Tag Archives: Kit Lambert

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22/1/15 – Thunderclap Newman – Hollywood Dream / Something In The Air – 1969/1970

One of the greatest songs ever in my opinion, Something In the Air was released in 1969 after the band had been put together by Pete Townshend in the role of producer and Who manager Kit Lambert to highlight the talents of Speedy Keen as a songwriter. Keen was Townshend’s flatmate, drummer on some of […]

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26/8/14 – The Who – I Can See For Miles/My Generation – The Smothers Brother’s TV Show – 1967/ Pop Goes The Sixties – 1969

When it came to ownership of the singles in our house in 1967, the lines were a little blurred. The Who’s I Can See For Miles probably belonged to my brother – in the end it didn’t really matter as we both got to play all the singles we had on our new Garrard deck, although […]