The Who - Quadrophenia (1973) [Japanese Limited SHM-SACD 2012] PS3 ISO + DSD64 + Hi-Res FLAC

Posted By: HDAtall

Date: Dec. 18, 2024

Quadrophenia is the sixth studio album by the English rock band The Who, released as a double album in October 1973 by Track Records. It is the group's second rock opera. Set in London and Brighton in 1965, the story follows a young mod named Jimmy and his search for self-worth and importance. Quadrophenia is the only Who album entirely composed by Pete Townshend. This Japanese SHM-SACD reissue uses the 2012 DSD master based on UK original analog tape.

Pete Townshend revisited the rock opera concept with another double-album opus, this time built around the story of a young mod's struggle to come of age in the mid-'60s. If anything, this was a more ambitious project than Tommy, given added weight by the fact that the Who weren't devising some fantasy, but were re-examining the roots of their own birth in mod culture. In the end, there may have been too much weight, as Townshend tried to combine the story of a mixed-up mod named Jimmy with the examination of a four-way split personality (hence the title Quadrophenia), in turn meant to reflect the four conflicting personas at work within the Who themselves. The concept might have ultimately been too obscure and confusing for a mass audience. But there's plenty of great music anyway, especially on "The Real Me," "The Punk Meets the Godfather," "I'm One," "Bell Boy," and "Love, Reign O'er Me." Some of Townshend's most direct, heartfelt writing is contained here, and production-wise it's a tour de force, with some of the most imaginative use of synthesizers on a rock record. Various members of the band griped endlessly about flaws in the mix, but really these will bug very few listeners, who in general will find this to be one of the Who's most powerful statements.

Tracklist:

01 - I Am The Sea
02 - The Real Me
03 - Quadrophenia
04 - Cut My Hair
05 - The Punk And The Godfather
06 - I'm One
07 - The Dirty Jobs
08 - Helpless Dancer
09 - Is It In My Head?
10 - I've Had Enough
11 - 5:15
12 - Sea And Sand
13 - Drowned
14 - Bell Boy
15 - Doctor Jimmy
16 - The Rock
17 - Love Reign O'er Me

DSD transferred from analogue master tapes by Jon Astley at Close To The Edge Mastering, 2012.

Dynamic Range

foobar2000 2.24 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1

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Analyzed: THE WHO / QUADROPHENIA
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR13 -7.32 dB -28.18 dB 2:10 01-I Am The Sea
DR12 -6.08 dB -20.45 dB 3:22 02-The Real Me
DR13 -5.88 dB -22.00 dB 6:15 03-Quadrophenia
DR13 -5.90 dB -21.45 dB 3:46 04-Cut My Hair
DR13 -5.95 dB -21.15 dB 5:17 05-The Punk And The Godfather
DR13 -6.76 dB -23.05 dB 2:40 06-I'm One
DR13 -6.44 dB -21.00 dB 4:30 07-The Dirty Jobs
DR12 -6.96 dB -24.05 dB 2:36 08-Helpless Dancer
DR13 -5.75 dB -21.73 dB 3:46 09-Is It In My Head?
DR12 -6.51 dB -21.43 dB 6:16 10-I've Had Enough
DR12 -6.23 dB -21.03 dB 5:03 11-5:15
DR13 -6.13 dB -21.55 dB 5:05 12-Sea And Sand
DR13 -5.63 dB -21.44 dB 5:28 13-Drowned
DR13 -6.31 dB -21.44 dB 4:59 14-Bell Boy
DR14 -6.14 dB -22.01 dB 8:39 15-Doctor Jimmy
DR14 -5.89 dB -22.93 dB 6:40 16-The Rock
DR12 -6.98 dB -22.17 dB 5:51 17-Love Reign O'er Me
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Number of tracks: 17
Official DR value: DR13

Samplerate: 2822400 Hz / PCM Samplerate: 176400 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 1
Bitrate: 5645 kbps
Codec: DSD64

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