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1/4/1967 Doors release self-titled debut album

 

The groundbreaking debut album from the Doors dropped on this day in 1967. The album became an instant sensation, almost  immediately established the group as one of preeminent bands in America. Reviewing it for Crawdaddy, Paul Williams called the debut 'an album of "magnitude" and wrote, "The birth of the group is in this album, and it's as good as anything in rock."

 

Other Noteworthy Classic Rock events on January 4 include...

 

1936 Billboard publishes its first music chart.

1950 RCA Records announces it will begin production of vinyl albums.

1960 R.E.M.’s Michael Stipe born.

1968 University of California introduces a course on the Rolling Stones.

1970 Keith Moon of the Who runs over a chauffer while fleeing a gang of skinheads in Hatfield, England. 
1970 Let It Be is recorded during the final Beatles recording session.
1971 Performance, a movie featuring Mick Jagger, premieres in London.

1971 Pink Floyd starts recording the Meddle album.

1973 The Allman Brothers Band announces Lamar Williams will take the place of the late Berry Oakley.

1976 Former Beatles roadie Mal Evans is killed by LA police after pointing a rifle at them.

1986 Thin Lizzy’s Phil Lynott dies of pneumonia and liver failure at 36.

2004 Ray Davies of the Kinks shot and wounded while running down thief that snatched his date’s purse in New Orleans.

2011 Stealers Wheel's Gerry Rafferty dies of liver failure at 63.

2018 Jim Morrison and John Densmore reunited in signage as Hollywood unveils new street signs at the intersection of Morrison Street and Densmore Avenue on the anniversary of the release of the Doors first album in 1967.

2018 Ray Thomas of the Moody Blues dies after three year battle with prostate cancer.