Gold records were originally presented to artists by their own label, primarily as a form of self-congratulatory publicity.
26th March 1830: The Book of Mormon first went on sale at E. B. Grandin’s book store
26th March 2020
On the 17th February 1966 Brian Wilson, the co-founder of the Beach Boys, began the first recording session for the song Good Vibrations at Gold Star Studios in Los Angeles.
On the 21st November 1877, American inventor Thomas Edison announced his phonograph, the world’s first practical machine that could record and play sound using a cylinder.
On the 4th December 1956, the Million Dollar Quartet featuring Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, and Johnny Cash were recorded during an impromptu jam session at Sun Record Studios in Memphis, Tennessee.
On the 30th November 1982, Michael Jackson released the album Thriller, which went on to become the best-selling album of all time.
The world’s first ‘Nickel-In-The-Slot Phonograph’ introduced the concept of the jukebox to the public.
27th September 1908: First Model T Ford produced in Detroit
27th September 2020
26th September 1960: Kennedy and Nixon take part in their first televised debate
26th September 2020
25th September 1513: European ‘discovery’ of the Pacific Ocean
25th September 2020
11th November 1918: WW1 Armistice of Compiègne is signed
11th November 2018
9th November 1989: East Germany opens the Berlin Wall
9th November 2019
1st September 1939: Nazi Germany invades Poland
1st September 2018