ABSTRACT
On May 17, 1969, MCA Records released the latest record by The Who in the United States. Called Tommy, the album represented a departure from previous LPs consisting of largely unconnected three-minute pop songs, instead presenting a complete “rock opera” that told the story of the eponymous troubled boy – rendered deaf, dumb, and blind by a traumatic event in his childhood – as he attempts to overcome his condition and reach spiritual enlightenment.
