Words & Music by: Side A – Peter Townshend; Side B – John Entwistle
Musicians: Roger Daltrey (lead vocals, tambourine on side A), Pete Townshend (guitars and backing vocals; banjo and accordion on side A), John Entwistle (bass, backing vocals, 8-string bass on side B), Keith Moon (drums), Nicky Hopkins (piano on side B)
Recording sessions: Produced by Glyn Johns at Shepperton Studios, Shepperton, UK, Side A - May 30; Side B - May 23, 1975
Highest chart positions: US #16, UK #10
Townshend picked up an accordion one day and learned how to play it. This inspired him to write "Squeeze Box", which was just meant to be a dirty joke and supposedly also to mock the group's manager Kit Lambert, whom they were in the process of suing.
The flip-side is The Who's first recording featuring an 8-string bass.
List price: Very Good+ is $2.50, Near Mint is $5
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