Quadrophenia flame

[Martin Bailey]

Toby Elwin asked:

> I have a minidisk walkman, really love that technology, and I want to put
> Quadrophenia on it with the 4 extra songs:  "We Close Tonight" (from Odds and
> Sods), "Get Out and Stay Out", "Four Faces", and "Joker James" (all from the
> movie soundtrack).  


I did something similar myself a few years ago, back in the days of cassettes.  As well as the songs you've already mentioned, I also added:

  - Unused Piano from Quadrophenia (from one of the Scoops)
  - shorter Helpless Dancer from soundtrack (straight after Had Enough, needs to be put right at the end; but also have the longer original Helpless Dancer on there too somewhere)
  - Water (before Drowned)
  - I Don't Even Know Myself (before I'm One)

Yes  I know these last two songs aren't really designed for Quadrophenia, but they fit in really well - if there's enough space on your minidisk. 


> What are the suggestions for the track order?  Any story continuity to placing
> theses songs along the classic Quadrophenia we know and love?

The track order is a tricky question.  It doesn't help that the track order on both Quad albums is really messed up to begin with (IMO).  But here's my view on it:

 - Four Faces and Joker James: these both introduce the main character, so they're needed early on
 - We Close Tonight - just before Punk and the Godfather
 - Get Out and Stay Out - start of Jimmy's demise; just before 5:15.

When you finish (and you're happy with it), send us your final track order.

-MB






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