1973-10

Marjory Razorblade

Kevin Coyne

 

 

 

 

 

1973
10/6 Sat
Brighouse and Rastrick Brass Band become the national brass-band champions of Great Britain by defeating 18 other bands at the Albert Hall in London.[4]
10/12 Fri
"Genesis releases their 5th studio album Selling England by the Pound, one of their most commercially successful albums"
10/13 Sat
"Family play their last concert at De Montfort Hall at Leicester Polytechnic (now De Montfort University) before splitting up for good. A farewell party at a local Holiday Inn after the show ends in a good-natured mel_e, with people jumping in or pushed i
10/17 Wed
"The 1973 oil crisis begins, causing shortages of the vinyl needed to manufacture records. A number of new albums are either delayed or only available in limited quantities until after the holiday season."
10/19 Fri
"The Who release Quadrophenia, one of their most critically acclaimed albums."
10/20 Sat
Queen Elizabeth opens Sydney Opera House.
11/1 Thu
"Kiss becomes the first act signed to Neil Bogart's new label, Casablanca Records."
11/5 Mon
Cellist Jacqueline du Pr_ is forced to retire because she has been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis.[5]
11/5 Mon
Two friends of the recently deceased Gram Parsons hand themselves in to police and confess to having carried out an impromptu cremation of the singer's body at the Joshua Tree National Monument.[6]
11/7 Wed
"Harold Holt Ltd., agent for Jacqueline du Pr_, deny newspaper reports that she will never perform again, while at the same time confirming she has been diagnosed with ""a mild case of multiple sclerosis"" and has no definite plans for future performances
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