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The Who: Acetate recordings of the film soundtrack for 'Tommy',
1974,

10 December 2015, 12:00 GMT
London, Knightsbridge

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The Who: Acetate recordings of the film soundtrack for 'Tommy',

1974,
comprising two 12 inch, 33 1/3 rpm double-sided acetates, each with Apple Corps Ltd. 3 Savile Row London W1. Custom Recording labels with typewritten recording details and Film Soundtrack added to each label in blue felt-tip pen

Footnotes

These acetates would appear to represent the soundtrack album as a work in progress. There are a number of discernible differences to the released version, including:

Side 1:
Opens with music from the 1940s' BBC Radio programme, 'Music While You Work' and air-raid siren sound effects.
'Christmas' has a longer guitar/piano end section.
Side 2:
'The Acid Queen' is missing, the opening 'Eyesight To The Blind' is followed by 'Do You Think It's Alright?(1)'
'Sparks' is followed by 'Pinball Wizard', which lacks opening vocal backing, with no 'Extra, Extra, Extra'.
Side 3:
'I'm Free' has a different vocal performance and is followed by 'Miracle Cure', with no 'Mother And Son'.
Side 4:
Opens with a reprise of 'I'm Free'/'Sensation'.
'T.V. Studio' has a longer piano section to end of track and 'Tommy's Holiday Camp' has longer instrumental sections and different vocals.

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