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30 September 1969 released...

RARE EARTH - Get Ready (album)

[DOUBLEPOST=1506751931][/DOUBLEPOST]30 September 1977 released...

IAN DURY - New Boots And Panties!! (album)

[DOUBLEPOST=1506752099][/DOUBLEPOST]30 September 1987 released...

TOM WAITS - Rain Dogs (album)

 

[rock rock]

30 September 1991 released...

SIMPLY RED - Stars (album)

[DOUBLEPOST=1506752472][/DOUBLEPOST]30 September 1947 born MARC BOLAN.

( born Mark Feld; 30 September 1947 – 16 September 1977)

 

[rock rock]

2 October 1979 released...

Bob Marley & The Wailers —— Survival (album)

[DOUBLEPOST=1506927929][/DOUBLEPOST]2 October 1978 released...

Neil Young —— Comes A Time (album)

[DOUBLEPOST=1506927997][/DOUBLEPOST]2 October 1975 released...

Frank Zappa & Captain Beefheart —— Bongo Fury (album)

[DOUBLEPOST=1506928074][/DOUBLEPOST]2 October 1964 released...

The Kinks —— You Really Got Me (debut USA album)

 

[rock rock]

2 October 1970 ...

Pink Floyd released their fifth, and first UK No.1 album Atom Heart Mother in the UK. The original album cover shows a cow standing in a pasture with no text, nor any other clue as to what might be on the record. Storm Thorgerson, inspired by Andy Warhol's famous ‘cow wallpaper,’ has said that he simply drove out into a rural area near Potters Bar, England and photographed the first cow he saw. The cow's owner identified her name as ‘Lulubelle III’.

[DOUBLEPOST=1506928254][/DOUBLEPOST]2 October 1982 ...

Dire Straits started a four-week run at No.1 on UK the album charts with 'Love Over Gold'.

[DOUBLEPOST=1506928317][/DOUBLEPOST]2 October 1995...

Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds and Kylie Minogue released the duet 'Where the Wild Roses Grow'. The song later won 1996 ARIA Awards: 'Single of the Year', 'Song of the Year' and 'Best Pop Release'.

[DOUBLEPOST=1506928423][/DOUBLEPOST]2 October 1951...

Born on this day, Sting, (Gordon Sumner), singer, songwriter, The Police,(1983 UK & US No.1 single 'Every Breath You Take', plus 4 other UK No.1 singles). Solo, (1990 UK No.15 single 'Englishman In New York' plus over 15 other UK Top 40 singles). As a solo musician and a member of the Police, he received 16 Grammy Awards and has sold over 100 million records.

 

[rock rock]

2 October 1945...

Born on this day, Don McLean, US singer, songwriter, 1971 US & 1972 UK No.1 single 'American Pie', a song inspired by the death of Buddy Holly.

[DOUBLEPOST=1506928717][/DOUBLEPOST]2 October 1950...

Born on this day, Mike Rutherford, guitar, Genesis.

 

[rock rock]

3 October 1975 released...

The Who —— The Who By Numbers (album)

[DOUBLEPOST=1507014389][/DOUBLEPOST]3 October 1983 released...

Genesis —— Genesis (album)

[DOUBLEPOST=1507014583][/DOUBLEPOST]3 October 2000 released...

Radiohead —— Kid A (album)

 

[rock rock]

3 October 1967...

American singer, songwriter Woody Guthrie died after suffering from Huntington's Chorea disease. Guthrie was a major influence on Bob Dylan and American folk music. The 70's film 'Bound For Glory' is based on his life. His best-known song is 'This Land Is Your Land', which is regularly sung in American schools.

[DOUBLEPOST=1507014778][/DOUBLEPOST]3 October 1938...

Born on this day, Eddie Cochran, singer, (1958 US No. 8 single 'Summertime Blues', 1960 UK No.1 single 'Three Steps To Heaven'). Cochran was killed in a car crash on 17th April 1960 aged 21 while on tour in the United Kingdom. Songwriter Sharon Sheeley and singer Gene Vincent who were also in the car both survived the crash.

[DOUBLEPOST=1507014866][/DOUBLEPOST]3 October 1954...

Born on this day, Stevie Ray Vaughan, guitarist. He was killed in a helicopter crash on August 27th 1990. His family successfully sued the operators of the company for allowing an unqualified pilot to fly in fog and were awarded $2 million (£1.2 million). Vaughan played guitar on David Bowie's Let's Dance album.

 

[rock rock]

3 October 2014...

A mint-condition copy of The Beatles' Please Please Me album, signed by George Harrison, Paul McCartney, John Lennon and Ringo Starr sold for $36.655 at an auction held in the US.

 

[rock rock]

4 October 1971 released...

Frank Zappa —— 200 Motels (album - soundtrack)

[DOUBLEPOST=1507105391][/DOUBLEPOST]4 October 1975...

Pink Floyd went to No.1 on the UK album chart with Wish You Were Here. The album featured a tribute to ex band member Syd Barrett, 'Shine On You Crazy Diamond'. Also No.1 in the US. For one of the shots on the album's cover, two stuntmen were used, Danny Rogers and Ronnie Rondell, who was dressed in a fire-retardant suit covered by a business suit. Initially the wind was blowing in the wrong direction, and the flames were forced into Rondell's face, burning his moustache. The two stuntmen changed positions, and the image was later reversed.





[DOUBLEPOST=1507105526][/DOUBLEPOST]4 October 1970...

Janis Joplin was found dead at the Landmark Hotel Hollywood after an accidental heroin overdose. Joplin had the posthumous 1971 US No.1 single 'Me And Bobby McGee', and the 1971 US No.1 album 'Pearl'. She was known as "The Queen of Psychedelic Soul" and as "Pearl" to her friends, Joplin remains one of the top-selling musicians in the United States, with over 15.5 million albums sold in the USA.

 

[rock rock]

6 October 1972 released...

Genesis —— Foxtrot (album)

[DOUBLEPOST=1507273243][/DOUBLEPOST]6 October 1979...

Led Zeppelin's In Through The Out Door was at No.1 on the US album chart. Six versions of the cover were released, each depicting the same bar scene photographed from one of six different angles.

[DOUBLEPOST=1507273320][/DOUBLEPOST]6 October 1992 released...

R.E.M. —— Automatic For The People (album)

 

[rock rock]

6 October 1966...

Johnny Kidd was killed in a car crash while on UK tour in Radcliffe, Manchester, aged 27. Pirates' bassist Nick Simper, who later became an original member of Deep Purple, was also in the car with Kidd but he suffered only some cuts and a broken arm. Kidd scored the 1960 UK No.1 single 'Shakin' All Over' as Johnny Kidd and the Pirates.

[DOUBLEPOST=1507360285][/DOUBLEPOST]6 October 1978...

The film soundtrack to 'Grease' featuring John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John started a 13 week run at No.1 on the UK chart.

[DOUBLEPOST=1507360369][/DOUBLEPOST]6 October 1986 released...

Talking Heads —— True Stories (album)

[DOUBLEPOST=1507360452][/DOUBLEPOST]6 October 1978 released...

Dire Straits —— Dire Straits (debut album)

 

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9 Octomber 1940...

Born on this day, John Lennon singer, songwriter, guitarist, The Beatles sold over 20m singles worldwide, (1962-1970), and scored more UK & US No.1 albums than any other group. 1967 'Sgt. Pepper's' is the UK's biggest selling album ever. In 1990 Lennon's song 'Imagine' was played simultaneously in 130 countries to commemorate what would've been Lennon's 50th birthday. He was shot dead in New York by Mark Chapman on 8th December 1980.

[DOUBLEPOST=1507534304][/DOUBLEPOST]9 Octomber 1973...

Elvis Presley and Priscilla divorced after six years of marriage. Priscilla was awarded property, $725,000 cash and $4,200 a month support.

[DOUBLEPOST=1507534359][/DOUBLEPOST]9 Octomber 1976...

The Sex Pistols signed to EMI records for £40,000 ($68,000). The contract was terminated three months later with the label stopping production of the 'Anarchy In The UK' single and deleting it from its catalogue. EMI later issued a statement saying it felt unable to promote The Sex Pistols records in view of the adverse publicity generated over the last few months.

 

[rock rock]

10 October 1988 released...

U2 —— Rattle And Hum (album)

[DOUBLEPOST=1507620360][/DOUBLEPOST]10 October 1975 released...

Deep Purple —— Come Taste The Band (album)

[DOUBLEPOST=1507620433][/DOUBLEPOST]10 October 1970...

Black Sabbath were at No.1 on the UK chart with their second album 'Paranoid.' The album which contains some of the band's best-known signature songs, including the title track, 'Iron Man' and 'War Pigs' is now regarded as one of the classic Heavy Metal albums.

[DOUBLEPOST=1507620516][/DOUBLEPOST]10 October 1969 released....

Frank Zappa —— Hot Rats (album)

[DOUBLEPOST=1507620568][/DOUBLEPOST]10 October 1969 released....

King Crimson —— In The Court Of The Crimson King (debut album)

 

[rock rock]

20 October 1960...

Roy Orbison had his first UK No.1 single with 'Only The Lonely' and his first of 33 hits. The song was turned down by The Everly Brothers and Elvis Presley so Orbison decided to record the song himself.

[DOUBLEPOST=1508485219][/DOUBLEPOST]20 October 1950...

Born on this day, Tom Petty, American singer and songwriter. He was the frontman of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and was a founding member of the late 1980s supergroup the Traveling Wilburys and Mudcrutch. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers had the 1977 single 'American Girl', the 1989 UK No.28 single 'I Won't Back Down', and the 1991 UK No.3 album 'Into The Great Wide Open'. With the Traveling Wilburys, the 1988 UK No. 21 single 'Handle With Care'. Petty has also released a string of solo albums, and Throughout his career and has sold over 60 million albums. Petty died on 2 October 2017.

[DOUBLEPOST=1508485297][/DOUBLEPOST]20 October 2003...

Amy Winehouse released her debut album Frank, (named after Frank Sinatra). The album has now sold over one million copies in the UK.

[DOUBLEPOST=1508485356][/DOUBLEPOST]20 October 1979...

The Eagles started a nine week run at No.1 on the US album chart with 'The Long Run', the bands fourth US No.1.

[DOUBLEPOST=1508485423][/DOUBLEPOST]20 October 1976...

The Led Zeppelin film 'The Song Remains The Same', premiered in New York City. The charity night raised $25,000 for the save the children fund.

 

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20 October 1977...

Ronnie Van Zant, Steve Gaines and Cassie Gaines from Lynyrd Skynyrd were all killed along with manager Dean Kilpatrick when their rented plane ran out of fuel and crashed into a densely wooded thicket in the middle of a swamp in Gillsburg, Mississippi. The crash seriously injured the rest of the band and crew who were due to play at Louisiana University that evening.

 

[rock rock]

21 October 1961...

Bob Dylan records his first album, Bob Dylan, at age 20.

[DOUBLEPOST=1508569530][/DOUBLEPOST]21 October 1968...

Johnny Cash wins best album at the Country Music Awards for his live release Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison.

[DOUBLEPOST=1508569610][/DOUBLEPOST]21 October 1972...

Curtis Mayfield started a four-week run at No.1 on the US album chart with soundtrack to 'Superfly'.

[DOUBLEPOST=1508569706][/DOUBLEPOST]21 October 1975 released...

Mike Oldfield - Ommadawn (album)

 

[rock rock]

21 October 1977 released...

Genesis - Seconds Out (live album)

 

[rock rock]

23 October 1962...

12 year old Little Stevie Wonder recorded his first single for Motown Records, 'Thank You For Loving Me All The Way' backed by the Funk Brothers.

[DOUBLEPOST=1508744525][/DOUBLEPOST]23 October 1963...

The Beatles completed the final session for their second album 'With the Beatles' recording 'I Wanna Be Your Man.' The group then drove to London airport for a flight to Stockholm, Sweden to start their first foreign tour. The Fab four were met at Stockholm airport by hundreds of girl fans that had taken the day of school.

[DOUBLEPOST=1508744584][/DOUBLEPOST]23 October 1963...

Bob Dylan recorded 'The Times They Are A-Changin' at Columbia Recording Studios in New York City. Dylan wrote the song as a deliberate attempt to create an anthem of change for the time, influenced by Irish and Scottish ballads. In January 1984, a young Steve Jobs would recite the second verse of 'The Times They Are a-Changin' during his opening of the 1984 Annual Apple Shareholders Meeting, where he famously unveiled the Macintosh computer for the first time.

[DOUBLEPOST=1508744695][/DOUBLEPOST]23 October 1966...

The Jimi Hendrix Experience recorded their first single 'Hey Joe', at De Lane Lea studios in London. The earliest known commercial recording of the song is the late-1965 single by the Los Angeles garage band the The Leaves; the band then re-recorded the track and released it in 1966 as a follow-up single which became a hit.

 

[rock rock]

23 October 1970 released...

Frank Zappa - Chunga’s Revenge (album)

[DOUBLEPOST=1508744855][/DOUBLEPOST]23 October 1970 released...

Genesis - Trespass (album)

 

[rock rock]

24 October 1962...

James Brown recorded his legendary 'Live At The Apollo' album. The album was listed at No.24 in Rolling Stone magazine's 2003 list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.

[DOUBLEPOST=1508829305][/DOUBLEPOST]24 October 1971 released...

Don McLean —— American Pie (album)

[DOUBLEPOST=1508829424][/DOUBLEPOST]24 October 1971 released...

Grateful Dead —— Grateful Dead (Live album)

[DOUBLEPOST=1508829524][/DOUBLEPOST]24 October 1975 released...

John Lennon —— Shaved Fish (album)