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4 mins readOn 1 December 1976, Thames Television’s tea-time news magazine show Today scrambled to fill a last-minute vacancy. Rock group Queen had cancelled their scheduled…
4 mins readIn December 1971, British hard rock pioneers Deep Purple arrived in Montreux, a tranquil resort town on the edge of Lake Geneva in Switzerland.…
2 mins readIn February Nineteen Seventy-Two, Led Zeppelin flew into Singapore’s Paya Lebar Airport, fresh from a triumphant tour of Australia. They expected a standard layover…
2 mins readIn March Nineteen Seventy-Five, AC/DC were still fighting to establish themselves outside of the rough pub circuits of Melbourne and Sydney. Their breakthrough moment…
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In nineteen seventy-three, the Grateful Dead released Wake of the Flood, their first studio album on their own record label. Having parted company with…
October 15, 1973
In 1983, American singer-songwriter Cyndi Lauper released her debut solo studio album, She's So Unusual, on Portrait Records. Produced by Rick Chertoff and propelled…
October 14, 1983
Michael Jackson's adult solo career reached a new level in 1979 as Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough reached number one on the US…
October 13, 1979
In 1981, Irish rock quartet U2 released their second studio album, October, through Island Records. Recorded at Windmill Lane Studios in Dublin with producer…
October 12, 1981
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In nineteen seventy-three, the Grateful Dead released Wake of the Flood, their first studio album on their own record label. Having parted company with…
October 15, 1973In 1983, American singer-songwriter Cyndi Lauper released her debut solo studio album, She's So Unusual, on Portrait Records. Produced by Rick Chertoff and propelled…
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