Editing Quadrophenia (section)

== Release ==
The album was preceded by the single "5:15" in the UK, which benefited from a live appearance on ''[[Top of the Pops]]'' on 4 October 1973 and was released the next day.{{sfn|Neill|Kent|2002|p=334}} It reached No.&nbsp;20 in the charts.{{sfn|Atkins|2000|p=192}} In the US, "Love Reign O'er Me" was chosen as the lead single.{{sfn|Neill|Kent|2002|p=334}}

''Quadrophenia'' was originally released in North America on 26 October and in the UK on 29 October,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bpi.co.uk/award/5295-1463-2|title=BPI}}</ref> but fans found it difficult to find a copy due to a shortage of vinyl caused by the [[OPEC oil price shock|OPEC oil embargo]].{{sfn|Unterberger|2011|p=232}} In the UK, ''Quadrophenia'' reached No.&nbsp;2, being held off the top spot by [[David Bowie]]'s ''[[Pin Ups]]''.{{efn|Ironically, ''Pin Ups'' contained cover versions of the Who songs "[[I Can't Explain]]" and "[[Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere]]".}} The album reached No.&nbsp;2 on the US ''Billboard'' chart, the highest position of any Who album in that country, being kept from No. 1 by [[Elton John]]'s ''[[Goodbye Yellow Brick Road]]''.<ref name=disc>{{cite web|url=http://www.thewho.com/index.php?module=discography&discography_item_id=66&discography_tag=albums|title=The Who Official Band Website|access-date=12 July 2010|archive-date=14 March 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100314222457/http://www.thewho.com/index.php?module=discography&discography_item_id=66&discography_tag=albums|url-status=live}}</ref>

The album was originally released as a two-[[vinyl record|LP]] set with a gatefold jacket and a booklet containing lyrics, a text version of the story, and photographs taken by [[Ethan Russell]] illustrating it.<ref>{{cite book |last=Gildart |first=Keith |title=Images of England Through Popular Music: Class, Youth and Rock 'n' Roll, 1955–1976 |publisher=Palgrave Macmillan |year=2013 |page=232 |isbn=978-1-137-38425-6}}</ref> [[MCA Records]] re-released the album as a two-CD set in 1985 with the lyrics and text storyline on a thin fold-up sheet but none of the photographs.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/release/quadrophenia-mr0000485621|title=Quadrophenia – The Who – MCA #6895|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=26 January 2015|archive-date=15 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170715185822/http://www.allmusic.com/album/release/quadrophenia-mr0000485621|url-status=live}}</ref> The album was reissued as a [[Audio mastering|remastered]] CD in 1996, featuring a reproduction of the original album artwork.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/release/quadrophenia-mr0001250221|title=The Who – Quadrophenia – Polydor #5319712|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=26 January 2015|archive-date=15 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170715090709/http://www.allmusic.com/album/release/quadrophenia-mr0001250221|url-status=live}}</ref> The original mix had been criticised in particular for Daltrey's vocals being buried, so the 1996 CD was completely remixed by [[Jon Astley]] and Andy Macpherson.{{sfn|Atkins|2000|pp=209–210}}

In 2011, Townshend and longtime Who engineer [[Bob Pridden]] remixed the album, resulting in a deluxe five-disc [[box set]].<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/pete-townshend-announces-quadrophenia-box-set-20110602|title=Pete Townshend Announces 'Quadrophenia' Box Set|first=Andy|last=Greene|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=2 June 2011|access-date=27 January 2015|archive-date=4 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141204045936/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/pete-townshend-announces-quadrophenia-box-set-20110602|url-status=live}}</ref> Unlike earlier reissues, this set contains two discs of demos, including some songs that were dropped from the final running order of the album, and a selection of songs in [[5.1 surround sound]]. The box set came with a 100-page book including an essay by Townshend about the album sessions, with photos.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://consequenceofsound.net/2011/09/the-who-details-massive-quadrophenia-the-directors-cut-box-set/|title=The Who details massive Quadrophenia: The Directors Cut box set|first=Chris|last=Coplan|website=Consequence of Sound|date=8 September 2011|access-date=27 January 2015|archive-date=8 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140708155129/http://consequenceofsound.net/2011/09/the-who-details-massive-quadrophenia-the-directors-cut-box-set/|url-status=live}}</ref> At the same time, the standard two-CD version was re-released with a selection of the demos as bonus content; some Disc Two tracks were moved to Disc One to accommodate space for these demos. In 2014, the album was released on [[Blu-ray|Blu-ray Audio]] featuring a brand-new remix of the entire album by Townshend and Pridden in 5.1 surround sound as well the 2011 Deluxe Edition stereo remix and the original 1973 stereo LP mix.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/the-who-to-issue-quadrophenia-live-in-london-concert-film-20140417|title=The Who to Issue 'Quadrophenia: Live in London' Concert Film|first=Kory|last=Grow|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=17 April 2014|access-date=27 January 2015|archive-date=18 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150318053631/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/the-who-to-issue-quadrophenia-live-in-london-concert-film-20140417|url-status=live}}</ref>