Scot Turner
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Music Milestones & anniversaries, Toronto Concert History - Toronto Rave History. Retired Radio programmer.
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Toronto Concert History: 40 years ago today - October 8, 1985 - Shriekback play The Diamond. Vital Sines opened.
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35 years ago today - October 8, 1990 - the new remixed version of "Mother Universe" is released. Original out in March - re-recording and remix after the success of "I'm Free" 👍😎👍
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40 years ago today - October 8, 1985 - release of the album " 7 Day Weekend" from Comsat Angels
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35 years ago today - October 8, 1990 - release of "Some Friendly" the debut album from The Charlatans (Charlatans UK)
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35 years ago today - October 8, 1990 - release of the single "Three Babies" from Sinead O'Connor. A beautiful Enya like feel in a Sinead kind of way. Lovely. On the album "I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got" 👍😎👍
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45 years ago today - October 8, 1980 - release of the album "Dirty Mind" from Prince. #326 on Rolling Stone Magazine's 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time.
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35 years ago today - October 8, 1990 - release of the single "Piccadilly Palare" from Morrissey. #48 on CFNY's Top 90 of 1990. 👍😎👍
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Happy milestone 75th birthday today - October 8 - to Robert "Kool" Bell (Kool & The Gang)
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35 years ago today - October 8, 1990 - release of the single "Kinky Afro" from The Happy Mondays 👍😎👍
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45th anniversary today - October 8, 1980 - release of the album "Remain In Light" from Talking Heads. #3 on CFNY's Top 80 of 1980. #39 on Rolling Stone Magazine's 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time" 👍😎👍
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Toronto Concert History: 30 years ago this week - October 7&8, 1995 - Scotland's Edwyn Collins plays The Rivoli
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Toronto Concert History: 50 years ago tonight - October 7, 1975 - Jethro Tull plays Maple Leaf Gardens. Look who opened. It took a while for the Dream Weaver album to register. Released in July 75' it didn't start selling in Canada until February 1976
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Toronto Rave History: 30 years ago tonight - October 7, 1995 - DESTINY PRODUCTIONS Present: "DESTINY 11"
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Toronto Rave History: 30 years ago tonight - October 7, 1995 - DESTINY PRODUCTIONS Present: "DESTINY 11"
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40 years ago today - October 7, 1985 - release of the single "Silent Running" from Mike & The Mechanics.
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40th anniversary today - October 7, 1985 - release of the album "The Gift" from Scotland's Midge Ure. Placed #29 on CFNY's Top 85 of 1985. 👍😎👍
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Happy milestone 80th birthday today - October 7 - to Kevin Godley (10CC, Godley & Creme)
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40 years ago today - October 7, 1985 - release of the single "Bring On The Dancing Horses" from Echo & The Bunnymen. Extended mix please. Classic track. 👍😎👍
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45 years ago today - October 7, 1980 - release of "Redemption Song" from Bob Marley And The Wailers 👍😎👍
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40 years ago today - October 6, 1985 - release of the single "I can't Live Without My Radio" from L.L. Cool J
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- believed to be caused by his melanoma cancer. He played what would be his last ever concert September 23 in Pittsburgh and collapsed again while on stage.
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Toronto Concert History: 45 years ago today - October 6, 1980 - Bob Marley & The Wailers scheduled to play Maple Leaf Gardens. The show never happened. Just a few weeks earlier on September 21 he collapsed while jogging in Central Park
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50 years ago today - October 6, 1975 - release of the single "Highfly" from John Miles. 👍😎👍
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Happy milestone 65th birthday today - October 6 - to Scotland's Richard Jobson (Skids, filmmaker & TV host)
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45 years ago today - October 6, 1980 - release of the "Contractual Obligation Album" from Monty Python