:30
D6 We're Not Gonna Take It - 5:47
D7 Listening To You / See Me, Feel Me - 3:13
Companies, etc.
Manufactured By – Polydor Incorporated
Phonographic Copyright (p) – Polydor Incorporated
Mastered At – The Mastering Lab
Published By – Track Music, Inc.
Credits:
Acoustic Guitar – Alan Ross (2) (tracks: A5, B2, B4, B6, B8, C2, C4 to C5, C8 to D1, D6), Chris Stainton (tracks: C4)
Arranged By – Nicky Hopkins
Arranged By [Assistant] – Nicky Hopkins
Bass – Calvin "Fuzzy" Samuels (tracks: D6), David Wintour* (tracks: B3), Dee Murray (tracks: B9), John Entwistle (tracks: A6 to B1, C5), Phil Chen (tracks: A5, B2, B4, B6, C3, C8, D2), Tony Stevens (tracks: B8, D1)
Brass – John Entwistle (tracks: A1, B5, C6)
Co-producer – Ken Russell (tracks: A1 to B8, C1 to D7), Pete Townshend (tracks: A1 to B8, C1 to D7)
Drums – Graham Deakin (tracks: B2, B4, B6, D2), Keith Moon (tracks: A6), Kenny Jones (tracks: A7 to B1, B8, C2, C5 to C6, D1), Mike Kelly (tracks: A4, D6), Nigel Olsson (tracks: B9), Richard Bailey (tracks: C3), Tony Newman (tracks: A5, B3, C8)
Featuring – Pete Townshend (tracks: A1 to A2, C7, D3 to D4), The Who (tracks: A3, B5, B7, C1, D7)
Guitar – Caleb Quaye (tracks: A4, C3, D6), Davey Johnstone (tracks: B9), Eric Clapton (tracks: A7, D2), Mick Ralphs (tracks: A4), Ronnie Wood* (tracks: B1, C2)
Horns – John Entwistle (tracks: C8, D6 to D7)
Keyboards – Pete Townshend
Organ – Chris Stainton (tracks: A4, D6 to D7)
Percussion – Ray Thomas (tracks: B9)
Piano – Chris Stainton (tracks: C2), Elton John (tracks: B9), Nicky Hopkins (tracks: A4 to A6, B1 to B2, B4, B6, C3 to C4, C6, C8, D2, D6 to D7), Pete Townshend (tracks: B8, D1)
Producer – Kit Lambert
Synthesizer [Arp] – Pete Townshend
Vocals – Alison Dowling (tracks: A3, A6), Ann Margret (tracks: A3 to A4, A6, B2, B4, B6, C1, C3 to C5, D3 to D4), Elton John (tracks: B9), Eric Clapton (tracks: A7), Jack Nicholson (tracks: C3), Keith Moon (tracks: B5, D5), Margo Newman (tracks: A2), Oliver Reed (tracks: A3 to A4, A6, B2, B4, B6, C2 to C3, D3 to D4), Paul Nicholas (tracks: B3), Pete Townshend (tracks: A2, A5, D2), Roger Daltrey (tracks: C1, C3, C6 to C8, D2 to D3, D6 to D7), Simon Townshend (tracks: B8, D1), Tina Turner (tracks: B1), Vicki Brown (tracks: A2)
Vocals [Choral] – Alison Dowling (tracks: D6 to D7), Billy Nicholls (tracks: D6 to D7), Helen Shappell (tracks: D6 to D7), Jess Roden (tracks: D6 to D7), John Entwistle (tracks: D6 to D7), Kit Trevor (tracks: D6 to D7), Liza Strike (tracks: D6 to D7), Margo Newman (tracks: D6 to D7), Mylon La Fevre* (tracks: D6 to D7), Paul Gurvitz (tracks: D6 to D7), Pete Townshend (tracks: D6 to D7), Sarah McIntosh (tracks: D6 to D7), Simon Townshend (tracks: D6 to D7), Vicki Brown (tracks: D6 to D7)
Written-By – Pete Townshend (tracks: A1 to A6, B1 to B2, B4, B6 to D4, D6 to D7)
Notes:
Very similare to Monarch Pressing Various - Tommy (Original Soundtrack Recording) but with a "R" on the label which notes a different pressing plant.
Gatefold cover with color inner sleeves with lyrics.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Matrix / Runout (Side A ): PD2-9502-1 TML-M #88
Matrix / Runout (Side B ): PD2-9502-1 TML-M #JP
Matrix / Runout (Side C ): PD2-9502-3 TML-S #8b
Matrix / Runout (Side D ): PD2-9502-4 TML-S #3
Pressing Plant ID (Printed on labels): R
Various – Tommy (Original Soundtrack Recording)
Label: Polydor – PD 2-9502
Format: 2 × Vinyl, LP, Album, Gatefold
Country: US
Released: 1975
Genre: Rock, Stage & Screen
Style: Soundtrack, Classic Rock, Mod
The Who ~ Tommy (the soundtrack)
vinyl LP record sides 1 & 2
detail photo by Styrous®
The Who ~ Tommy (the soundtrack)
vinyl LP record sides 3 & 4
detail photo by Styrous®
Viewfinder links:
Eric Clapton
Roger Daltrey
David Essex
Mick Jagger
Elton John
Jack Nicholson
Tommy: 50 years on
Tina Turner
The Who
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