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"I'm gonna make you a star" said Pete Townshend to Thunderclap Newman... and he meant it!

Richard Green, New Musical Express, 28 June 1969

NOBODY REALLY expects anything connected with the Who to be quite normal, but with Thunderclap Newman, Pete Townshend has come up with a gem. Apart from the group's fantastic progress in the NME chart this week, the members themselves are all exceptional.

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