{"product_id":"the-who-quadrophenia-2-180g-vinyl-lp","title":"The Who – Quadrophenia [2× 180g Vinyl LP]","description":"\u003ch3\u003eThe Who – Quadrophenia [2× 180g Vinyl LP]\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDetails\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2× Vinyl LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Gatefold, Stereo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCatalogue Number:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2780504\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBarcode:\u003c\/strong\u003e 602527805047\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGenre:\u003c\/strong\u003e Rock \/ Hard Rock \/ Classic Rock\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLabel:\u003c\/strong\u003e Polydor \/ Universal Music\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOriginally Released:\u003c\/strong\u003e 19 October 1973\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReissue Released:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2011 and reprinted in 2015\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePressing:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2× 180 Gram Vinyl\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New \u0026amp; Sealed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDescription\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eQuadrophenia\u003c\/em\u003e is The Who's sixth studio album and, for many, their greatest achievement — a sprawling, ferociously ambitious double concept album that stands as one of the most emotionally powerful and technically impressive records in rock history. Released on 19 October 1973, it arrived two years after the landmark \u003cem\u003eWho's Next\u003c\/em\u003e and proved that Pete Townshend's appetite for grand musical statements was far from exhausted.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhere \u003cem\u003eTommy\u003c\/em\u003e had launched the rock opera as a form, \u003cem\u003eQuadrophenia\u003c\/em\u003e perfected it. The album tells the story of Jimmy, a young mod from south London navigating the social upheaval of the mid-1960s — torn between gang loyalty, alienation, love and the search for identity. Each member of the band is represented by one of Jimmy's four conflicting personalities, each assigned their own musical theme that weaves through the album. It is a concept executed with remarkable discipline and emotional depth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe production by \u003cstrong\u003eGlyn Johns\u003c\/strong\u003e is extraordinary — one of the best-sounding double albums of the era. Pete Townshend's synthesiser work was genuinely ahead of its time, and the rhythm section of John Entwistle and Keith Moon is at its thunderous, jaw-dropping peak throughout. \u003cstrong\u003e\"The Real Me\"\u003c\/strong\u003e opens with one of rock's most electrifying bass runs; \u003cstrong\u003e\"5:15\"\u003c\/strong\u003e is a euphoric, orchestrated rush; \u003cstrong\u003e\"Bell Boy\"\u003c\/strong\u003e gives Keith Moon a rare and devastating lead vocal; and the closing \u003cstrong\u003e\"Love Reign O'er Me\"\u003c\/strong\u003e — with Daltrey's incredible vocal performance building to a cathartic, rain-drenched finale — remains one of the most powerful moments in all of rock music.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe album reached \u003cstrong\u003enumber two on both the UK and US album charts\u003c\/strong\u003e and went on to inspire the acclaimed 1979 film directed by Franc Roddam, which in turn helped spark the mod revival of the late 1970s. 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