THE WHO - Tommy

Item Description

2 x Vinyl, , Pinckneyville Pressing
LP Album Stereo

Tri-fold cover.

Some copies may have a sticker on the back cover with the catalog number 7205 on it (see pics) that says:
As Performed
At the New York
Metropolitan Opera
7205

I have never seen another copy of this LP with this sticker. Just a speculation but maybe the versions with the sticker were sent only to NYC/East Coast area retailers?
The band did 2 shows at the June 6th and 7th, 1970 at the New York Metropolitan Opera on the TOMMY tour.

This record is 'auto-coupled' for listeners with an automatic record changer:
- Record 1 = Side 1 and Side 4 (i.e. Side A and Side D)
- Record 2 = Side 2 and Side 3 (i.e. Side B and Side C)

Recorded in England.

Studio I.B.C.

Manufactured by Decca Records, a Division of MCA Inc, New York, USA

Triple gatefold sleeve that includes a 12 page color booklet.

The character ◆ after the matrix code (on Sides C and D labels, variant 1) => [l263894] pressing pressed by [l315076]
The character ◈ after the matrix code (on Sides C and D labels, variant 2) => [l263894] pressing pressed by [l315076] - IN THIS CASE. This code was originally assigned to the Richmond pressing plant but it was closed before this record was made. After Richmond closed Pinckneyville took over Richmond's work and used Richmond's codes during the transition period. However, these markings are not always reliable (as labels were sometimes used by other MCA pressing plants).