This Day in Music History: September 20
September 20, 2016We cover all sorts of news, facts and historical and interesting facts that happened on this day in music history.
Today: September 20.
1968: Led Zeppelin (recording under the name of The Yardbirds), started recording their debut album at Olympic Studios, Barnes, London, England. Recording took only about 36 hours of studio time and a cost of around £1,782, with most of the tracks being recorded 'live' in the studio with very few overdubs.
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1969: During a meeting in London between John Lennon, Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr, John Lennon announced he was leaving The Beatles.
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1969: Blind Faith started a two-week run at No.1 on the UK chart with their self-titled debut album. The only release from the Eric Clapton, Steve Winwood, Ginger Baker & Rick Grech line-up, also reached No.1 in the US. The only UK gig was in Hyde Park, London on 7th Jun 1969. They were one of the first "super-groups" and helped pioneer the genre of blues/rock fusion.
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1976: AC/DC released their third studio album 'Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap'. The album has been certified 6x Platinum in the United States, which means that it has sold at least 6 million copies, becoming the third highest sold album by AC/DC in the US after 'Highway To Hell' and 'Back In Black'.
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1980: Kate Bush scored her first UK No.1 album with 'Never For Ever.' It was the first ever album by a British female solo artist to top the UK album chart as well as being the first album by any female solo artist to enter the chart at No.1.
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