celebrating a major classic rock album - The Who's Tommy

The Who

Tommy

May 23, 1969 (UK)

In the USA, songs from this album have been played on classic rock radio for decades because the record has proven to be incredibly durable, even as landscape and style changes have come and gone in rock music. The Who are an incredibly important band in the development of hard rock, heavy rock, and classic rock, and this album is one of the band's most respected works.

Wikipedia shows that this double album was released on 19 May 1969 in the US by Decca and 23 May in the UK by Track Records.

Wikipedia also observes that:

"The album was commercially successful, reaching No. 2 in the UK album charts. It peaked at No. 7 in the US in 1969, but in 1970 it re-entered the charts, at which time it went on to peak at No. 4. It sold 200,000 copies in the first two weeks in the US alone and was awarded a gold record for sales of 500,000 on 18 August. 'Pinball Wizard', 'I'm Free' and 'See Me, Feel Me' were released as singles and received airplay on the radio. 'Pinball Wizard' reached the top 20 in the US and the top five in the UK. 'See Me, Feel Me' reached the top 20 in the US and 'I'm Free' reached the top 40."

The Who - Pinball Wizard (Live at the Isle of Wight, 1970)