JANUARY 7
ON THIS DAY THREE ALBUMS WERE CERTIFIED PLATINUM FOR HITTING ONE MILLION COPIES SOLD; BOTH LED ZEPPELIN’S “IN THROUGH THE OUT DOOR” AND FOREIGNER’S “HEAD GAMES” IN 1980 AND THE FOLLOWING YEAR, IN 1981, THE EAGLES “LIVE” WAS AWARDED PLATINUM STATUS
ON JANUARY 7, 1970, WOODSTOCK LANDOWNER MAX YASGUR WAS SUED BY NEIGHBORS FOR DAMAGES AFTER HIS FARM HOSTED OVER 400,000 PEOPLE DURING THE FESTIVAL.
ALSO ON THIS DAY IN 1970, LED ZEPPELIN LAUNCHED THEIR UK TOUR — PACKING VENUES JUST MONTHS AFTER RELEASING THEIR MASSIVE SECOND ALBUM.