Birthdays
1944 Kevin Coyne
1961 Gillian Gilbert (New Order, The Other Two)
1961 Martin Degville (Sigue Sigue Sputnik)
1961 Tessa Niles
1961 Margo Timmins (The Cowboy Junkies)
1964 Migi Drummond (Curiosity Killed The Cat)
1968 Tricky (Massive Attack)
1968 Mike Patton (Faith No More, Mr Bungle, Fantomas, Tomahawk)
News
1971 David Bowie arrived in the US for the first time but was not allowed to pay anywhere due to work permit restrictions.
1977 The Clash signed to CBS Records in the UK for GBP100,000.
1979 Ian Dury And The Blockheads were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with ‘Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick’.
1990 Soundgarden became the first grunge band to make the Billboard Albums Chart when Louder Than Love charted at No.168.
Album releases
1984 Various – Footloose soundtrack
1986 Public Image Ltd – Album
1986 Frank Zappa – Does Humor Belong in Music?
1992 Lush – Spooky
1992 Therapy? – Pleasure Death
1997 Reef – Glow
1998 Jon Langford – Skull Orchard
1998 The Vandals – Live at the House of Blues
1998 The Donnas – American Teenage Rock ‘n’ Roll Machine
2003 Cabaret Voltaire – Live at the Hacienda ’83/’86; 11.08.83/19.02.86
2003 Waste – Waste ‘Em All
2004 Hemet – Unsung: The Best Of Helmet (1991-1997)
2004 The Cure – Join the Dots: B-Sides & Rarities 1978-2001
2004 Dead Kennedys – Live at the Deaf Club
2004 Fantomas – Delirium Cordia
2004 Stereolab – Margerine Eclipse
2006 Deathstars – Termination Bliss
2017 Ty Segall – Ty Segall
Singles and EP releases
1982 B-52’s – Mesopotamia (EP)
1992 Nirvava – Hormoaning (EP – Australia and Japan)