TOMMY – THE MOVIE

Artist:

Various Artists

Label:

RSO / Polydor

Release Date:

1 Mar 1975

Format:

LP, 8 Track, Reel To Reel, Cassette, CD, VHS, DVD

Studio:

Sony Pictures

CD Date:

725846400

CD Rem Date:

978307200

DVD Date:

937872000

Runtime:

111 Minutes

Original LP Track List:
Side One
01. Prologue – 1945 (performed by Pete Townshend and John Entwistle)
02. Captain Walker/It’s a Boy (performed by Pete Townshend, Margo Newman and Vicki Brown)
03. Bernie’s Holiday Camp (performed by the Who, with vocals by Oliver Reed, Ann-Margret and Alison Dowling)
04. 1951 / What about the Boy? (performed by Mott the Hoople, with vocals by Ann-Margret and Oliver Reed)
05. Amazing Journey (performed by Pete Townshend)
06. Christmas (performed by the Who and the vocal chorus, with lead vocals by Ann-Margret, Oliver Reed and Alison Dowling)
07. Eyesight to the Blind (performed by Eric Clapton)
Side Two
01. Acid Queen (performed by Tina Turner)
02. Do You Think It’s Alright? (1) (performed by Ann-Margret and Oliver Reed)
03. Cousin Kevin (performed by Paul Nicholas)
04. Do You Think It’s Alright? (2) (performed by Ann-Margret and Oliver Reed)
05. Fiddle About (performed by the Who, with lead vocals by Keith Moon)
06. Do You Think It’s Alright? (3) (performed by Ann-Margret and Oliver Reed)
07. Sparks (performed by the Who)
08. Extra, Extra, Extra (performed by Simon Townshend)
09. Pinball Wizard (performed by Elton John)
Side Three
01. Champagne (performed by the Who, with vocals by Ann-Margret and Roger Daltrey)
02. There’s a Doctor (performed by Oliver Reed and Ann-Margret)
03. Go to the Mirror (performed by Jack Nicholson, Roger Daltrey and Ann-Margret)
04. Tommy, Can You Hear Me? (performed by Ann-Margret)
05. Smash the Mirror! (performed by Ann-Margret)
06. I’m Free (performed by Roger Daltrey)
07. Mother and Son (performed by Pete Townshend, with vocals by Ann-Margret and Roger Daltrey)
08. Sensation (performed by Roger Daltrey)
Side Four
01. Miracle Cure (performed by Simon Townshend)
02. Sally Simpson (performed by Eric Clapton, Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey)
03. Welcome (performed by Pete Townshend, with vocals performed by Roger Daltrey, Ann-Margret and Oliver Reed)
04. T.V. Studio (performed by Pete Townshend, with vocals performed by Ann-Margret and Oliver Reed)
05. Tommy’s Holiday Camp (performed by Keith Moon)
06. We’re Not Gonna Take It! (performed by Roger Daltrey and the vocal chorus)
07. Listening to You / See Me, Feel Me (performed by the Who and the vocal chorus, with lead vocals by Roger Daltrey)

CD Track List:
Disc 1
01. Overture
02. Prologue – 1945
03. Captain Walker / It’s a Boy
04. Bernie’s Holiday Camp
05. 1921 / What About The Boy?
06. Amazing Journey
07. Christmas
08. Eyesight to the Blind – Eric Clapton
09. Acid Queen
10. Do You Think It’s Alright? (I)
11. Cousin Kevin
12. Do You Think It’s Alright? (II)
13. Fiddle About
14. Do You Think It’s Alright? (III)
15. Sparks
16. Extra, Extra,
17. Pinball Wizard
Disc 2
01. Champagne
02. There’s a Doctor
03. Go to the Mirror
04. Tommy, Can You Hear Me?
05. Smash the Mirror
06. I’m Free
07. Mother and Son
08. Sensation (version on CD and cassette is longer than original LP and 8 track version)
09. Miracle Cure
10. Sally Simpson
11. Welcome
12. T.V. Studio
13. Tommy’s Holiday Camp
14. We’re Not Gonna Take It
15. See Me, Feel Me / Listening to You

VHS / DVD

Tommy is a 1975 musical film based on The Who’s rock opera,  Tommy (1969). In the film, Eric Clapton plays  The Preacher , the leader of a faith-healing pop cult worshipping Marilyn Monroe and performs  Eyesight To The Blind during this sequence. The VHS, issued originally in the 1980s is long out of print. It was re-issued in 1999 on DVD.

Cast:
Oliver Reed as Frank Hobbs
Ann-Margret as Nora Walker-Hobbs
Roger Daltrey as Tommy Walker
Tina Turner as The Acid Queen
Eric Clapton as The Preacher
Keith Moon as Uncle Ernie / Himself
Paul Nicholas as Cousin Kevin
Jack Nicholson as The Specialist
Robert Powell as Group Captain Walker
Pete Townshend as Himself
John Entwistle as Himself
Arthur Brown as The Priest
Elton John as The Champ
Victoria Russell as Sally Simpson
Ben Aris as Reverend Arthur Simpson
Ken Russell (uncredited) as Cripple
Mary Holland as Mrs. Simpson
Gary Rich as Rock Musician
Dick Allan as President Black Angels
Barry Winch as Young Tommy
Eddie Stacey as Bovver Boy

Exact release dates are unknown for the soundtrack are unknown.