The Who ?– Quadrophenia 1973 Track, UK import 1st Ed. 2LP's with booklet Ex

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"Pete Townshend revisited the rock opera concept with another double-album opus, this time built around the story of a young mod's struggle to come of age in the mid-'60s. If anything, this was a more ambitious project than Tommy, given added weight by the fact that the Who weren't devising some fantasy but were re-examining the roots of their own birth in mod culture. In the end, there may have been too much weight, as Townshend tried to combine the story of a mixed-up mod named Jimmy with the examination of a four-way split personality (hence the title Quadrophenia), in turn meant to reflect the four conflicting personas at work within the Who itself. The concept might have ultimately been too obscure and confusing for a mass audience. But there's plenty of great music anyway, especially on "The Real Me," "The Punk Meets the Godfather," "I'm One," "Bell Boy," and "Love, Reign o'er Me." Some of Townshend's most direct, heartfelt writing is contained here, and production-wise it's a tour de force, with some of the most imaginative use of synthesizers on a rock record. Various members of the band griped endlessly about flaws in the mix, but really these will bug very few listeners, who in general will find this to be one of the Who's most powerful statements." AMG

Grading
nm  :::: pretty much like new
nm- ::::::: few hardly noticeable flaws
ex   ::::  may have some, not many very minor imperfections. clean sound
vg++  :::: close to excellent, might have some hairlines, very subtle interference with sound here and there, slight ring wear on cover, some spotting, a very small seam split or writing are possible
vg+ :::: occasional interference, possibly light surface noise in few spots. There may be ring wear, minor splits on cover.
vg   :::: occasional to frequent light surface noise. Cover: pronounced wear and seam splits.

cc - cut corner

srw - slight ring wear

sc - saw cut

toc - tear on cover

woc, wol - writing on cover or label

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