O Thunderclasp Newman surgiu em 1969 pelas mãos do guitarrista do The Who, Pete Townshend, que conseguiu um contrato para a banda com a Track Records e ainda produziu o primeiro e único álbum da banda,lançado em outubro de 1970. OS músicos eram da melhor qualidade (ver line up) e um repertório de primeira, com a clássica "Something In The Air", entre outras belas canções.
LINE UP:
John 'Speedy' Keene - Guitar, Vocals, Drums
Jimmy McCulloch - Guitar
Andy 'Thunderclap' Newman - Keyboards
Jim Avery - Bass
Jack McCulloch - Drums
John 'Speedy' Keene - Guitar, Vocals, Drums
Jimmy McCulloch - Guitar
Andy 'Thunderclap' Newman - Keyboards
Jim Avery - Bass
Jack McCulloch - Drums
Additional musicians
Chris Morphet - harmonica (tracks 4 & 5)
Pete Townshend (originally credited as Bijou Drains)[7] - bass
Ian Green - string arrangement ("Something in the Air")
THUNDERCLAP NEWMAN - HOLLYWOOD DREAM 1970
TRACK LISTING:
Something In The Air
"Hollywood #1" - 3:20
"The Reason" - 4:05
"Open the Door, Homer" (Bob Dylan) - 3:00
"Look Around" - 2:59
"Accidents" - 9:40
"Wild Country" - 4:14
"When I Think" - 3:06
"The Old Cornmill" - 3:58
"I Don't Know" - 3:44
"Hollywood Dream" (Instrumental) (Jack McCulloch, Jimmy McCulloch) - 3:06
"Hollywood #2" - 2:54
"Something in the Air" – 3:54
"Hollywood #1" - 3:20
"The Reason" - 4:05
"Open the Door, Homer" (Bob Dylan) - 3:00
"Look Around" - 2:59
"Accidents" - 9:40
"Wild Country" - 4:14
"When I Think" - 3:06
"The Old Cornmill" - 3:58
"I Don't Know" - 3:44
"Hollywood Dream" (Instrumental) (Jack McCulloch, Jimmy McCulloch) - 3:06
"Hollywood #2" - 2:54
"Something in the Air" – 3:54
A and B sides of singles
"Something in the Air" (Single Version) - 3:54
"Wilhelmina" (Andy Newman) - 2:56
"Accidents" (Single Version) - 3:46
"I See It All" (Jack McCulloch, Jimmy McCulloch) - 2:46
"The Reason" (Single Version) - 3:47
"Stormy Petrel" (Newman) - 2:57
