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August 29
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3 verified music stories published for this date.
Story · Album release
CAPTAIN BEEFHEART FELL OFFSTAGE — AND RY COODER QUIT A WEEK BEFORE MONTEREY
Safe as Milk had been recorded but was still unreleased when Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band headed to Mount Tamalpais for one crucial test: a f…
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Story · Album release
IAN ANDERSON STOPPED A “CROSSFIRE” REHEARSAL TO WATCH A REAL SIEGE — THEN FINISHED THE LYRICS NEXT MORNING
Jethro Tull’s 1980 album A opens with a song that was overtaken by the kind of crisis Ian Anderson had only begun imagining.
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Story · Album release
OASIS WROTE “SUPERSONIC” DURING A TAKEAWAY BREAK — AND RELEASED THE QUICK MONITOR MIX
Before Oasis released Definitely Maybe, the song that became their debut single emerged from a studio session running out of energy — and spare tape.…
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