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“He listened to the first two tunes, picked up the album and smashed it against the wall. It was the only one we had!” This 1968 hit made a prog pioneer into a global star – but even he didn’t like it at first
With the help of The Who and Jimi Hendrix, and a helmet he found outside his hotel room, the bandleader acquired a nickname he’s now carried for nearly 60 years