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THUNDERCLAP NEWMAN - Hollywood Dream LP RE MCA Blue Rainbow label Pete Townshend
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December 24, 2024
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March 28, 2023
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THUNDERCLAP NEWMAN - Hollywood Dream LP RE MCA Blue Rainbow label with Pete Townshend on Bass Jimmy McCulloch superb guitar work stands out as it does with Wings and in many sessions If your getting this for Something in the Air you will be surprised at how good the rest of the LP is Pete gives it a Who feel.
The album was produced by 's guitarist and songwriter , who was also responsible for the band's initial formation. Townshend helped the group to obtain a recording contract with , a company formed by Kit Lambert and Chris Stamp, who were managers of The Who. Townshend also played bass on the album, credited under the pseudonym "Bijou Drains", although the later releases do not credit him.
The group's first single, "", was a UK number 1 hit and is the song for which Thunderclap Newman are best known. The single also reached #37 on the chart in the U.S. The album was recorded after the initial U.K. success of the first single.
Thunderclap Newman were an English band that of and formed in 1969 in a bid to showcase the talents of , , and Andy "Thunderclap" Newman.
Their , "", a 1969 UK , remains in demand for , and . The band released a critically acclaimed rock album, , and three other singles (which appeared on the album), "Accidents", "The Reason" and "Wild Country".
