The Who: The Who By Numbers
Ken Barnes, Phonograph Record, October 1975
THE WHO'S sovereign elixir is only available about once every two years, and is held most effective when composed of simple, basic ingredients. The 1969 potion, the "Tommy" line, induced beneficial results at first, but later proved to contain potentially dangerous and often harmful side effects. 1974's Odds and Sods philtre, though blended from left-overs and castoffs, was extraordinarily healthful.
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