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24 ноября 1972

UK single release: "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)"/"Listen The Snow Is Falling" (Apple R 5970).

http://www.discogs.com/John-Yoko-Plastic-Ono-Band-Happy-Xmas-War-Is-Over-/release/628431

24 ноября 1976

US album release: Thirty Three & 1/3 (Dark Horse DH 3005).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thirty_Three_%26_1/3

http://www.discogs.com/George-Harrison-Thirty-Three-13/release/1287813

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Сегодня родились:

1940, Born on this day, Percy Sledge, soul singer, (1966 UK Hit and US No.1 single 'When A Man Loves A Woman').

1942, Born on this day, Bob Lind, singer, (1966 US & UK Hit single 'Elusive Butterfly').

1950, Born on this day, Jocelyn Brown, singer, (1997 UK Hit single 'Something Goin' On', worked with John Lennon, Bob Dylan and Bruce Springsteen).

1959, Born on this day, Steve Rothery(photo), guitar, Marillion, (1985 UK No.2 single 'Kayleigh').

1960, Born on this day, Amy Grant, singer, (1991 US No.1 & UK Hit single 'Baby Baby').

1966, Born on this day, Stacey Lattishaw, (1980 US Hit single 'Let Me Be Your Angel', 1980 UK Hit single 'Jump to The Beat').

1967, Born on this day, Rodney Sheppard, guitar, Sugar Ray, (1999 Hit single 'Every Morning').

1968, Born on this day, Tunde, singer, Lighthouse Family, (1996 UK Hit single 'Lifted' plus 9 other UK Top 40 singles). Now solo.


Ушли из жизни:

1970: Albert Ayler

1974: Nick Drake

1997: Fenton Robinson

25 ноября
В этот день

Cтали первыми в чартах:

1955 Bill Haley and the Comets: ‘Rock Around the Clock’ UK 45

1967 Strawberry Alarm Clock: ‘Incense and Peppermints’ US 45

1972 Chuck Berry: ‘My-Ding-a-Ling’ UK 45

1989 New Kids on the Block: ‘You Got It’ UK 45

1995 Whitney Houston : Exhale (Shoop Shoop) : US single

1995 Robson Greene and Jerome Flynn : Robson and Jerome : UK LP

1995 Alice In Chains : Alice In Chains : US LP


Записывались:

1959: Jack Scott, "What In The World's Come Over You"

1966: The Beatles' Fourth Christmas Album

1968: Elvis Presley: "Let's Forget About The Stars," "Charro"

25 ноября
События:

1961, The Everly Brothers started active service for the 8th Battalion Marine Corps Reserves, working as artillerymen.

1965, Harrods department store in London closed to the public so The Beatles could do their Christmas shopping.

1965, The Seekers were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'The Carnival Is Over', the group's second No.1.

1968, The Beatles double White album was released in the US. Featuring 'Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da', 'Dear Prudence', 'Helter Skelter', 'Blackbird' 'Back In The USSR' and George Harrisons 'While My Guitar Gently Weeps'. The album spent 101 weeks on the US chart peaking at No.1.

1969, John Lennon returned his MBE to The Queen on the grounds of the UK's involvement in the Nigeria Biafra war, America in Vietnam, and against his latest single 'Cold Turkey' slipping down the charts.

1974, UK singer, songwriter Nick Drake died in his sleep aged 26 of an overdose of tryptasol an anti-depressant drug. Drake signed to Island Records when he was twenty years old, recorded the classic 1972 album Pink Moon

1976, The Band made their final performance; 'The Last Waltz' the show also featured Joni Mitchell, Dr John, Neil Young, Van Morrison, Neil Diamond, Eric Clapton and others. Martin Scorsese filmed the event.

1978, The Police appeared at The Electric Ballroom in London, England, admission £1.50.

1982, The Jam started their final UK tour at Glasgow's Apollo Theatre in Scotland.

1984, The cream of the British pop world gathered at S.A.R.M. Studios, London to record the historic ‘Do They Know It’s Christmas?’ The single, which was written by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure, featured Paul Young, Bono, Boy George, Sting and George Michael. It went on to sell over three million copies in the UK, becoming the bestselling record ever, and raised over £8 million ($13.6 million) worldwide.

1995, Radiohead singer Thom Yorke blacked out halfway through a show in Munich, Germany, suffering from exhaustion.

2000, A burglar broke into Alice Cooper's home and made off with over $6000 worth of clothes, shoes and cameras belonging to the singers daughter. The good's were all lifted from Cooper's house in Paradise Valley, along with four of the star's gold discs.

2007, Kevin Dubrow, the frontman with metal band Quiet Riot, was found dead in his Las Vegas home at the age of 52. Their 1983 release Metal Health was the first metal album to top the US charts. The band's biggest hit was 'Cum on Feel the Noize', a cover of the Slade song which they are said to have grudgingly recorded in just one take.

25 ноября 1959,
Born on this day, Steve Rothery, guitar, Marillion, (1985 UK No.2 single 'Kayleigh').

Steve Rothery, guitar, Marillion

Cтали первыми в чартах:

25 ноября 1967 Strawberry Alarm Clock: ‘Incense and Peppermints’ US 45 №1
http://www.discogs.com/master/view/93847

US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending 25th November, 1967

TW LW TITLE-Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak Position)

1 3 INCENSE AND PEPPERMINTS –•– Strawberry Alarm Clock (Uni)-9 (1 week at #1) (1)
2 1 TO SIR WITH LOVE –•– Lulu (Epic)-12 (1)
3 4 THE RAIN, THE PARK AND OTHER THINGS –•– The Cowsills (MGM)-9 (3)
4 2 SOUL MAN –•– Sam and Dave (Stax)-12 (2)
5 33 DAYDREAM BELIEVER –•– The Monkees (Colgems)-2 (5)
6 6 PLEASE LOVE ME FOREVER –•– Bobby Vinton (Epic)-9 (6)
7 8 I SAY A LITTLE PRAYER –•– Dionne Warwick (Scepter)-6 (7)
8 5 IT MUST BE HIM –•– Vikki Carr (Liberty)-13 (3)
9 10 I CAN SEE FOR MILES –•– The Who (Decca)-7 (9)
10 9 EXPRESSWAY TO YOUR HEART –•– The Soul Survivors (Crimson)-13 (4)

11 7 YOUR PRECIOUS LOVE –•– Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell (Tamla)-12 (5)
12 18 PATA PATA –•– Miriam Makeba (Reprise)-8 (12)
13 13 EVERLASTING LOVE –•– Robert Knight (Rising Sons)-9 (13)
14 14 (Loneliness Made Me Realize) IT’S YOU THAT I NEED –•– The Temptations (Gordy)-7 (14)
15 12 LET IT OUT (Let It All Hang Out) –•– The Hombres (Verve Forecast)-11 (12)
16 21 I HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE –•– Gladys Knight and the Pips (Soul)-6 (16)
17 31 YOU BETTER SIT DOWN KIDS –•– Cher (Imperial)-5 (17)
18 58 AN OPEN LETTER TO MY TEENAGE SON –•– Victor Lundberg (Liberty)-3 (18)
19 19 LAZY DAY –•– Spanky and Our Gang (Mercury)-7 (19)
20 25 BOOGALOO DOWN BROADWAY –•– The Fantastic Johnny C. (Phil-L.A. Of Soul)-8 (20)

21 26 KEEP THE BALL ROLLIN’ –•– Jay and the Techniques (Smash)-6 (21)
22 22 KENTUCKY WOMAN –•– Neil Diamond (Bang)-7 (22)
23 29 STAG-O-LEE –•– Wilson Pickett (Atlantic)-4 (23)
24 24 LIKE AN OLD TIME MOVIE –•– Scott McKenzie (Ode)-6 (24)
25 20 LADY BIRD –•– Nancy Sinatra and Lee Hazlewood (Reprise)-6 (20)
26 28 GLAD TO BE UNHAPPY –•– The Mamas and the Papas (Dunhill)-5 (26)
27 27 SHE IS STILL A MYSTERY –•– The Lovin’ Spoonful (Kama Sutra)-5 (27)
28 43 I SECOND THAT EMOTION –•– Smokey Robinson and the Miracles (Tamla)-4 (28)
29 47 IN AND OUT OF LOVE –•– Diana Ross and the Supremes (Motown)-3 (29)
30 39 WATCH THE FLOWERS GROW –•– The Four Seasons (Philips)-5 (30)

31 17 LOVE IS STRANGE –•– Peaches and Herb (Date)-9 (13)
32 35 WILD HONEY –•– The Beach Boys (Capitol)-4 (32)
33 11 A NATURAL WOMAN (You Make Me Feel Like) –•– Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-9 (8)
34 45 SKINNY LEGS AND ALL –•– Joe Tex (Dial)-5 (34)
35 36 BEG, BORROW AND STEAL –•– The Ohio Express (Cameo)-8 (35)
36 38 BACK ON THE STREET AGAIN –•– The Sunshine Company (Imperial)-6 (36)
37 52 (The Lights Went Out In) MASSACHUSETTS –•– The Bee Gees (Atco)-3 (37)
38 42 MR. DREAM MERCHANT –•– Jerry Butler (Mercury)-6 (38)
39 49 BY THE TIME I GET TO PHOENIX –•– Glen Campbell (Capitol)-5 (39)
40 41 GET IT TOGETHER (Part 1) –•– James Brown and the Famous Flames (King)-5 (40)

Cтали первыми в чартах:

25 ноября 1967 Strawberry Alarm Clock: ‘Incense and Peppermints’ US 45 №1
http://www.discogs.com/master/view/93847

25 ноября 1972
Chuck Berry: ‘My-Ding-a-Ling’ UK Single #1
http://www.discogs.com/Chuck-Berry-My-Ding-A-Ling-Johnny-B-Goode/release/1314184

Official UK Singles Chart Top 10
19 November 1972 - 25 November 1972

1
MY DING-A-LING
CHUCK BERRY CHESS
2
CRAZY HORSES
THE OSMONDS MGM
3
CLAIR
GILBERT O'SULLIVAN MAM
4
WHY
DONNY OSMOND MGM
5
CROCODILE ROCK
ELTON JOHN DJM
6
LEADER OF THE PACK {1972}
SHANGRI-LAS KAMA SUTRA

7
LOOP DI LOVE
SHAG UK
8
GUDBUY T'JANE
SLADE POLYDOR
9
I'M STONE IN LOVE WITH YOU
THE STYLISTICS AVCO
10
ANGEL/WHAT MADE MILWAUKEE FAMOUS (HAS MADE A LOSER OUT OF ME)
ROD STEWART MERCURY

25 ноября 1989
New Kids on the Block: ‘You Got It’ UK Single #1
http://www.discogs.com/New-Kids-On-The-Block-You-Got-It-The-Right-Stuff/release/744354

Official UK Singles Chart Top 10
19 November 1989 - 25 November 1989

1
YOU GOT IT (THE RIGHT STUFF)
NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK CBS
2
ALL AROUND THE WORLD
LISA STANSFIELD ARISTA
3
DON'T KNOW MUCH
LINDA RONSTADT AND AARON NEVILLE ELEKTRA
4
ANOTHER DAY IN PARADISE
PHIL COLLINS VIRGIN
5
NEVER TOO LATE
KYLIE MINOGUE PWL
6
INFINITE DREAMS (LIVE)
IRON MAIDEN EMI
7
HOMELY GIRL
UB40 DEP INTERNATIONAL
8
GIRL I'M GONNA MISS YOU
MILLI VANILLI COOLTEMPO
9
I FEEL THE EARTH MOVE
MARTIKA CBS
10
GRAND PIANO
MIXMASTER BCM
http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/uk-top-40-singles-chart/19891119/750140/