Quadrophenia (soundtrack)

Quadrophenia
Square white and colour printed illustration for the commercially available soundtrack recording showing actor Phil Daniels standing in a narrow tall alleyway dressed in smart mod attire similar to that he wore as lead actor in the Quadrophenia film during a scooter trip to Brighton including shirt, tie and green army style parka
Soundtrack album art work for the Quadrophenia filmscore
Soundtrack album by
The Who
ReleasedSeptember 1979[1]
Recorded1961–1979
Genre
Length74.12
LabelPolydor
The Who chronology
The Kids Are Alright
(1979) 		Quadrophenia
(1979) 		Face Dances
(1981)
Singles from Quadrophenia
  1. "5:15"
    Released: September 1979
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Christgau's Record GuideB[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[3]

Quadrophenia is the soundtrack album of the 1979 film Quadrophenia, which refers to the 1973 rock opera Quadrophenia.[4] It was initially released on Polydor Records in 1979 as a cassette and LP and was re-released as a compact disc in 1993 and 2001. The album was dedicated to Peter Meaden, a prominent Mod and first manager of The Who, who had died a year prior to the album's release.

The album contains ten of the seventeen tracks from the original rock opera Quadrophenia. These are different mixes than those that appear on the 1973 album as they were remixed in 1979 by John Entwistle. The most notable difference is the track "The Real Me" (used for the title sequence of the film) which features a different bass track, more prominent vocals and a more definite ending, which was part of the original recording but faded out on the previous mix.[5] Most of the tracks are also edited to be slightly shorter. The soundtrack also includes three tracks by The Who that did not appear on the 1973 album – "Four Faces", "Get Out and Stay Out" and "Joker James". The latter two songs marked Kenney Jones's first on-record appearance with the Who after taking over on drums for the late Keith Moon. "Four Faces" was one of two outtakes recorded during the original 1973 sessions but unused at the time – The other being "We Close Tonight", which eventually was released on the remastered version of Odds & Sods.

  1. ^ Strong, Martin Charles (3 May 1995). The Great Rock Discography. Canongate Press. p. 896. ISBN 978-0-86241-541-9.
  2. ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: Q". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  3. ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.
  4. ^ "The Who Official Band Website – Roger Daltrey, Pete Townshend, John Entwistle, and Keith Moon | Quadrophenia – Original Soundtrack". Thewho.com. Retrieved 3 December 2011.
  5. ^ "The Who – Quadrophenia (1979 Soundtrack)". Thewho.info. 4 June 2011. Retrieved 3 December 2011.