Fifty years ago, The Who debuted Tommy at Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club in London. The ambitious rock opera about a deaf, dumb, and blind pinball wizard turned messiah catapulted The Who into the upper echelons of arena rock and marked a new transition in their storied career. Last year, Who frontman Roger Daltrey embarked on a world tour performing The Who's Tommy with an orchestra. With David Campbell providing the arrangements and Keith Levenson conducting, the piece took on a new life in a new context. Now, Roger Daltrey and Polydor have released a live album from the tour out today, June 14, entitled The Who's Tommy Orchestral. It was recorded last summer on stops in Budapest and Bethel Woods. Its 24 tracks represent the bulk of the tracks from the original studio album (though there's no "Underture" to be found) but presents them in slightly different sequence.

In addition to the orchestra, the album features members who have played live with The Who in recent years, including Simon Townshend (vocals and guitar), Frank Simes (guitar), Scott Devours (drums), Jon Button (bass), and Loren Gold (keys). Together, they present a reimagining of the classic album.

The Who's Tommy Orchestral is available in a variety of configurations: there's the standard CD edition, a 2-LP black vinyl version, and a 2-LP color vinyl featuring orange and blue wax, exclusive to Roger Daltrey's online shop. Below, you can check out the new single from the album, "Pinball Wizard"!

Roger Daltrey, The Who's Tommy Orchestral (Polydor, 2019)

CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada
2-LP black vinyl: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada
2-LP color vinyl: Roger Daltrey's Online Shop

1. Overture
2. It's A Boy
3. 1921
4. Amazing Journey
5. Sparks
6. Eyesight To The Blind
7. Christmas
8. Cousin Kevin
9. The Acid Queen
10. Do You Think It's Alright?
11. Fiddle About
12. Pinball Wizard
13. There's A Doctor
14. Go To The Mirror!
15. Tommy, Can You Hear Me?
16. Smash The Mirror
17. Refrain - It's A Boy
18. I'm Free
19. Miracle Cure
20. Sensation
21. Sally Simpson
22. Welcome
23. Tommy's Holiday Camp
24. We're Not Gonna Take It