25K views · 1.8K reactions | Tommy turns 53 today! Experience our fourth studio album, Tommy, as well as The Who Sell Out mastered by Jon Astley with vinyl cuts by Miles Showell. Both half-speed master LPs release on July 8th, pre-order now! TheWho.lnk.to/MusicStore | The Who | Facebook

Happy 55th Anniversary to The Who’s 1969 album Tommy! 🎸 The album shot the band to greater stardom and laid the foundation for future rock operas. The ambitious double album addressed challenging and complicated themes, and The Who supported the content with determined songwriting, overtures and overdubs, and a-typical instrument choices like the French Horn. Professional operas, films, and musicals followed, cementing Tommy’s legacy well into this century. | Rock & Roll Hall of Fame