![]() Thundercap Newman performing Something in the Airĭuring recording sessions at IBC Studios in Portland Place, central London, around Christmas in 1968, with Townshend producing and playing the bass under the pseudonym Bijou Drains, they recorded basic tracks for Something in the Air, Accidents and Wilhelmina. ^ "REVIEW: Thunderclap Newman, Hollywood Dream".^ Sleeve notes on 1991 CD reissue of Hollywood Dream ( PolyGram / Polydor 833 794-2).^ a b c Sleeve notes on 1996 CD reissue of Speedy Keen solo album Y'Know Wot I Mean? ( Island / Edsel EDCD 462).^ "Album: Thunderclap Newman – Hollywood Dream".Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. ^ "Thunderclap Newman – Hollywood Dream".Dennis Drake – CD reissue mastering at PolyGram Studios.Chris Morphet – album spread photographs.Ian Green – string arrangement on "Something in the Air".Chris Morphet – harmonica (tracks 4 & 5).Pete Townshend (originally credited as Bijou Drains) – bass, producer.Jimmy McCulloch – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, maracas, wood block, backing vocals.Andy Newman – piano, organ, soprano saxophone, bass saxophone, oboe, tin whistle, glockenspiel, cor anglais, Bengali flutes, Japanese battle cymbal, hand bell, Indian finger cymbals, sleigh bells, Chinese temple block, vocals.John "Speedy" Keen – lead vocals, drums, percussion, acoustic guitar, conga, glockenspiel, gong, maracas."I See It All" (Jack McCulloch, Jimmy McCulloch) – 2:46."Something in the Air" ( Single version) – 3:54."Hollywood Dream" ( Instrumental) (Jack McCulloch, Jimmy McCulloch) – 3:06įor this release, "Something in the Air" became the opening track and the album was augmented by the A and B-sides of the singles released by Thunderclap Newman."Open the Door, Homer" ( Bob Dylan) – 3:00.The song also appears in the 1970 film The Strawberry Statement and the movie's soundtrack album.Īll songs written by Speedy Keen unless otherwise stated. It also appears on the accompanying soundtrack LP. ![]() "Something in the Air" makes a brief appearance in the 1969 film The Magic Christian starring Peter Sellers and Ringo Starr. This version also added the single versions of "Something In The Air" (different mix from the album version), "Accidents" and "The Reason", and the three non-album B-sides as bonus tracks. For its CD release in 1991, "Something in the Air" was moved to the start of the record. In 1973, the album was reissued in the U.S. The album then culminated in a reprise of the opener, "Hollywood #2" (featuring a miscellany of instruments including soprano saxophones, glockenspiel, sleigh bells, a Japanese battle cymbal and a Chinese temple block), and finally "Something in the Air". The original 1970 release opened with "Hollywood #1", with the title track, an instrumental by young guitarist Jimmy McCulloch, appearing toward the end of Side 2. The album was recorded after the initial U.K. The single also reached #37 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the U.S. The group's first single, " Something in the Air", was a UK number 1 hit and is the song for which Thunderclap Newman are best known. Track Records licensed the recordings to Atlantic Records for initial release in the U.S. Townshend also played bass on the album, credited under the pseudonym "Bijou Drains", although the later CD releases do not credit him. Townshend helped the group to obtain a recording contract with Track Records, a company formed by Kit Lambert and Chris Stamp, who were managers of The Who. The album was produced by The Who's guitarist and songwriter Pete Townshend, who was also responsible for the band's initial formation. Hollywood Dream is the only studio album by British rock band Thunderclap Newman.
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