The first copies of the Tommy LP are appearing on store shelves in America. Disc jockeys receive a 4-single box set of selected tracks. Ellen Sander in Saturday Review calls it a masterpiece and says it features some of the best rock music ever recorded. John Gabree in High Fidelity calls it “superlative rock-and-roll”. David Walley in Jazz &Pop hails it as a “superlative achievement” Charles E. Fager in Christian Century loves it and calls it a “thoroughly religious work.” Despite the acclaim and promotion, sales are slow for the rock opera at first.