MAY 25
ON THIS DAY IN 1973, DEEP PURPLE RELEASE “SMOKE ON THE WATER,” A SONG BASED ON THE FIRE IN THE CASINO AT MONTREUX, SWITZERLAND WHERE THE BAND WAS SCHEDULED TO RECORD THEIR ‘MACHINE HEAD’ ALBUM. THEY EVENTUALLY RECORDED THE ALBUM USING THE ROLLING STONES’ MOBILE STUDIO.
ON THIS DAY IN 1983 DIO RELEASE THEIR DEBUT STUDIO ALBUM ‘HOLY DIVER’ FEATURING THE TITLE TRACK AND “RAINBOW IN THE DARK”.
AND IN 1985, DIRE STRAITS HAD THEIR SECOND #1 ALBUM IN THE UK, ‘BROTHERS IN ARMS.’ LED BY THE SINGLE AND VIDEO FOR “MONEY FOR NOTHING”, IT WOULD GO ON TO HIT #1 IN THE US AND 24 OTHER COUNTRIES