Home / Music / The Who's Tommy debuted in May 1969Music linernotes album music the-whoThe Who's Tommy debuted in May 1969Tommy was first released in May 1969 on Track Records in the UK and Decca Records in the US. Search Amazon As an Amazon Associate, Work Notes may earn.Related NotesQuadrophenia's fractured structure mirrors its protagonist's mindTommy was one of the longest rock albums of the 1960sQuadrophenia was adapted into a 1979 film directed by Franc RoddamTommy was the first rock opera — and it's still the benchmarkQuadrophenia is a play on schizophrenia for The Who's four-sided protagonistExploreCarsten Nicolai was born in Karl-Marx-Stadt in the former East GermanyMillie Jackson recorded Caught Up at Muscle Shoals and Criteria StudiosAbbey Lincoln recorded Closer Than Close at Sigma Sound Studios in PhiladelphiaTom Waits recorded his debut Closing Time at Sunset Sound StudiosColter Wall's self-titled debut was recorded at RCA's Studio A in NashvillePrevious The Who's Tommy is a rock opera about a deaf, dumb, and blind pinball championNext The Who Sell Out's cover sold deodorant and baked beans
