Quadrophenia
Alternative running order
Keith Moon in the studio
Mixing notes
Sound engineer Bob Pridden
Drowned lyrics
John Wolff
Lost All His Pals On the Train
As we previously reported, The Who have just released Quadrophenia: The Director's Cut - a deluxe boxset reissue of their seminal album overseen and approved by guitarist Pete Townshend.
In the video above Townshend explains the thinking behind the 5.1 surround sound mix of the record, the technology used to remaster it, the 'Q Cloud' bonus content and loads more.
Check out the gallery for rare photos, lyrics and recording notes with annotations from Townshend.
Quadrophenia: The Director's Cut is out now, buy it from Amazon or iTunes.
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