Quadrophenia Quiz: Test Your Ultimate Who IQ!

The title Quadrophenia was a double pun — Townshend meant both “quadraphonic” sound experiments and a protagonist with four split personalities, each inspired by one member of The Who (so Jimmy = Daltrey, Entwistle, Moon, Townshend).

Pete Townshend treated the record like a movie soundtrack long before a film existed, stuffing the studio tapes with seaside waves, scooter engines and street noise so the album itself would play like a cinematic soundscape.