Video: 'Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band'

(Saturday, September 30, 1978) — “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band”/“With a Little Help from My Friends” by The Beatles, issued as a single for the first time since the tracks were originally released on the 1967 album Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band to capitalize on the release of the new film, Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, peaked at #71 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks. Continue reading ‘Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band’/’With a Little Help from My Friends’ by The Beatles peaks at #71 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 30 1978) →

(Saturday, September 9, 1978) — “London Town” by ex-Beatle Paul McCartney and his band Wings debuted at #75 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. Continue reading ‘London Town’ by Wings debuts at #75 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 9 1978) →

Video: 'Keith Moon - Final 24 (Documentary)'

(Thursday, September 7, 1978, pronounced dead at 5:50 p.m. BST) — Keith Moon, the wild, raucous drummer of The Who rock group, was found dead today by his girlfriend Annette Walter-Lax hours after attending a party thrown by ex-Beatle Paul McCartney at Peppermint Park in Covent Garden. Continue reading Rock drummer Keith Moon pronounced dead 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 7 1978) →

Video: 'Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band'

(Monday, August 14, 1978) — To coincide with the release of the Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band film, Capitol records today released the single “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band”/“With a Little Help from My Friends” with “A Day In The Life” on the B-side (released in the UK on Sept. 30, 1978), 11 years after the tracks were released on the album Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band and eight years after the group disbanded. Continue reading ‘Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band’/’With a Little Help from My Friends’/’A Day in the Life’’ single by The Beatles released 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 14 1978) →

Video: 'Paul McCartney & Wings - London Town [High Quality]'

(Friday, August 11, 1978) — The single “London Town”/“I’m Carrying” by ex-Beatle Paul McCartney and his band Wings was released today in the UK (Aug. 21, 1978, in the U.S.), the third of three singles from the group’s album London Town. Continue reading ‘London Town’/’I’m Carrying’ by Wings released 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 11 1978) →

(Saturday, August 5, 1978) — “I’ve Had Enough” by (former Beatle Paul McCartney and his band) Wings, , the second single from their album London Town, peaked at #25 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks. Continue reading ‘I’ve Had Enough’ by Wings peaks at #25 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 5 1978) →

Video: 'Arrow Through Me'

(Thursday, July 27, 1978) — Former Beatle Paul McCartney and his band Wings completed the first round of recording sessions for the group’s next studio album Back To The Egg today at Spirit of Ranachan Studios on the McCartneys’ Campbeltown farm in Scotland — having taped and added overdubs to “Arrow Through Me”, “Again and Again and Again”, “To You”, “Winter Rose”, “Old Siam, Sir” and “Spin It On” since June 29, 1978. Continue reading Wings conclude first ‘Back To The Egg’ sessions 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 27 1978) →

Video: 'Spin It On'

(Sunday, July 23, 1978) — Former Beatle Paul McCartney and his band Wings recorded “Spin It On” today at Spirit of Ranachan Studios on the McCartneys’ Campbeltown farm in Scotland for release in June 1979 on the band’s next studio album Back To The Egg. Continue reading Paul McCartney & Wings records ‘Spin It On’ 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 23 1978) →

Video: 'Ringo Starr One Way Love Affair/She's So In Love'

(Sunday, July 23, 1978) — Former Beatle Ringo Starr concluded two days of recording sessions today at Sweet Silence Studios in Copenhagen, Denmark, tracking Russ Ballard’s “One Way Love Affair” and “As Far As We Can Go.” with only the latter released as a bonus track on the Old Wave CD re-issue in 1994. Continue reading Ringo Starr records two tracks in Copenhagen 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 23 1978) →