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November 4th



  • November 4th Birthday, Songwriter Paul Vance, born in Brooklyn, New York in 1929. Born Joseph Paul Florio, Vance and fellow Brill Building co-writer Lee Pockriss were credited with more than three hundred songs, including hits “Catch A Falling Star,” “Playground of My Mind,” “Leader Of The Laundromat,” “Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini” and “Tracy.” He died May 30th 2022 at age 92.


  • November 4th Birthday, Blues harpist and guitarist Delbert McClinton, born in 1940 in Lubbock, Texas.


  • November 4th Birthday, Vocalist Scherrie Payne from The Supremes, born in 1944 in Detroit, Michigan.


  • November 4th Birthday, The Paul Butterfield Blues Band and The Rascals guitarist, singer, songwriter and session man Buzz Feiten, born Howard Feiten in 1948.


  • November 4th Birthday, Squeeze co-founder, lyricist, singer and guitarist Chris Difford, born in 1954 in Greenwich, London, England.


  • November 4th Birthday, Original Pretenders guitarist James Honeyman-Scott, born in Hereford, Herefordshire, England in 1956. He died from heart failure cause by cocaine intolerance on June 16th, 1982 at the age of 25.


  • November 4th Birthday, Dream Theater keyboardist and songwriter Jordan Rudess, born in 1956 in New York.


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November 4th

  


  • November 4th, 1963 The Beatles perform at The Royal Variety Performance at Prince Of Wales Theatre, seventh on a nineteen-act bill that included Marlene Dietrich and Wilfred Brambell. The Beatles performed for the Queen Mother, Princess Margaret and Lord Snowden. Before the last song, John Lennon stepped to the microphone and said, “For our last number I’d like to ask your help. The people in the cheaper seats clap your hands. And the rest of you, if you’d just rattle your jewelry. We’d like to sing a song called “Twist And Shout.”


  • November 4th, 1964 The Who record their first single, “I Can’t Explain,” at Pye Studios in London with producer Shel Talmy. Talmy signed the band to a production deal and then shopped the finished record to labels, eventually striking deals with Decca Records in the US and Brunswick in Britain. Jimmy Page, by then an established session guitarist, was hired by Talmy to play on the session, but songwriter and Who guitarist Pete Townshend played the solo on his twelve-string Rickenbacker guitar. In America, “I Can’t Explain” was released in December and on January 15th in England. The 45 entered the US charts in March and peaked at No. 74 on February 12th. The single did much better in the UK, reaching No. 8.


  • November 4th, 1964 Parlophone Records in England release The Beatles four song EP “Extracts from the Film A Hard Days Night.” 


  • November 4th, 1964 Gordy Records release “Quicksand” by Martha and The Vandellas on 45. The track was co-produced by Brian Holland and Lamont Dozier and co-written by the pair with Eddie Holland at Hitsville USA Studios in Detroit. The record peaked at No. 8 on January 4th, 1965.


  • November 4th, 1964 Australian band The Seekers record “I’ll Never Find Another You” at EMI Studios at Abbey Road in London. Released in December the song hit No. 1 in Britain in February 1965, No. 4 in America on May 15th. 


  • November 4th, 1965 The Beatles record “What Goes On” in one take at EMI Studios in London with producer George Martin and engineer Norman Smith. Ringo Starr was given a lead vocal on the song and co-composing credit with John Lennon and Paul McCartney. The Beatles also recorded their first instrumental song, unreleased until the 1990’s, “Twelve-Bar Original.”


  • November 4th, 1966 The Yardbirds release “Happenings Ten Years Time Ago.” The song was co-written by Chris Drega, Keith Relf, Paul Samwell-Smith, Jim McCarty and Jeff Beck and produced by Simon Napier-Bell at De Lane Lea Studios in London. Featuring dual lead guitars by Beck and Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones played bass on the session. The record entered the charts on November 26th and reached No. 30 on December 31st.


  • November 4th, 1967 “Incense And Peppermints,” the first album by the Strawberry Alarm Clock, enter the album charts on UNI Records. The record was co-produced by Frank Slay and Bill Holmes at Original Sound Studios in Hollywood, California throughout 1966 and 1967. The LP peaked at No. 11 on January 6th, 1968. 


  • November 4th, 1967 “Goodbye And Hello,” the second album by Tim Buckley enters the album charts following an August release on Elektra Records. The record was co-produced by Jerry Yester and Jac Holzman at Western Recorders and Whitney Studios in Los Angeles, California. The LP peaked at No. 171 on November 18th.


  • November 4th, 1967 Mala Records release “Neon Rainbow” by The Box Tops. Written by Wayne Carson Thompson and produced by Dan Penn, the session featured Bobby Womack on acoustic guitar. The single entered the charts a week later and went to No. 24 on December 9th, No. 17 in Canada.


  • November 4th, 1967 Philips Records release Dusty Springfield’s “What’s It Gonna Be” on 45. Co-written by Mort Shuman and the record’s producer, Jerry Ragovoy, the song was tracked at Philips Studios in London in July. The record reached No. 49 on December 23rd.


  • November 4th, 1967 Atco Records release The Bee Gees’ “(The Lights Went Out In) Massachusetts.” The song was written in the Regis Hotel in New York City during a tour of the United States by all three brothers Gibb. Recorded August 9thand 17th at IBC Studios in London, co-produced by the band with Robert Stigwood, “Massachusetts” became The Bee Gees’ first of five No. 1 hits in Britain on November 11th. In America, “(The Lights Went Out In) Massachusetts” peaked at No. 11 on December 9th.


  • November 4th, 1967 Smokey Robinson and the Miracles release “I Second That Emotion.” Funk Brothers guitarists Eddie Willis and Robert White came up with the guitar riffs in the song, with background vocals by Claudette Rogers Robinson, Pete Moore, Ronnie White and Bobby Rogers. “I Second That Emotion” was co-written and produced by Smokey Robinson and Al Cleveland. The record topped the US R&B charts and reached No. 4 on the pop charts on December 16th.


  • November 4th, 1967 Colgems Records release The Monkees’ “Daydream Believer” on 45. The song was written by former Kingston Trio member John Stewart, recorded at a pair of sessions at RCA Studios in Hollywood on June 14th and August 9thwith producer Chip Douglas. “Daydream Believer” was certified Gold on November 14th and hit No. 1 in the US on December 16th.


  • November 4th, 1967 Cicero, Illinois band The American Breed release “Bend Me Shape Me” on 45. Co-written by Scott English and Larry Weiss and produced by Bill Traut, the group played the song on American Bandstand on December 16th. Several members of The American Breed later formed the funk band Rufus. The single entered the charts on December 2nd and peaked at No. 5 on January 27th, 1968


  • November 4th, 1967 The Turtles release “She’s My Girl” on 45. Co-written by Alan Gordon and Gary Bonner, the lyrics were met with resistance from radio programmers, but a high-profile performance of the song gave it a boost. The song entered the charts a week later, the day before The Turtles played “She’s My Girl” on The Ed Sullivan Show. The record peaked at No. 14 on December 23rd.


  • November 4th, 1967 Pink Floyd play their first US concert at San Francisco’s Winterland Auditorium supporting Big Brother and The Holding Company featuring Janis Joplin. 


  • November 4th, 1967 Laurie Records release “Snoopy’s Christmas” by The Royal Guardsmen on 45. Co-written by Hugo Peretti, Luigi Creatore and George Davis Weiss and produced by Gernhart Enterprises, the song references the 1914 Christmastime World War One truce at Christmas between German and British troops. It was a follow-up to the November 1966 hit “Snoopy Vs. The Red Baron.


  • November 4th, 1967 Mala Records release “Mr. Bus Driver” by Bruce Channel on 45. The song was written by Wayne Carson Thompson. The studio track was produced by Dale Hawkins. “Mr. Bus Driver” peaked at No. 90 on December 23rd. 


  • November 4th, 1969 “Theme From Midnight Cowboy” by easy listening duo Ferrante and Teicher enters the singles charts on United Artists Records. Written by John Berry for the Dustin Hoffman, Jon Voight film Midnight Cowboy, the record pecaked at No. 10 on January 17th, 1970.


  • November 4th, 1969 Capricorn Records release the first album by The Allman Brothers Band. The LP was produced by Adrian Barber in the first two weeks of August at Atlantic Studios in New York City. 


  • November 4th, 1970 Mercury Records in America release “The Man Who Sold The World” by David Bowie. The LP was recorded at Trident and Advision Studios in London from April through May 1970 with producer Tony Visconti, who also played bass, guitar and piano on the sessions. Guitarist Mick Ronson and drummer Mick Woodmansey made their first appearance on a Bowie album. Both would become members of the Ziggy Stardust and The Spiders From Mars band. In Britain, the album was issued six months later, where it peaked at No. 24. In America, “The Man Who Sold The World” reached No. 105 on the album charts on January 6th, 1973. 


  • November 4th, 1970 Columbia Records release Chicago’s “Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is” on 45. Written and sung by keyboardist Robert Lamm, it was the first song the band recorded for their first LP, but wasn’t issued on a single until two tracks from their second LP had already been chart hits. “Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is” became the band’s third straight Top Ten single, peaking at No. 7 on January 2nd, 1971.


  • November 4th, 1970 The Moody Blues record “The Story In Your Eyes” with producer Tony Clarke at Wessex Sound Studios in London. Written by guitarist Justin Hayward, the song was released by Threshold Records on 45 on August 27th, 1971 prior to its inclusion on the LP “Every Good Boy Deserves Favour.” “The Story In Your Eyes” peaked at No. 23 on October 2nd.


  • November 4th, 1971 Rare Earth release “Hey Big Brother” on 45. Co-written by Dino Fekaris and Nick Zesses,  The duo wrote songs recorded by The Temptations, Diana Ross, The Supremes, The Four Tops and others and had also penned Rare Earth’s “I Just Want To Celebrate.” The song was a big regional hit in parts of the US and went to No. 19 on January 22nd, 1972.


  • November 4th, 1972 Columbia records release “Why Don’tcha,” the debut album by Leslie West, Jack Bruce and Corky Laing, collectively known as West, Bruce and Laing. Co-produced by Andy Johns and West, Bruce and Lainge, the record peaked at No. 26 on January 6th. 


  • November 4th, 1972 Columbia Records release “Caravanserai,” the fourth Santana album. Recorded from February through May at Columbia Studios in San Francisco, California with Michael Shrieve and Carlos Santana co-producing. The LP peaked at No. 8 on December 2nd.


  • November 4th, 1972 United Artist Records release “The World Is A Ghetto” by War. Written collectively by the band and produced by Jerry Goldstein, the 45 was a four-minute edit of the eleven-minute-long album version. The record entered the charts on November 18th and reached No. 7 on February 10th, 1973. 


  • November 4th, 1972 ABC Records release “Do It Again” by Steely Dan on 45. Co-written by Donald Fagen and Walter Becker, the song was tracked at The Village Recorder in Santa Monica with producer Gary Katz. The single version differed from the album version, with shortened intros and outros and omitting the organ solo. The record reached No. 6 on February 10th, 1973.


  • November 4th, 1972 Elektra Records release “Sweet Surrender” by Bread on 45. Written, produced and arranged by David Gates, the single was the second released from the band’s “Guitar Man” LP. The record went to No. 15 on December 30th.


  • November 4th, 1972 A&M Records release “The Lady’s Not For Sale” by Rita Coolidge. Session artists who contributed to the LP include Al Kooper, Booker T. Jones, Leland Skylar, Carl Radle, Jim Keltner, John Sebastian and Kris Kristofferson. The album was produced by David Anderle at Wally Heider Studios in Los Angeles and Sunset Sound in Hollywood. The album peaked at No. 46 on February 24th, 1973.


  • November 4th, 1972 “Roberta” by Bones enters the single charts and peaks at No. 94. A cover of the Huey “Piano” Smith song, the record was produced by Richard Perry. Originally known as The Peppermint Trolley Company, the band was formed in Redlands, California in 1966 and credited with arranging and singing The Brady Bunch theme song for the shows pilot. The Peppermint Trolley Company had notable television appearances, including the shows Mannix, The Beverly Hillbillies, Happening 68 and Upbeat. 


  • November 4th, 1974 The British release date of “Desolation Boulevard” by The Sweet. The American release by the same name was essentially a different album, with a combination of songs from the British release of “Desolation Boulevard” and the band’s next LP, “Strung Up.” The American release came in August 1975.


  • November 4th, 1974 MCA Records release the live version of “Free Bird” by Lynyrd Skynyrd on 45. The song was co-written by Allen Collins and Ronnie Van Zant. The live version was produced by Tom Dowd from the LP “One More From The Road.” The record entered the charts on November 23rd and peaked at No. 19 on January 25th, 1975. 


  • November 4th, 1977 Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler releases “It’s A Heartache” on 45 in Britain, out in the US the following March. Recorded at The Factory Sound in Surrey, England with producer David Mackay, original Badfinger drummer Mike Gibbons plays drums on the song. “It’s A Heartache” hit No. 4 in Britain, No. 3 in the US, on June 24th, 1978.


  • November 4th, 1977 Harvest Records in England release “Sail Away” backed with “Cherishing The Lonesome by Roy Harper and Black Sheep on 45, written and produced by Roy Harper. 


  • November 4th, 1977 Sire Records release “Rocket To Russia,” the third album by The Ramones. Co-produced by Ramones drummer Tommy Ramone and Tony Bongiovi, the album sessions began on August 21st  at Media Sound Studios in Midtown Manhattan at a cost of twenty-five thousand dollars. “Rocket To Russia” peaked at No. 49 on February 18th, 1978.


  • November 4th, 1977 Warner Brothers Records release “Foot Loose and Fancy Free” the eighth solo album by Rod Stewart. The LP was produced by Tom Dowd and included guest appearances by Nicky Hopkins, John Mayall, Steve Cropper and David Foster. The album featured three chart hits, “Hot Legs,” “I Was Only Joking” and “You’re In My Heart (The Final Acclaim).” The LP peaked at No. 2 on January 7th.


  • November 4th, 1977 The Last Waltz, director Martin Scorsese’s documentary of The Band’s last concert, premieres in New York City. The movie of the concert featured The Band with Neil Young, Eric Clapton, Joni Mitchell, Van Morrison, Neil Diamond, the Staple Singers, Dr. John and more.


  • November 4th, 1978 The Talking Heads cover version of Al Green and Mabon Hodges’ “Take Me To The River” enters the singles charts. Edited from the album track, the record was co-produced in Nassau, The Bahamas by the band and Brian Eno. The edited single went to No. 26 on February 10th, 1979. 


  • November 4th, 1978, Linda Ronstadt’s LP “Livin In The USA” is the No. 1 album in the US.


  • November 4th, 1978 The Moody Blues’ “Driftwood” enters the singles charts following an October release on London Records. Written by The Moody Blues’ Justin Hayward, the song came from the Tony Clarke produced “Octave” LP. The record peaked at No. 59 on December 9th.


  • November 4th, 1980 The Who record “You Better You Bet” during the sessions for their next LP, the Bill Syymczyk produced “Face Dances,” their first with drummer Kenny Jones. The song was released on 45 in Britain on February 27th, 1981 where it reached No. 9 and in America, peaking at No. 18 on May 9th. 


  • November 4th, 1983 Warner Brothers Records release “Hearts And Bones,” the sixth studio album by Paul Simon. Sessions for the LP began after Simon’s reunion concert in New York’s Central Park in 1981. Conceived as a new Simon and Garfunkel album, Simon began writing songs that he felt were too personal for a duo album. Art Garfunkel had already recorded some vocals for the record, then left the project. Simon would erase all of Garfunkel’s contributions to the sessions, creating a deep rift in their professional relationship. Co-produced by Roy Halle, Paul Simon, Russ Titelmasn and Larry Waronker at six different recording studios, the album peaked at No. 35 on January 7th, 1984.
     
  • November 4th, 1985 Epic Records in Britain release “Promise,” the second album by Sade. Issued in December in the US, the album peaked at No. 1 on February 15th, 1986.


  • November 4th, 1985 Rocket Records in England release “Ice On Fire,” the nineteenth studio album by Elton John. David Paton from the band Pilot plays bass on the LP, with Charlie Morgan on drums and Fred Mandell on guitar and keyboards. The record featured the hits “Wrap Her Up” and “Nakita.” Produced by Gus Dudgeon in England at Sol Studios in Berkshire and CTS Studios in Wembley, London, the record peaked at No. 48 on April 5th.


  • November 4th, 1989 Elton John scores his record fiftieth British chart hit with his single “Sacrifice.” Co-written by Elton and Bernie Taupin and produced by Chris Thomas, the record was released twice in England, first in October where it stalled at No. 55 in Britain. Radio play in Britain prompted a second release in May 1990. The single eventually hit No. 1, his first ever in England. In the US, “Sacrifice” peaked at No. 18 on March 31st, 1990.


  • November 4th, 1991 Reprise Records release “Shepherd Moons,” the third studio album by Enya. Recorded at Aigle Studio in Artane, Dublin, Ireland and SARM West in London with producer Nicky Ryan, the record peaked at No. 17 on March 28th, 1992.


  • November 4th, 1997 Capitol Records release “The Pet Sounds Sessions” box set by The Beach Boys. The release is a comprehensive collection of the recording sessions the band recorded for the 1966 “Pet Sounds” LP.


Miscellaneous November

 

  • November 1952 King Records release “Big Ten-Inch (Record)” by Bull Moose Jackson on 78 rpm disc. Ther song was written by Fred Weismantel. Jackson was backed on the session by Tiny Bradshaw’s Orchestra. Aerosmith covered the song on their 1975 LP “Toys In The Attic.”


  • November 1954 Atlantic Records release “Tweedlee Dee” by LaVern Baker and The Gliders as both a 45 and 78 rpm single. The song was written by Winfield Scott, also known as Robie Kirk, a member of the vocal group The Cues. The track was taped at Atlantic Studios in New York City. The record was Baker’s first hit, peaking at No. 1 on the national R&B charts, No. 14 on the Pop charts.


  • November 1957 Liberty Records release “Twenty Flight Rock” by Eddie Cochran on 45. Originally performed by Cochran in the comedy film The Girl Can’t Help It in July 1956 at Gold Star Studios, with Connie Smith on the bull fiddle and Jerry Capehart thumping a soup carton. Co-written by Eddie Cochran and Ned Fairchild, Cochran re-recorded the song sometime between May to August 1957 with producer Simon Jackson. This later version was the one Liberty chose to release. 


  • November 1958 Capitol Records release “Record Date,” the third album by Gene Vincent and The Blue Caps. 


  • November 1962 Amy Records release “Noise” backed with “Cards Of Love,” the second single credited to Tico, a pseudonym for Paul Simon. Both songs were written and produced by band member Paul Simon, credited to Jerry Landis. 


  • November 1964 Snap Records out of Niles, Michigan, release “Hanky-Panky” backed with “Thunderbolt,” the label’s second single by The Shondells. Both songs were produced by Larry Deafenbaugh. “Hanky-Panky” was credited on original pressings to Tommy (James) Jackson, later changed to the correct Jeff Barry and Ellie Greenwich credits. Red Fox Records briefly reissued the single early in 1966 until Morris Levy’s Roulette Records bought the rights to the record after significant radio airplay in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dropping the hyphen in the title and the band credit to Tommy Jasmes and The Shondells, Roulette took the single to No. 1 on July 16th, 1966.


  • November 1964 Pickwick City Records release “The Ostrich” backed with “Sneaky Pete,” a one-off single by Lou Reed under the name The Primitives. The song was co-written by Jerry Pellegrino under the name Jerry Vance, Jimmie Sims, Lou Reed and Philiip Teitelbaum under the name Terry Philips. Future Velvet Underground bandmates Reed and John Cale play on the track. The record was pressed up to distribute to DJ’s but no stock copies for sale are known to exist.


  • November 1966 ARA Records out of Texas release “If You Really Want Me To Stay” backed with “Good Time Trippin’,” the second single by The Warlocks. The band featured brothers Rocky and Dusty Hill. The band would change their name to American Blues when drummer Frank Beard joined. Beard and Dusty Hill would later join Billy Gibbons in ZZ Top. 


  • November 1968 Immediate Records release “Ars Longa Vita Brevis,” the second album by The Nice. Guitarist Davy O’List quit during the sessions for the album. The record was completed as a trio, keyboardist Keith Emerson, Bassist Lee Jackson and drummer Brian Davison.


  • November 1968 Transatlantic Record release “Sweet Child,” the second album by British folk group Pentangle. The first disc in the set was recorded live, the second was a studio set. The album came out in America in February 1969. The Nice back Harper on the song “Hell’s Angels.”


  • November 1969 CBS Records in Britain release the “Flat Baroque And Berserk” LP by Roy Harper. The album was recorded at Les Cousins folk club in London and at EMI Studios in London with producer Peter Jenner. The record peaked at No. 20 in Britain.


  • November 1969 Immediate Records in England release the second studio album by Humble Pie “Town And Country.” Recorded at Olympic Studios in London with producer Andy Johns, all four members of the band, Peter Frampton, Steve Marriot, Greg Ridley and Jerry Shirley contributed solo compositions to the album. 


  • November 1972 United Artists Records release “Ege Bamyasi,” the third studio album by Can. 


  • November 1973 Reprise Records release “Time Fades Away” by Neil Young on 45. The song served as the title track of Young’s then-current LP. “Time Fades Away” was written by Neil Young, co-written by Young and Elliot Mazur.


  • November 1973 Kiki Dee’s LP “Loving & Free” released on the Rocket Records label. Produced by Elton John and Clive Franks with Elton, Dee Murray, Davey Johnstone, Nigel Olsson, Dave Mattacks, Gerry Conway and others. Elton plays on “If It Rains,” “Lonnie and Josie,” “You Put Something Better Inside Me,” “Supercool,” “Rest My Head,” “Song For Adam” and “Sugar On The Floor.” The album was recorded at AIR and Nova Studios in London between April 28thand June 22nd, 1973. “Living & Free” was a No. 13 hit single in England. Later reissues of the record included the original B-side of the “Lonnie and Josie” on Rocket Records with Elton on piano.


  • November 1973 Island Records in Britain release the “No Pussyfooting” LP by Fripp and Eno, Robert Fripp and Brian Eno. Co-composed and produced by the two, the record was recorded during session in September 1972 and August 1973 at Eno’s home studio in Mida Vale, London and Command Studios in Picadilly, London. The album marked the beginning of a series of released tape delay experiments Fripp would further develop and name Frippertronics.


  • November 1974 Island Records in Britain release “Taking Tiger Mountain By Strategy” by Brian Eno. The LP was recorded at Island Studios in London in September with Eno producing. The sessions included guest Phil Manzanera, Robert Wyatt, Andy MacKay, Phil Collins and others. 


  • November 1975 Island Records in Britain release “Pour Down Like Silver” by Richard and Linda Thompson. Featuring Richard Thompson’s former Fairport Convention band mates on the session, “Pour Down Like Silver” was recorded during the summer at Sound Techniques Studios in London, with John Wood engineering. 


  • November 1975 Obscure Records release the “Discreet Music” LP by Brian Eno. The B side is credited on the sleeve as being performed by The Cockpit Ensemble conducted by Gavin Bryars, who also helped arrange the pieces. The album was released on the Obscure Records label, founded by Brian Eno with help from composers Gavin Bryars and Michael Nyman. The ten albums the label issued from 1975 through 1978 were experimental in nature and all were produced by Eno. “Discreet Music” was the label’s third release. Side one was recorded May 9th, 1975 at Eno’s home studio. Side two was recorded at Trident Studios in London on September 12th, 1975.


  • November 1977 Mountain Records prepare a final single by The Sensational Alex Harvey Band “No Complaints Department” for release. Co-written by Alex Harvey and Jimmy Grimes, the record was pulled from being issued. Grimes had been a member of Harvey’s group Alex Harvey’s Big Soul Band in the 1960’s.


  • November 1978 Warner Brothers Records release “Keep Your Hands On The Wheel (Said Marie To The Driver)” backed with “Giant Footsteps” by Roy Wood on 45. “Keep Your Hands On The Wheel (Said Marie To The Driver)” was from the LP On The Road Again,” produced and written by Wood and features Led zeppelin’s John Bonham on drums. Roy Wood, Annie Haslam and drummer Dave Donovan co-wrote the Non-LP B-side.


  • November 1979 Chrysalis Records in Britain release “Union City Blue” by Blondie on 45. The song was co-written by Debby Harry and bassist Nigel Harrison. Harry based her lyrics on her experience acting in the film Union City. Produced by Mike Chapman from Blondie’s “Eat To The Beat” LP, the song went to No. 13 in the British singles charts.


  • November 1982 Mushroom Records in Australia release “Enz Of An Era,” a compilation album by Split Enz to mark the band’s first ten years together. The record went to No. 1 in New Zealand.


  • November 1983 Virgin Records in Britain release “Thanks For Christmas” by The Three Wise Men on 45. The band is actually XTC under a different name. Credited to Kaspar, Melchior and Balthazar, presumably XTC’s Andy Partridge, Colin Moulding and Dave Gregory. The song was co-produced by the band and David Lord at Crescent Studios in Bath, Somerset, England.



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Vocalist Babara Ireland during our Wax Museum interview with Woody Lissauer.
Tom Taylor
Mike Bock
Doug Miller in The Wax Museum
Jim Wallace and Chris Palladino
Keith Jones
John Turner
Mike Miller
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