On This Day
‘Let It Bleed’: The Rolling Stones’ Eclectic Masterpiece
'Let It Bleed' has become a classic and is a testament to the art of the long-playing record.
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Features5 days agoThe Filth And The Fury! How Sex Pistols Sparked A Media Outrage
With their ‘The Filth & The Fury’ headline, the ‘Daily Mirror’ lit the touchpaper for a hate campaign against Sex Pistols in 1977.
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Features5 days ago‘Happy Xmas (War Is Over)’: So This Is Christmas, With John And Yoko
'Happy Xmas (War Is Over)' became a cast-iron Yuletide favourite, but its original UK peak was No.4.
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Features5 days ago
‘Songs Of Experience’: U2 Blend Wisdom With Innovation
The release of U2’s 14th studio album on December 1, 2017 was greeted with an iTunes No.1 in a mere 45 countries.
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Features5 days ago
‘Shout’: Tears For Fears Let It All Out With A Song From The Big Chair
The track became the group's fourth Top 5 UK hit in two years and went on to top the Billboard Hot 100.
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Features6 days ago
‘The Visitors’: Bringing The First Part Of ABBA’s Story To A Close
The final album of their initial run, the album broke rank with the past and brought the news that ABBA fans feared.
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Features6 days ago
Motown Supergroup: The Supremes Join Forces With The Temptations
Remembering when Motown’s most successful female act and the label’s biggest male group came together on album.
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Features6 days ago
‘Wichita Lineman’ Album: Glen Campbell’s Country Chart Phenomenon
The 1968 album was the only one of Glen’s LPs to make the top of both the country and pop album charts.
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Features6 days ago
‘Quicksand‘: Holland-Dozier-Holland Magic Works Again For Martha And The Vandellas
The Holland-Dozier-Holland magic started working again with the group’s third smash in a row.
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Features7 days ago
‘Up On Cripple Creek’: The Story Behind The Band’s Song
Robbie Robertson tells the story behind one of The Band’s most famous songs.
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Features7 days ago
Best The Game Songs: Fearless Compton Hip-Hop
The Game’s best songs are the product of a fearless rapper from Compton who has never stopped pitting himself against the world.
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Features7 days ago
‘My Life’: Mary J. Blige Beds In As The Queen Of Hip-Hop Soul
With the 1994 album, Blige was on her sophomore release and the follow-up to her 1992 breakthrough album ‘What’s The 411?’
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Features7 days ago
‘You Give Love A Bad Name’: Bon Jovi’s First Anthem
The song raced to No.1 as the band raced into the top flight of worldwide rock attractions.
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Features7 days ago
‘Super Trouper’: ABBA Score Their Final UK No.1 Single
As ABBA completed the ‘Super Trouper’ album, the only thing missing was a song called 'Super Trouper.'
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Features7 days ago
‘Paris’: How Supertramp Thrilled The City Of Light
The November 1979 show in Paris took place in front of 8,000 admiring Supertramp fans and was turned into a live album.
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Features7 days ago
‘Squeeze Box’: The Who Hit Championed By Ronnie Lane
Pete Townshend admitted that he wrote the song for his own amusement, and initially didn't even consider it for 'The Who By Numbers.'
