The Who Tommy
2003 SACD, SACD, All Media
Classic Rock

Main image
Polydor
art direction Tim Drury
art direction Vartan
bass guitar [bass], french horn, trumpet, flugelhorn, vocals John Entwistle
consultant [pre and post 5.1 production] David Pelletier
consultant [pre and post 5.1 production] Elliot Mazer
coordinator [production] Monique McGuffin
design [original], cover [original], painting [original cover paintings] Mike McInnerney
design [outer slip sleeve] Meire Murakami
drums, timpani [tympani], gong, tambourine, vocals Keith Moon
engineer Damon Lyon-Shaw
executive-producer Chris Stamp
executive-producer [reissue] Bill Curbishley
executive-producer [reissue] Robert Rosenberg
guitar, keyboards, vocals Pete Townshend
liner notes Matt Kent
mastered by Jon Astley
mixed by [5.1 remixing] Pete Townshend
photography by Baron Wolman
photography by Barrie Wentzell
producer [original recording] Kit Lambert
reissue producer Pete Townshend
vocals Roger Daltrey
Phonographic Copyright (p) Polydor Ltd. (UK)
Copyright (c) Polydor Ltd. (UK)
Mastered At Close To The Edge
Recorded At I.B.C. Studios
Tommy was originally released as Track 613 013/4 on May 23rd 1969. It reached #2 in the U.K. The original U.K. first pressing was a limited edition and each libretto was individually numbered.
Released in the U.S. as Decca 7205 on May 17th 1969, it reached #4.

Original 2xLP release: 1969
This is a Hybrid SACD reissue remastered and remixed by Pete Townshend in stereo and 5.1.
Barcode: 6 02498 61011 4 (Text)
Barcode: 602498610114 (Scanned)
Label Code: LC 00309
Matrix / Runout: VS044-L1 060249861011301010000 (CD1, layer 1)
Matrix / Runout: VS044-L0-PV0.8 060249861011301010000 (CD1, layer 0)
Mastering SID Code: IFPI LQ42 (CD1, layer 1)
Mastering SID Code: IFPI LQ49 (CD1, layer 0)
Mould SID Code: IFPI 1Y58 (CD1)
Matrix / Runout: VS046-L1 06024986101302010000 (CD2, layer 1)
Matrix / Runout: VS046-L0-PV0.8 06024986101302010000 (CD2, layer 0)
Mastering SID Code: IFPI LQ42 (CD2, layer 1)
Mastering SID Code: IFPI LQ49 (CD2, layer 0)
Mould SID Code: IFPI 1Y58 (CD2)



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