On September 17, 1991, Robert W. Derminer aka Rob Tyner died aged 47. He was musician (bass) and singer, best known as the vocalist of MC5.
First Long Playing Record
On September 17, 1931, company “RCA Victor” presented the first long playing record at 33 1/3 rpm. The presentation was carried out at the Savoy Plaza Hotel in New York.The new format fail to reach mass production due to the high price of the record players, which started around $95 and wasn’t revived until 1948.
The Beatles: A Day in the Life
On September 10, 2005, The Beatles track “A Day in the Life” from the album “Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” was voted the best British song of all time by the British music experts. Magazine “Q” named the track “the ultimate sonic rendition of what it means to be British”. The Kinks’ song ‘Waterloo Sunset’ was second and Oasis song “Wonderwall” was voted third on the list.
The Beatles: Hey Jude
On September 08, 1968, The Beatles performed “Hey Jude” on the BBC TV show “Frost On Sunday” .This song was the first single from The Beatles record label “Apple Records”. It spent nine weeks as no.1 on the US charts becoming the longest run at the top for The Beatles. “Hey Jude” was over seven minutes long, at the time the longest single ever to be no.1 on the UK charts.
Keith Moon
On September 7, 1978, Keith John Moon died aged 32. He was musician (drums), songwriter and producer, worked with The Jeff Beck Group, Plastic Ono Band, but best known as drummer of The Who.
Nicky Hopkins
On September 6, 1994, Nicky Hopkins died aged 50. He was musician (piano, organ), worked with The Easybeats, The Rolling Stones, The Move, Jeff Beck, The Beatles, The Who, The Kinks, Small Faces, Led Zeppelin, John Lennon, George Harrison, and The Jerry Garcia Band.
Tom Fogerty
On September 6, 1990, Tom Fogerty died aged 49. He was musician (vocals, guitar), singer and songwriter, worked with the Blue Velvets, The Golliwogs, but best known as founding member, vocalist and guitarist of Creedence Clearwater Revival.
U2: Three
On September 01, 1979, U2 released their first record “Three” also known as “U2-3”. The three-song EP recorded was produced by Bono Vox, The Edge, Larry Mullen, Adam Clayton and Chas de Whalley, and was available only in Ireland when released. Only 1000 copies were pressed in both 7” and 12” format.
EP track list:
- Out of control
- Stories for boys
- Boy-girl
Dj Kurt St. Thomas
On August 29, 1991, at 7 pm, DJ Kurt St. Thomas from the radio station “WFNX” in Boston made the world premiere of the Nirvana’s album “Nevermind”.
Smells Like Teen Spirit
On August 17, 1991, Nirvana shot the video clip for the song “Smells Like Teen Spirit”. The shooting that included Nirvana fans as audience took place at GMT Studios in Culver City, California. The cost of the video production was less than $50,000 and the video won Nirvana the Best New Artist and Best Alternative Group awards at the 1992 MTV Video Music Awards. In year 2000, the Guinness World Records named “Smells like teen spirit” the “Most Played Video” on MTV Europe.
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