#OnThisDay 1970 Black Sabbath- Black Sabbath released Sabbaths debut album The track N.I.B. is most often called Nativity In Black (or Name In Blood) but in truth it was because the drummers beard looked like a pen nib Free mix below with N.I.B.👇 www.mixcloud.com/The_Vinyl_Ar...

#OnThisDay 1950 Peter Gabriel born The first 4 solo albums were all called Peter Gabriel and to differentiate fans named them:- 1. Car 2. Scratch 3. Melt 4. Security Kate Bush sings the backing on No Self Control Free mix below with No Self Control 👇 www.mixcloud.com/The_Vinyl_Ar...

#OnThisDay 2056 Peter Hook born The bassist and co-founder of Joy Division and New Order His birth name was Peter Woodhead (his parents divorced when he was 3 and his mum remarried.. he took his stepdads surname) Free mix below with Atmosphere Joy Division👇 www.mixcloud.com/The_Vinyl_Ar...

#OnThisDay 1935 Gene Vincent Born He was a pioneer of Rockabilly In 1960 in a uk taxi with Eddie Cochran that crashed he broke his collarbone… Unfortunately Cochran suffered brain injuries and died the following day Free mix below with Dance to the Bop 👇 www.mixcloud.com/The_Vinyl_Ar...

#OnThisDay 1985 Meat is Murder by the Smiths released The 2nd studio album by The Smiths (and their only No1 album) The album knocked Bruce Springsteen’s Born in the USA off top spot Free mix below with I want the one I can’t have👇 www.mixcloud.com/The_Vinyl_Ar...

#OnThisDay 1941 Sergio Mendes born The Brazilian musician was most famous for his Bossa Nova sound His breakthrough album was on A&M :- Herb Alpert Presents Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 Mendes died of Long Covid in Sept 2024 Free mix below with Mas Que Nada 👇 www.mixcloud.com/The_Vinyl_Ar...

#OnThisDay 1972 Tapestry by Carole King released Carole King wrote 118 hit songs The tapestry album topped the U.S. album charts for 15 weeks and stayed on the charts for over 6 years Free mix below with you make me feel like (a natural woman)👇 www.mixcloud.com/The_Vinyl_Ar...

#OnThisDay 1963 Smiley Culture born His first hit was Police Officer He died in 2011 after a police raid on his home He died of a single stab wound to the heart which was ruled suicide but an Ipcc report was not made public mix with Police officer 👇 www.mixcloud.com/The_Vinyl_Ar...

#OnThisDay 1988 Introducing the Hardline According to Terence Trent D’Arby was No 1 The album came out in July 87 and was No1 for one week … but returned to top spot for 6 weeks in 1988 He is now called Sananda Maitreya Free mix below with Sign your name 👇 www.mixcloud.com/The_Vinyl_Ar...

#OnThisDay 1960 Holly Johnson born The lead singer of Frankie Goes to Hollywood He was also in the influential band Big in Japan Relax by was knocked off no 1 by Alphaville-Big in Japan (which was a tribute to the Liverpool band) Free mix below with Relax👇 www.mixcloud.com/The_Vinyl_Ar...

#OnThisDay 1947 Major Harris born The singer had a solo career before rejoining the Delfonics The Delfonics music is much sampled and has also been used in things like The Sopranos and Jackie Brown Free mix below with La-La means I love you👇 www.mixcloud.com/The_Vinyl_Ar...

#OnThisDay 1981 The gospel according to the Meninblack by The Stranglers released It was a concept album about alien visits and a sinister govt agency known as the men in black (16 years before the Men In Black movie) Free mix below with Waltzinblack 👇 www.mixcloud.com/The_Vinyl_Ar...

#OnThisDay 2005 Jimmy Smith Died +1972 Root Down recorded live The live album was recorded at the Bombay Bicycle Club in L.A. The Beastie Boys sampled this song and also called it “Root Down” (it was on Ill Comunication ) Free mix below with Root Down👇 www.mixcloud.com/The_Vinyl_Ar...

#OnThisDay 1985 Perhaps by The Associates was released Perhaps was the Associates 3rd album (the first without Alan Rankine) The album took over 2 years and £250,000 to record Breakfast was their last single to break the uk top 50 mix below with Breakfast 👇 www.mixcloud.com/The_Vinyl_Ar...

#OnThisDay 1974 Guy-Manuel was born Originally an Indie band called Darlin’ (after the beach boys song) A Melody Maker review called their music “a daft punky thrash” This review amused them so they changed their name to Daft Punk Free mix below with 👇 www.mixcloud.com/The_Vinyl_Ar...

#OnThisDay 1980 Soldier by Iggy Pop released Iggy joined forces with a member of The Sex Pistols (Glen Matlock) and XTC (Barry Andrews) And on the track Play it Safe they were joined by David Bowie and Simple Minds Free mix below with Play it Safe👇 www.mixcloud.com/The_Vinyl_Ar...

#OnThisDay 1982 Town to Town by Microsdisney released The band hailed from Cork in Ireland The songwriters went on the form two separate bands The High Llamas (Sean O’Hagen) and The Fatima Mansions (Cathal Coughlan) Free mix below with Town to Town👇 www.mixcloud.com/The_Vinyl_Ar...

#OnThisDay 1975 How does it feel by Slade released This was the first Slade single since 1971 to miss the uk top 5 It is now considered to be one of Slade’s finest and Noel Gallagher says it’s one of the best songs ever written mix below 👇 www.mixcloud.com/The_Vinyl_Ar...

#OnThisDay 1971 Everything’s Tuesday by Chairman of the Board released Written by Holland-Dozier-Holland under the pseudonym of Edyth Wayne The b-side had Patches (that later became a hit for Clarence Carter) Free mix below with Everything’s Tuesday 👇 www.mixcloud.com/The_Vinyl_Ar...

#OnThisDay 1983 Tunnel of Love by the Fun Boy Three released The song was produced by David Byrne (Talking Heads) The single was taken off their second album “waiting” and reached the uk top 10 Free mix below with Tunnel of Love👇 www.mixcloud.com/The_Vinyl_Ar...

#OnThisDay 1929 Hal Blaine was born He played drums on 1000s of songs He was in The Wrecking Crew and played on 150 USA top tens (and 40 no 1’s) Blaine played drums on the Grammy winning songs 6 years on the trot Free mix below with Guantanemera 👇 www.mixcloud.com/The_Vinyl_Ar...

#OnThisDay 1989 Three Feet High and Rising by De La Soul released The debut album by De La Soul was named after the Johnny Cash song Five feet high and rising It was released on Tommy Boy Records Free mix below with me , myself and I👇 www.mixcloud.com/The_Vinyl_Ar...

#OnThisDay 1983 All Night Long by The Mary Jane Girls released The song was written,arranged and produced by Rick James The Mary Jane Girls were in Rick James band The name of the band “Mary Jane” was slang for Marijuana Free mix below with All night long👇 www.mixcloud.com/The_Vinyl_Ar...

#OnThisDay 1985 I’m on fire by Bruce Springsteen was released on single It was the 4th single off his Born in the USA album The Ford Thunderbird that is in the video was also driven by Suzanne Somers in the movie American Graffiti mix below with I’m on fire👇 www.mixcloud.com/The_Vinyl_Ar...

Lanzarote- normally quite a barren volcanic landscape, used for filming alien scenes in several films, but every ten years or so the right amount of rain & perfect conditions dormant seeds burst into life transforming the landscape, delighted me & @ziggystairlift.bsky.social are here to see it 💕

#OnThisDay 2009 Lux interior died He met his future wife and band mate (poison ivy) when she was hitchhiking in 1972 The Cramps called their music “psychobilly” after the lyrics of one piece at a time by Johnny Cash mix below with I was a teenage werewolf 👇 www.mixcloud.com/The_Vinyl_Ar...

#OnThisDay 1970 James Murphy was born James Jeremiah Murphy is the founder of Lcd Soundsystem and Dfa records The electronic dance punk band are based in New York City Free mix below with North American Scum👇 www.mixcloud.com/The_Vinyl_Ar...

1983 Porcupine by Echo and the Bunnymen released The album spawned the singles The back of love and The cutter and was part recorded at Trident studios (with their famous piano) The album reached no 2 on the uk album charts Free mix below with The cutter👇 www.mixcloud.com/The_Vinyl_Ar...

1983 Porcupine by Echo and the Bunnymen released The album spawned the singles The back of love and The cutter and was part recorded at Trident studios (with their famous piano) The album reached no 2 on the uk album charts Free mix below with The cutter👇 www.mixcloud.com/The_Vinyl_Ar...

#OnThisDay 1971 Get Carter the movie was released The film was a British gangster movie set in Newcastle It starred Michael Caine and Britt Ekland The music was by Roy Budd and was covered by the human league Free mix below with Carter takes a train👇 www.mixcloud.com/The_Vinyl_Ar...

#OnThisDay 1959 Lol Tolhurst born A founder member of the cure Lol started as the drummer but by the album Pornography he switched to keyboards He was sacked due to his alcoholism just after the Disintegration album Free mix below with A Forest👇 www.mixcloud.com/The_Vinyl_Ar...

#OnThisDay 1947 Dave Davies was born The Kinks guitarist has often been cited as an influence on heavy metal and punk He was one of the first people to own a Gibson Flying V Free mix below with picture book👇 www.mixcloud.com/The_Vinyl_Ar...

#thismonth 2014 Morning Phase by Beck released Becks 12th album was released in Feb 2014 The album was nominated for 6 Grammys and went on to win 3 for :- Album of the year Best engineered album Best Rock album Free mix below with Blue Moon 👇 www.mixcloud.com/The_Vinyl_Ar...

#OnThisDay 1970 The Point movie was released The point was written by Harry Nilsson for ABC-TV The Narrator was Dustin Hoffman (but unfortunately it was for one showing … so repeats had replacements including Ringo Starr) Free mix below with Me and my arrow👇 www.mixcloud.com/The_Vinyl_Ar...

#OnThisDay 1979 Inflammable Material by Stiff Little Fingers released The debut album by the Northern Irish Punks The album was the first album on an independent record label to make the top 20 (it got to no 14) Free mix below with👇 www.mixcloud.com/The_Vinyl_Ar...

#Thismonth 1981 Brian Eno and David Byrne - My Life in the bush of ghosts was released in Feb 81 The album using lots of samples which delayed its release while they were cleared Free mix below with the Jezebel spirit👇 www.mixcloud.com/The_Vinyl_Ar...

#OnThisDay 2019 Gallipoli by Beirut album released Beirut are a band from Santa Fe The title of the album and single are named after the Italian town where it was written (they also did it with Corfu,Nantes,Pompeii,Gibraltar etc) Free mix below with Gallipoli👇 www.mixcloud.com/The_Vinyl_Ar...

#OnThisDay 1968 America by Simon and Garfunkel released on single The song is from their 4th studio album Bookends In the aftermath of 9/11 David Bowie did an emotional stripped back version of America during The Concert for New York Free mix below with America👇 www.mixcloud.com/The_Vinyl_Ar...

#OnThisDay 1981 The Some Bizarre Album released The genre defining compilation album by Stevo had lots of unknown synth bands that went on to become hit acts Including:- Soft Cell The The Depeche Mode Blancmange Free mix below with Sad Day - Blancmange👇 www.mixcloud.com/The_Vinyl_Ar...

#OnThisDay 2011 Don’t look at me I don’t like it by The Lovely Eggs released on single The married duo are from Lancaster The video has comedian John Shuttleworth(who had a hit single himself as Jilted John) Free mix below with don’t look at me I don’t like it👇 www.mixcloud.com/The_Vinyl_Ar...

#OnThisDay 1951 Harry Wayne Casey was born Casey (Kc) was the lead singer and founder of Kc and the sunshine band The first hit Casey wrote was Rock Your Baby by George McCrea McCrae then did backing for queen of clubs Free mix below with Queen of clubs👇 www.mixcloud.com/The_Vinyl_Ar...

#OnThisDay 1947 Steve Marriott was born David Bowie revealed he and Marriott planned on forming a duo called “David and Goliath“ The band got their name because Marriott’s friend Annabelle said they all had small faces Free mix below with Itchycoo park👇 www.mixcloud.com/The_Vinyl_Ar...

#OnThisDay 1973 Call me (come back home) by Al Green released on single Albert Leornes Greene has been nominated for 21 Grammys (and he won 11 of them) Green was also inducted into the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame in 1995 Free mix below with Call Me👇 www.mixcloud.com/The_Vinyl_Ar...

#OnThisDay 1995 Leftism by Leftfield released Leftism was their debut album and it was nominated for the Mercury Prize (they lost out to Portishead’s Dummy) The single Open Up had John Lydon as guest vocalist Free mix below with Open Up👇 www.mixcloud.com/The_Vinyl_Ar...

#OnThisDay 1936 James Jamerson born As the bassist with the Funk Brothers he played on hundreds of Motown songs like :- You Can't Hurry Love-the Supremes My Girl-Temptations Reach Out I'll Be There-Four Tops Free mix below with Standing in the shadows of love👇 www.mixcloud.com/The_Vinyl_Ar...

#OnThisDay 1982 See You by Depeche Mode released The fourth single by Depeche Mode and the first since the writer of their first 3 singles (Vince Clarke) left and formed Yazoo This was the first song by Martin Gore that was released mix below with See You👇 www.mixcloud.com/The_Vinyl_Ar...

#OnThisDay 1980 Call Me by Blondie released This was the theme tune to American Gigolo The music was composed and produced by Giorgio Moroder with lyrics by Debbie Harry Originally Moroder approached Stevie Nicks for vocals Free mix below with Call Me👇 www.mixcloud.com/The_Vinyl_Ar...

#OnThisDay 2023 Tom Verlaine died guitarist and singer with the NY band Television While forming Television Verlaine and Richard Hell auditioned Dee Dee Ramone and Chris Stein as their second guitarist before Richard Lloyd joined mix below with Marquee Moon👇 www.mixcloud.com/The_Vinyl_Ar...

#OnThisDay 1972 Say you don’t mind by Colin Bluntstone released Bluntstone was the lead singer of The Zombies Neil Tennant (pet shop boys) said Bluntstones voice was the missing link between Dusty Springfield and Nick Drake Free mix with Say you don’t mind👇 www.mixcloud.com/The_Vinyl_Ar...

#OnThisDay 1980 Metamatic by John Foxx released The former Ultravox singer was born in Chorley (Lancashire) as Dennis Leigh Metamatic was his debut solo album that spawned two hit singles Underpass and No one driving mix below with No one driving👇 www.mixcloud.com/The_Vinyl_Ar...