Tommy ORIG US 2LP ’72 Ode Who London Symphony Orchetsra Ringo Starr Symphonic

London Symphony Orchestra and Chambre Choir with guest soloists

Tommy

Original US 2LP released in 1972 on Ode Records. Cat:SP 99001. Comes in embossed gatefold sleeve. Also has 28 page full colour booklet in Excellent condition. Also has hard outerslip case. 

This all-star production of Tommy, starring Roger Daltrey, Rod Stewart, Merry Clayton, Richie Havens, John Entwistle, Steve Winwood, Richard Harris, Ringo Starr, Maggie Bell, Graham Bell, Pete Townshend, and Sandy Denny, is a love-it or hate-it affair. Conceived by producer Lou Reizner, it initially got the endorsement of Townshend, who was present for all of the sessions (as well as singing one part), saw it at one point as a realization of some of what he'd visualized when he'd first written the piece (the Who's original version was recorded too hastily to treat the music as he would've liked, with more than three instruments). Others felt that it was an overblown, leaden interpretation, weighed down by the sheer mass of the 100-piece orchestra and the vast orchestration of the music (courtesy of Wil Malone). Originally released by Ode Records in a slipcased box with a full libretto, it became a million-seller, however, and was one of the more elaborately conceived and packaged rock releases of its era

Tracks: Overture -Vocals – Pete Townshend/ It's A Boy -Vocals – Sandy Denny/ 1921- Vocals – Graham Bell, Maggie Bell, Roger Daltrey, Steve Winwood/ Amazing Journey - Vocals – Pete Townshend/ Sparks/ Eyesight To The Blind - Vocals – Richie Havens/ Christmas - Vocals – Roger Daltrey, Steve Winwood/ Sally Simpson - Vocals – Pete Townshend/ Welcome - Vocals – Roger Daltrey/ Tommy's Holiday Camp - Vocals – Ringo Starr/ We're Not Gonna Take It - Vocals – Roger Daltrey/ See Me, Feel Me - Vocals – Roger Daltrey/ Here's A Doctor I've Found - Vocals – Steve Winwood/ Go To The Mirror Boy - Vocals – Richard Harris, Roger Daltrey, Steve Winwood/ Tommy Can You Hear Me? - Vocals – Maggie Bell/ Smash The Mirror - Vocals – Maggie Bell/ I'm Free - Vocals – Roger Daltrey/ Miracle Cure/ Sensation - Vocals – Roger Daltrey/ Cousin Kevin - Vocals – John Entwistle/ Te Acid Queen - Vocals – Merry Clayton/ Underture/ Do You Think It's All Right - Vocals – Maggie Bell, Steve Winwood/ Fiddle About - Vocals – Ringo Starr/ Pin Ball Wizard.

Records have a few light scuff marks and are in Excellent condition. Gatefold lightly embossed cover has a few tiny surface tears around edges and is in Excellent condition. Hard outer case has a few tiny surface tears around edges and is in Excellent condition.

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