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THIS WEEK IN ROCK

March 15, 2020

From charts to shows, record releases to record-setters – it’s This Week In Rock…

#OnThisDay March 9, 1968
Bob Dylan starts an incredible 10-week stay at the top of the UK album charts with ‘John Wesley Harding’, his eighth studio album. Marking a return to acoustic music after his move into electric rock, the album’s success is made all the more remarkable after Dylan’s insistence on minimal publicity.

#OnThisDay March 10, 1963 and 1968
Two birthdays in one band! Many happy return to Pearl Jam bassist Jeff Ament and the band’s original drummer Dave Krusen who were both born on the same day but in 1963 and 1968 respectively.

Did you know that ‘Take Five’ by the Dave Brubeck Quartet was actually composed by the band’s saxophonist Paul Desmond? Released in 1959 and taken from the album ‘Time Out’, it’s the biggest-selling jazz single of all time.

#OnThisDay March 12, 1994
Branded ‘dance traitors’ by certain sections of the music press, Primal Scream release the perennial floor-filler that is ‘Rocks’. Even after all this time it’s still impossible to sit still to.

#OnThisDay March 13, 1973
Teen sensation David Cassidy kicks off a completely sold-out, 10-date UK tour with a gig at Belle Vue Kings Hall in Manchester.

#OnThisDay March 14, 1982
Bow Wow Wow’s first UK Top 10 hit, ‘Go Wild In The Country’, peaks at No. 7. Managed by Malcolm McLaren, the band features former members of Adam And The Ants, and are fronted by teenager Annabella Lwin.

#OnThisDay March 15, 1970
Jamaican vocal duo Bob And Marcia – that’ll be Bob Andy and Marcia Griffiths – move up seven places to No. 15 in the UK singles chart with their fantastic cover of Nina Simone’s ‘Young, Gifted And Black’. It goes on to peak at No. 5.

Primal Scream release ‘Demodelica’

Primal Scream release ‘Demodelica’

Primal Scream complete a retrospective campaign celebrating the 30th anniversary of their classic 1991 album ‘Screamadelica’ with the release of ‘Demodelica’.

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Album of The Month: Primal Scream Screamadelica

Album of The Month: Primal Scream Screamadelica

Our Album of The Month for September is ‘Screamadelica’, the third studio album from Primal Scream.

 

 

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Celebrate 30 years of Pearl Jam’s ‘Ten’

Celebrate 30 years of Pearl Jam’s ‘Ten’

Celebrate 30 years of Pearl Jam’s iconic debut album ‘Ten’.

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30 years of Primal Scream’s album Screamadelica!

30 years of Primal Scream’s album Screamadelica!

Primal Scream announce 30th Anniversary ‘Screamadelica’ 12″ singles boxset and picture disc.

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The solo acts with the most No.1s on the Official UK Chart

The solo acts with the most No.1s on the Official UK Chart

What do all of these artists have in common? They are some of the solo artists that have achieved the most Number 1 albums on the Official UK Chart!

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Bobby Gillespie & Jehnny Beth share second collab single ‘Chase It Down’

Bobby Gillespie & Jehnny Beth share second collab single ‘Chase It Down’

Bobby Gillespie & Jehnny Beth

Bobby Gillespie and Jehnny Beth have shared their second collaborative single together, ‘Chase It Down’, along with its official video.

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ARTIST OF THE MONTH – PRIMAL SCREAM

ARTIST OF THE MONTH – PRIMAL SCREAM

With this year marking the 30th anniversary of the epoch-defining ‘Loaded’, our artist of the month for August are the evergreen party starters, Primal Scream.

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VIDEO OF THE WEEK: BOW WOW WOW – ‘I WANT CANDY’

VIDEO OF THE WEEK: BOW WOW WOW – ‘I WANT CANDY’

Produced by Kenny Laguna, best known for his work with Joan Jett…

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‘ROUGH AND ROWDY WAYS’ – OUT NOW

‘ROUGH AND ROWDY WAYS’ – OUT NOW

Our Artist of the Month Bob Dylan – voice of a generation, Nobel laureate and American treasure – today releases his first new studio album in eight years. And the reviews are in…

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