JANUARY 5
TODAY IN 1967 ‘BOB DYLAN’S GREATEST HITS’ GOES GOLD JUST NINE MONTHS AFTER ITS RELEASE. THE LP CONTAINS EVERY TOP 40 SINGLE DYLAN ENJOYED THROUGH 1967 AND HAS SINCE BEEN CERTIFIED FIVE TIMES PLATINUM.
AEROSMITH RELEASE THEIR SELF-TITLED DEBUT ALBUM ON THIS DAY IN 1973. THE LP FEATURES THE CLASSIC TRACK “DREAM ON” AND “MAMA KIN”, THE FIRST SINGLE RELEASED FROM THE ALBUM.
ALSO IN 1973, BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN RELEASES HIS DEBUT ALBUM ‘GREETINGS FROM ASBURY PARK, NJ’ CONTAINING THE SINGLES “BLINDED BY THE LIGHT” AND “SPIRIT IN THE NIGHT. ROLLING STONE MAGAZINE NAMED THE ALBUM ONE OF THE “100 GREATEST DEBUT ALBUMS OF ALL-TIME”.