1970’s
1977 – The David Soul single Silver Lady began a 3-week spell at the top of the UK Singles Chart. In 2014 bus operator National Express used the song for a television advert, with Soul as a coach driver.
1970 – American rock singer and songwriter Janis Joplin died in room #105 of the Landmark Motor Hotel in Hollywood. Joplin was discovered by her tour manager dead on the floor beside her bed following a heroin overdose.
Previous Albums Of The Day
 No.1489 04/10/2020
The Public Enemy album What You Gonna Do When The Grid Goes Down? tackles all that is wrong in the world, as a good PE LP should. After three decades PE remain relevant and enlist a mighty guest list. Fight the Power is back! |
 No.1125 04/10/2019 The 1999 David Bowie album Hours… is 20 years old today! Even when Bowie wasn’t at his very best, his work was still outstanding. Includes Thursday’s Child, Seven and The Pretty Things Are Going To Hell. How do you rate Hours? davidbowie.com |
 No.759 04/10/2018 The 2nd album by the British dance band M People Elegant Slumming is 25 years old today! The LP won the 1994 UK Mercury Music Prize and was hugely popular. Includes the hit singles One Night in Heaven, Moving on Up, Don’t Look Any Further and Renaissance. heathersmall-mpeople.com |
 No.394 04/10/2017 Anyone for punk? The 1980 Circle Jerks LP Group Sex is seen as a landmark release in the hard core punk genre. Released on Frontier Records FLP 002! |