THIS WEEK IN ROCK

January 5, 2020

Happy New Year with Bowie, Billy Joel, AC/DC and more – it’s This Week In Rock…

#OnThisDay December 30, 1999
Slade’s incomparable frontman Noddy Holder is awarded an MBE in the Queen’s Millennium Honours list. And the only response that is ‘Get Down Get With It’!

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#OnThisDay December 31, 1973
The mighty AC/DC make their live debut in a small Sydney club called Chequers. And we can’t think of a more appropriate track than this!

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#OnThisDay January 1, 1950
It’s a double whammy as we wish you all a Happy New Year and extend many happy returns to Mott The Hoople’s Morgan Fisher. And here they are on rip-roaring form with the classic single, ‘Roll Away The Stone’!

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#OnThisDay January 2, 2009
The mighty AC/DC are declared the biggest-selling artists of 2008 in the US after it’s revealed that their latest album, ‘Black Ice’, has sold a massive 3.4m copies there. Did you k now that the album made rock history by debuting at No. 1 in 29 countries?

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#OnThisDay January 3, 2017
With vinyl sales topping 3m copies in the previous year – the highest UK sales in 25 years – the BPI announce that David Bowie’s final album, ‘Blackstar’, is the most popular in that format.

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#OnThisDay January 4, 1983
Eurythmics release their second album, ‘Sweet Deams (Are Made Of This)’. Eschewing the psychedelic tinge of its predecessor, the new album finds Annie Lennox and Dave Stewart embracing analogue synths and the stunning results peak at No. 3 in the UK album chart.

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#OnThisDay January 5, 1974
Billy Joel’s second album, ‘Piano Man’, enters the US albums chart and becomes his first significant hit. The title track becomes both Joel’s signature tune and his nickname and is based on his experiences working as a piano player in a bar in Los Angeles in the early 70s.

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#acdc #billy-joel #david-bowie #eurythmics #mott-the-hoople #slade #this-week-in-rock

AC/DC 50 – Limited Edition Gold Coloured Vinyl

Celebrating 50 years of rock and roll with the release of the entire AC/DC catalog pressed on vibrant gold vinyl LPs. The first nine titles will be released March 15 — pre-order them now.

Spotlight in Stereo – Valentine’s Day Duel!

It’s the most romantic day of the year if you’re happily in love. If you’re not, then it’s quite possibly the most tedious, lonely and depressing one on the calendar. Ever the diplomats, here in the Spotlight Office we want to include all our colleagues in the celebrations and commiserations, so we created two Valentine’s playlists; one for Everybody In Love and another for those who are Single.

Spotlight in Stereo – Halloween Special!

It’s the spookiest day of the year, a celebration of all things creepy and freaky. Whether you think it’s a load of hocus pocus or a night of lost souls, there’s plenty of fun to be had. If you’re getting dressed up, carving a jack-o-lantern or prepping popcorn for a scary movie marathon, let our office playlist dare to scare!

Eurythmics & Aretha Franklin

40 Years of Eurythmics’ ‘Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)’

It has been 40 years since Eurythmics released their ICONIC second album, ‘Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)’. Featuring a series of hit singles, the album marked the arrival of Dave Stewart and Annie Lennox back onto the international music scene.