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- The Let It Be album was released in 1970. Paul McCartney had also just put his first solo album out on Apple Records. Let It Be was the last album of original studio material released by The Fab Four, although it was recorded before Abbey Road. Unfortunately, Phil Spector re-produced the tracks, adding background music and butchering songs such as “The Long and Winding Road,” which had a sub-standard bass track played by John Lennon.
- John Sebastian hit the top of the U.S. charts in 1976 with “Welcome Back,” the theme song he wrote in 15 minutes for the U.S. television show, Welcome Back Kotter. Sebastian had left The Lovin’ Spoonful for a solo career in 1968 after having a string of hits in one of America’s best bands of the 1960s. His Best of John Sebastian from 1989 is an excellent collection of his solo material.
- Vangelis saw his instrumental theme song for the Chariots of Fire movie make number 1 in the U.S. this week in 1982. The track captured the mood of the runners in the film, and followed his work from 1981 with Yes vocalist Jon Anderson, on The Friends of Mr. Cairo.
- Aerosmith began the European portion of their Nine Lives tour in 1997. While the album sold 2 million American copies, it wasn’t one of their best. The “Falling in Love” single from the album made the top 40 on both sides of the Atlantic.
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