THE KINKS...Preservation Act 2 (1974)
Preservation Act 2 was released 40 years ago today in 1974. It reached number 114 on the U.S. Billboard album charts
(vinyl, CD, Allmusic review)
ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR MAY 8
Paul Samwell-Smith, formerly with the Yardbirds, is 71; Chris Frantz formerly with the Talking Heads is 63; Billy Burnette, formerly with Fleetwood Mac from 1987 to 1995, is 61; Alex Van Halen of Van Halen is 61; Dave Rowntree of Blur is 50; Joe Bonamassa is 37;
ON THIS DATE
1996 Penthouse Magazine wins in court the rights to publish X-rated photos of Tommy Lee of Motley Crue and Pamela Lee Anderson taken from stolen home movies
2004 Chris Cornell of Audioslave marries Vicky Karayiannis in Paris
2006 Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones has brain surgery in Auckland, New Zealand after Richards had fallen from a tree a few days earlier
2006 A London court rules that Apple Computer did not breach a ‘91 contract involving the "Apple" name and logo, because its iPod and iTunes services are involved in selling music rather than creating it, therefore winning a copyright infringement suit brought against them by Apple Corps, owned by the Beatles
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