On this Day in Music – 6th November

On this day in music 6th November…

1970’s

The Sex Pistols played their first official live show at London’s Saint Martins College on this day 1975. The performance was not without incident, as they trashed equipment loaned to them by the headline act Bazooka Joe.  A brawl ensued and was a sign of things to come in the career of the punk outfit.

Previous Albums Of The Day

No.1506 06/11/2020

The 3rd album by English electronic music duo Autechre, Tri Repetae, celebrates a 25th anniversary today! Released on Warp records, the LP features more repetitive rhythmic patterns than previous releases. Still sounds as fresh as a daisy.

No.1158 06/11/2019

The 1964 Lee Morgan album The Sidewinder is a Blue Note classic, and the infectious title track is a jazz standard. The trumpeter’s LP became the label’s best-selling record ever. A wonderful hard bop release and always a pleasurable listen.

No.792 06/11/2018

The mid-90’s were chaotic for the Welsh indie-rock act Manic Street Preachers, with the disappearance of guitarist Richey ‘Manic’ Edwards. Their 1st post-Richey album was the outstanding Everything Must Go. Riding the wave of Britpop, the album, which featured 5 songs penned by Richey, was a huge commercial and critical success with lush epic anthems.

No.427 06/11/2017

Kyle Craft new release Girl Crazy is a covers album of his favourite female singers…and Cher (lol). Very odd, but kinda like it!

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