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On August 4th, 1967, Pink Floyd released 'The Piper At the Gates of Dawn', their debut album. Most of the songs were penned by Syd Barrett. 'The Piper At the Gates of Dawn' has been recognized as one of the seminal psychedelic rock albums of the 1960s.
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On August 3rd, 1979, The Talking Heads released 'Fear of Music', their 3rd studio album. It spawned the singles "Life During Wartime", "I Zimbra", and "Cities".
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On August 5th, 1966, The Beatles released 'Revolver' in the UK, their 7th UK album; and arguably their greatest and most innovative release. The album cover, designed by Klaus Voormann, combined Aubrey Beardsley-inspired line drawing with photo collage. The album charted #1 nearly world-wide.
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On August 6th, 1988, Guns N' Roses debut album, 'Appetite For Destruction' reached #1 in the US. The album's success was boosted by significant airplay with the singles "Welcome to the Jungle", "Paradise City", and "Sweet Child o' Mine".
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On August 3rd, 1963, The Beatles play The Cavern Club in Liverpool for the last time. They played the first of their 292 shows there in 1961 when they made their debut performance.
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On August 5th, 2013, Keyboardist, composer, singer-songwriter and record producer George Duke passed away at age 67. Duke work extensively with Cannonball Adderley, Frank Zappa, Stanley Clarke, and violist Jean-Luc Ponty.
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On August 7th, 1965, Herman's Hermits went to #1 on the US singles chart with '"I'm Henry VIII I Am". The single was only released in the US.
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On August 1st, 1963, Roy Orbison released "Blue Bayou" b/w "Mean Woman Blues" on 45rpm. The song was an international hit for Orbison. It later became Linda Ronstadt's signature song, with which she scored a Top 5 hit with her cover in 1977.
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On August 2nd, 1951, Multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter Andrew Gold was born in Burbank, CA. Gold had hits in the 70s, such as "Lonely Boy" and "Thank You for Being a Friend". He also recorded with Linda Ronstadt, Leo Sayer, Carly Simon and many others.
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