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Quadrophenia
Quadrophenia (album).jpg
Studio album by The Who
Released 26 October 1973 (UK)
19 October 1973 (US)
Recorded May–June 1972
May–September 1973 using 16-track recording
Studio Olympic Studios, London, Ramport Studios in Battersea, London with Ronnie Lane's Mobile Studio
Genre
Length 81:36
Label Track, MCA
Producer The Who
Executive producers:
Associate producer:
Glyn Johns (on "Is It in My Head?" and "Love Reign o'er Me")
The Who chronology
Meaty Beaty Big and Bouncy
(1971)
Quadrophenia
(1973)
Odds & Sods
(1974)
Singles from Quadrophenia
  1. "5.15 / Water"
    Released: 5 October 1973 (UK)
  2. "Love, Reign o'er Me"
    Released: 27 October 1973 (US)
  3. "The Real Me / Doctor Jimmy"
    Released: 12 January 1974
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic 5/5 stars
Robert Christgau A–
Clash 10/10
Digital Spy 4/5 stars
MusicHound 4/5
Rolling Stone mixed
The Rolling Stone Album Guide 4/5 stars

Quadrophenia is the sixth studio album by the English rock band The Who, released on 26 October 1973 by Track Records. It is a double album and the group's second rock opera. The story follows a young mod named Jimmy and his search for self-worth and importance, set in London and Brighton in 1965. It is the only Who album to be entirely composed by Pete Townshend.

The group started work on the album in 1972, trying to follow up Tommy and Who's Next, which had both achieved substantial critical and commercial success. Recording was delayed while bassist John Entwistle and singer Roger Daltrey recorded solo albums and drummer Keith Moon worked on films. Because a new studio was not finished in time, the group had to use Ronnie Lane's Mobile Studio. As well as the group's typical playing styles, especially from Moon, the album makes significant use of Townshend's multi-tracked synthesizers and sound effects, and Entwistle's layered horn parts. Relationships between the group and manager Kit Lambert broke down irretrievably during recording and he had left the band's services by the time the album was released.

Quadrophenia was released to a positive reception in both the UK and the US, but the resulting tour was marred with problems with backing tapes replacing the additional instruments on the album, and the stage piece was retired in early 1974. It was revived in 1996 with a larger ensemble, and a further tour occurred in 2012. The album made a positive impact on the mod revival movement of the late 1970s, and the resulting film adaptation, released in 1979, was successful. The album has been reissued on compact disc several times, and seen a number of remixes that corrected some perceived flaws in the original.


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