On this Day in Music – 5th August

Previous Albums Of The Day

No.1431 05/08/2020

The Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band album Doc At The Radar Station celebrates a 40th anniversary this month! The LP was mostly a reworking of old ideas from around the time of the Trout Mask Replica sessions. Got to love Beefheart…you?

No.1065 05/08/2019

The debut eponymous album from The Stooges is 50 years old today! Rolling Stone called it “loud, boring, tasteless, unimaginative and childish.” Oh the fools. Includes the singles I Wanna Be Your Dog and 1969. Ahead of their time?

No.699 05/08/2018

The 1988 Bobby McFerrin album Simple Pleasures is 30 years old today! The album is best known for the smash hit Don’t Worry, Be Happy, which is actually my morning alarm…during the week. The LP is completely recorded using overdubs of McFerrin’s voice. Also includes covers of Drive My Car, Drive and Sunshine of Your Love.

No.334 05/08/2017

The debut Pink Floyd LP The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn is 50 years old today. Led by Syd Barrett, includes Astronomy Domine and Interstellar Overdrive.

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