As Ken Russell’s Tommy turns 50, we explore the world of hit albums that have expanded into their own movies, from A Hard Day’s Night to Purple Rain.

The Who songwriter Pete Townshend always boasted an expansive music taste, and his early interest in jazz left him feeling ...

These unreleased classic rock albums have been the subject of intrigue for decades. Here's why they didn't make the cut.

Thanks, boss. Yes, there are the proto-punk records from the likes of the Dolls, the Stooges and MC5, but really, in 1976, ...

As a double album of studio material it is a classic of the form ... such as The Rolling Stones’ Exile On Main St., The Who’s rock opera Quadrophenia and Pink Floyd’s The Wall. As Zeppelin’s guitarist ...

The ex-wife of film star Jude Law tells me her next project will be about Quadrophenia, The Who's 'rock opera' album about amod written by Pete Townshend. It was turned into a cult film starring ...

As a double album of studio material it is a classic ... such as The Rolling Stones’ Exile On Main St., The Who’s rock opera Quadrophenia and Pink Floyd’s The Wall. As Zeppelin’s guitarist ...

Thinking of an album like an LP, with sides one and two ... It wasn’t about “we inherit Quadrophenia” or something. Bob Mould DJing at the 9:30 Club in Washington, D.C., in 2011.

Quadrophenia does that ... “As a trio, you don’t want people to hear the album with all this stuff on it, then they come see it live and there's only so much you can do,” Imperioli says.