Peter Townshend Who Came First (Decca/Track)
Metal Mike Saunders, Phonograph Record, 1972
HERE WE HAVE the debut album of Peter Baba. Believe it or not, in his youth Baba fronted an incorrigible reds-popping teenage quartet responsible for such gems as 'I Can't Explain', 'Anyway Anyhow Anywhere', and 'The Who Sings My Generation'.
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