This Day in Music History: November 11

November 11, 2016

We cover all sorts of news, facts and historical and interesting facts that happened on this day in music history.

 

Today: November 11.

 

1965: The final recording session for 'Rubber Soul' album by The Beatles took place, at Abbey Road, London. They needed 3 new songs to finish the album so an old song ‘Wait’ was pulled off the shelf and the band recorded 2 new songs from start to finish. McCartney's ‘You Won't See Me’ and Lennon's ‘Girl’, the basic tracks for both songs being completed in two takes. The album was completed, and finished copies of the album were in the shops by December 3 in the UK and December 6 in the US.

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1969: The FBI in Phoenix, Arizona arrested Jim Morrison for drunk and disorderly conduct aboard a plane. Morrison who was on his way to a Rolling Stones concert with actor Tom Baker had been drinking and also annoying the stewardesses. The two eventually spent the night in jail and were released on $2,500 bail.

 

1978: The Cars released 'My Best Friend's Girl', the first picture-disc single commercially available, which went on to be a No.3 hit on the UK charts.

 

1986: Pink Floyd issued a press statement, where they stated that they intend to continue using the name without Roger Waters and were recording their next album, 'A Momentary Lapse of Reason'.

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1989: Chris Rea started a three-week run at No.1 on the UK album chart with the song 'The Road To Hell.' The iconic album cover features art by the English artist, Adrian Chesterman who was also responsible for creating cover art for Motörhead's 1979 'Bomber' album.

 

1989: Lisa Stansfield topped the UK singles chart with 'All Around The World'. This debut solo single was a No.1 hit in 11 other countries and also a No.3 hit in the US.

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1995: 'Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness' by The Smashing Pumpkins reached the No.1 spot on the US chart.

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