The Who & Quadrophenia

Author: Popoff, Martin

Rock & Pop music

Published on 5 October 2023 by Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc (Motorbooks) in the United States.

Hardback | 176 pages, 150 colour & b-w photos
271 x 275 x 31 | 1548g

Take a deep dive into one of the best-selling albums ever on the 50th anniversary of its release with this beautifully produced and authoritatively written slipcased edition.

Veteran rock critic Martin Popoff leaves no stone unturned in taking apartThe Whos generation-spanning masterpiece, Quadrophenia, while exploring each of the albums 17 tracks and their themes of identity, anxiety, and mental health. Chapters cover: The state of The Who as of 1973, including their role in Mod culture The recording sessions at famed Olympic Studios and the bands own Battersea location, including techniques used Song-by-song studies of each album side, including analyses of lyrics and the guitars, drums, keyboards, and synthesizers employed by members Pete Townshend, Roger Daltrey, John Entwistle, and Keith Moon The 1979 motion picture based on the albums song cycle The continent-hopping tours that supported the album The rock groups trajectory post-Quadrophenia, including notable albums and tours Popoff also takes you on side journeys examining each band member, mod vs. rocker culture, the albums famous graphic design, manager/producers Chris Stamp and Kit Lambert, Quadrophenia collectibles, and more. Theres even a brief discographyand complete LP tour dates.

Presented in a 10' 10' slipcased book, The Who & Quadrophenia is illustrated with stunning performance and candid off-stage photography as well as rare memorabilia.

The result is a richly presented celebration and your ultimate tribute to the rock opera masterpiece.