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It’s concept was weighty: the tale of a ’60s mod struggling to find himself, intermingled with a study of split personality (itself a metaphor for The Who’s internal battles). But the music on Quadrophenia instantly struck all who heard it, helping the 1973 double-LP rocket to #2. The 2-LP reissue here returns it to double-vinyl where it belongs; their unforgettable hits Love, Reign O’er Me; 5:15, and The Real Me join The Punk and the Godfather; I’m One; Doctor Jimmy; Bell Boy, and the rest of the original release. The upside of getting the 2-CD deluxe edition is that you also receive eight previously unheard Pete Townshend demos (including songs that didn’t make it onto the album) and two booklets full of notes and pix. The real hero of this story, though, is the super-deluxe edition, which takes the deluxe edition and adds a wealth of additional demos (25 in all), an exclusive eight-track 5.1 audio DVD, a beautiful hardcover book lending new insight into this landmark recording and a 7" vinyl single: 5:15 b/w Water!