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Tommy

1969 double studio album by The Who
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Tommy

Summary

Tommy is an album[1]. Tommy ranks in the top 0.32% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,397 views/month, #192 of 60,676).[2]

Key Facts

  • Tommy received the Grammy Awards[3].
  • Tommy's instance of is recorded as album[4].
  • Tommy's genre is rock opera[5].
  • Tommy followed Direct Hits[6].
  • Tommy was produced by Kit Lambert[7].
  • Among the performers on Tommy was The Who[8].
  • Tommy's record label is recorded as Polydor[9].
  • Tommy's record label is recorded as Track Record[10].
  • Tommy's record label is recorded as Decca[11].
  • Tommy's record label is recorded as MCA Records[12].
  • Tommy's place of publication is recorded as United Kingdom[13].
  • Tommy is part of The Who's albums in chronological order[14].
  • Tommy's language of work or name is recorded as English[15].
  • Tommy was distributed by compact disc[16].
  • Tommy was distributed by 8-track tape[17].
  • Tommy was distributed by LP record[18].
  • Tommy was released on May 23, 1969[19].
  • Tommy's tracklist is recorded as Pinball Wizard[20].
  • Tommy's tracklist is recorded as Go to the Mirror![21].
  • Tommy's tracklist is recorded as Tommy Can You Hear Me?[22].
  • Tommy's tracklist is recorded as Sally Simpson[23].
  • Tommy's tracklist is recorded as I'm Free[24].
  • Tommy's tracklist is recorded as We're Not Gonna Take It[25].
  • Tommy's tracklist is recorded as Overture[26].
  • Tommy's has edition or translation is recorded as Q111812830[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Album[28]

  • First release date: 1969-05-23[29]

  • Genre(s): art rock, blues rock, classic rock, hard rock, progressive, rock, rock opera[30]

  • Community tags: adolescence, album rock, alienation, anthemic, art rock, blues rock, childhood, classic rock, concept album, dark, disturbing, drugs, energetic, epic, existential, family, hallucinogens, hard rock, hardrock, introspective, lonely, male vocalist, melodic, mountains, narrative, passionate, progressive, quirky, rock, rock opera, spiritual, sports, surreal, theatrical, trauma, triumphant[31]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 0e587339-406a-3d21-8678-73e46e250379[32]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on Tommy was The Who[8]. Tommy was produced by Kit Lambert[7].

Publication

Tommy was published on May 23, 1969[19]. Tommy's place of publication is recorded as United Kingdom[13]. Tommy's language of work or name is recorded as English[15]. Tommy's genre is rock opera[5]. Tommy is part of The Who's albums in chronological order[14]. Recorded distribution format include compact disc[16], 8-track tape[17], and LP record[18].

Reception

Tommy received the Grammy Awards[3].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Tommy followed Direct Hits[6].

Why It Matters

Tommy ranks in the top 0.32% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,397 views/month, #192 of 60,676).[2] Tommy has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33]

FAQs

What awards did Tommy receive?

Honors received include Grammy Awards[3].

Related Entities

compact disc Decca Pete Townshend Polydor The Who United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  21. [23] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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