JULY 18
“NO NUKES!” . . . THE MOVIE, PREMIERED ON THIS DATE IN 1980. THIS CONCERT FILM DOCUMENTED THE THREE DAY BENEFIT HELD AT NEW YORK’S MADISON SQUARE GARDEN A YEAR BEFORE. AMONG THE HIGHLIGHTS WERE DAZZLING SETS BY BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN, CARLY SIMON, JAMES TAYLOR AND JACKSON BROWNE.
OVERSEAS IN 1983, GUITARIST THE EDGE OF U2 WAS MARRIED IN DUBLIN, IRELAND. WHILE IN LONDON, THE FAMOUS ABBEY ROAD RECORDING STUDIOS, WHERE VIRTUALLY ALL THE BEATLES’ RECORDINGS WERE DONE, OPENED ITS DOORS TO THE PUBLIC FOR THE FIRST TIME.
AND I.R.S. RECORDS WENT OUT OF BUSINESS ON THIS DAY IN 1996. DURING ITS HEYDAY IN THE EIGHTIES, I.R.S. SIGNED BANDS LIKE THE GO-GOS, R.E.M. AND THE ENGLISH BEAT.