The Who - Tommy (1969) [Japan SACD 2012] PS3 ISO + HDTracks

Artist: The Who
Title Of Album: Tommy [Japan SACD]
Year Of Release: 2012 (1969)
Label (Catalog#): Universal [UIGY-9089]
Country: England
Genre: Rock, Hard Rock
Quality: DSD64 image (*.iso) Scans
Quality: FLAC (tracks) Scans
Bitrate: 2.0 > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz
Bitrate: Lossless [24bit/88,2 kHz]
Time: 74:51
Full Size: 2,20 GB | 1,53 GB


The full-blown rock opera about a deaf, dumb, and blind boy that launched the band to international superstardom, written almost entirely by Townshend. It was hailed as a breakthrough upon its release, but its critical standing has diminished somewhat in the ensuing decades, because of the occasional pretensions of the concept, and the insubstantial nature of some of the songs that functioned as little more than devices to advance the rather sketchy plot. Nonetheless, the double album has many excellent songs, including “I’m Free,” “Pinball Wizard,” “Sensation,” “Christmas,” “We’re Not Gonna Take It,” and the dramatic ten-minute instrumental, “Underture.” Though the album was slightly flawed, Townshend’s ability to construct a lengthy conceptual narrative brought new possibilities to rock music. Despite the complexity of the project, he and the Who never lost sight of solid pop melodies, harmonies, and forceful instrumentation, imbuing the material with a suitably powerful grace.

Tracklist:

01. Overture - 05:20
02. It's A Boy - 00:39
03. 1921 - 02:49
04. Amazing Journey - 03:24
05. Sparks - 03:45
06. Eyesight To The Blind (The Hawker) - 02:13
07. Christmas - 04:35
08. Cousin Kevin - 04:07
09. The Acid Queen - 03:34
10. Underture - 10:02
11. Do You Think It's Alright? - 00:25
12. Fiddle About - 01:31
13. Pinball Wizard - 03:01
14. There's A Doctor - 00:24
15. Go To The Mirror! - 03:48
16. Tommy Can You Hear Me? - 01:35
17. Smash The Mirror - 01:35
18. Sensation - 02:26
19. Miracle Cure - 00:13
20. Sally Simpson - 04:10
21. I'm Free - 02:39
22. Welcome - 04:32
23. Tommy’s Holiday Camp - 00:57
24. We’re Not Gonna Take It - 07:07

DSD transferred from analogue master tapes by John Astley at The Edge Mastering, 2012.
Uncompressed SACD ISO size > 3,01 GB
FLAC (converted with foobar2000 to tracks) 24bit/88,2 kHz