On this day in 1969,  King Crimson releases In The Court Of the Crimson King. Subtitled An Observation by King Crimson, the debut release became a top 5 album in the UK, with sales fueled by the nearly half million people that had seen the band play the free Hyde Park concert the Rolling Stones had staged that July.  Original producer Tony Clarke (Moody Blues) guided the early recording sessions, but the group decided to take the reigns over from him.  At nearly 44 minutes, the lp had a significantly longer run time than most single albums to that time, it had only 5 songs, but four were subdivided into multiple parts.

 

Other Noteworthy Classic Rock events on October 10 include...

 

1945 Sax player and singer Jerry Lecroix of Blood, Sweat & Tears, Rare Earth and Edgar Winter's White Trash born.

1946 John Prine born.

1955 David Lee Roth born.

1969 Kinks release Arthur Or The Decline of the British Empire.

1970 Pink Floyd releases Atom Heart Mother (10/2 in the UK)
1978 Steven Tyler and Joe Perry injured when a cherry bomb goes off on stage during Philadelphia Aerosmith concert.

1979 Fleetwood Mac honored on Hollywood Walk of Fame.

1980 John 'Bonzo' Bonham's funeral takes place.

1988 U2 releases Rattle And Hum.

1989 1989 Eric Clapton plays Little Red Rooster with the Rolling Stones during their Shea Stadium concert.

1990 Ringo Starr releases Ringo’s All Starr Band.

2013 Paul McCartney does a short set on the back of a flatbed truck in New York City.