The Who - Quadrophenia (2LP, Half Speed Mastering) - AudioSoundMusic
The Who - Quadrophenia (2LP, Half Speed Mastering) - AudioSoundMusic
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The Who - Quadrophenia (2LP, Half Speed Mastering) - AudioSoundMusic
The Who - Quadrophenia (2LP, Half Speed Mastering) - AudioSoundMusic

The Who - Quadrophenia (2LP, Half Speed Mastering)

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The Who [click here to see more vinyl featuring The Who]:

  • John Entwistle – bass guitar, horns, vocals

  • Roger Daltrey – lead vocals

  • Keith Moon – drums, percussion, vocals

  • Pete Townshend – remainder

Jon Curle – newsreader voice on "Cut My Hair"

Chris Stainton – piano on "The Dirty Jobs", "5:15", and "Drowned"

Written by Pete Townshend

 

2 LP, Gatefold jacket with a 44-page booklet

Original analog Master tape : YES

Half speed Mastering

Heavy Press : 180g

Record color : black

Speed : 33 RPM

Size : 12'’

Stereo

Studio

Record Press : Optimal Media (Germany)

Label : Polydor

Original Label : Polydor

Recorded  May–June 1972 and May–September 1973 at Olympic, Ramport and Ronnie Lane's Mobile Studio, London

Recorded by Pete Townshend, Rod Houison, Ron Nevison

Engineered by Ron Nevison

Mixed by Ron Fawcus, Bobby Pridden at Eel Pie Sound

Produced by Kit Lambert, Pete Townshend, The Who

Executive-Producer – Chris Stamp, Kit Lambert, Pete Kameron

Mastered by Jon Astley at Close To The Edge

Lacquer cut by Miles Showell at Abbey Road Studios

Photography by Graham Hughes, Ethan A. Russell

Originally released in October 1973

Reissued in February 2024

 

Tracks:

Side A:

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

Side B:

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

Side C:

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

Side D:

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


    Awards:

    Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time – Ranked No. 267


    Reviews:

    “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.” AllMusic Review by Richie Unterberger


    Half-speed mastering. In half-speed mastering, the whole process is slowed down to half of the original speed. A typical 33 1/3 rpm record is cut at 16 2/3 rpm. The source material is also slowed down (reducing the pitch in the process) meaning the final record will still sound normal when played back. Slowing the whole process down allows more time, which means the end result sounds better and is more efficient — allowing engineering to minimize the effects of inherent limitations within the vinyl format. The result is a more accurate and more open high-frequency response in the half speed vinyl when compared with a normal speed recording.


    Ratings :

    AllMusic : 5 / 5 ; Discogs : 4.62 / 5

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