Sunday, August 31, 2008

July 5, 1970

Today is Sunday, July 5, 1970.

I'm listening to Blood, Sweat & Tears 3, by Blood, Sweat & Tears, released sometime in June 1970, according to the All Music Guide.

Saturday, August 30, 2008

July 3, 1970

Yesterday was Friday, July 3, 1970.

I listened to Time and a Word, by Yes, released sometime in June 1970 in the UK (Nov. 1970 in the US), according to the Wikipedia article.

Thursday, August 28, 2008

July 2, 1970

Today is Thursday, July 2, 1970.

I listened to Fire and Water, by Free, released sometime in June 1970, according to the Wikipedia article.

I also watched Beneath the Planet of the Apes, which opened May 24, 1970, according to the IMDB.

Wednesday, August 27, 2008

July 1, 1970

Today is Wednesday, July 1, 1970.

I watched Myra Breckinridge, released June 24, 1970, according to IMDB.

I also listened to Gasoline Alley, by Rod Stewart, released sometime in June 1970 in the US, according to the Wikipedia article.

Various other things I've been listening to the last week or so:

Diana Ross, by Diana Ross, released June 19, 1970, according to the All Music Guide.

Leon Russell, by Leon Russell, released sometime in May 1970, according to the All Music Guide.

Monster Movie, by Can, released sometime in 1969, apparently. I made a note that it was released in May 1970, maybe in the US, but I didn't write down the source. So, sometime in 1969.

Illustration, by Illustration, released I'm not sure when, but reviewed in a May issue of Rolling Stone.

Tuesday, August 26, 2008

June 30, 1970

Today is Tuesday, June 30, 1970.

I'm listening to In Rock (aka Deep Purple in Rock), by Deep Purple, released sometime in June 1970, according to the Wikipedia article.

Also, I watched Catch-22, which opened in New York on June 24, 1970 at the Columbus Circle Paramount Theater on Columbus Circle and the Sutton Theater, Sutton Place, according to Vincent Canby's review in the New York Times.

Sunday, August 24, 2008

June 27, 1970

Yesterday was Saturday, June 27, 1970.

I watched Beyond the Valley of the Dolls, which opened the day before, June 26, in Manhattan at the Cinema Rendezvous, around 57th and 6th, and the Penthouse Theater, Broadway and 47th, according to Vincent Canby's review in the New York Times.

Thursday, August 21, 2008

June 25, 1970

Today is Thursday, June 25, 1970. (I skipped a few days.)

I'm listening to Hot Tuna, by Hot Tuna, released sometime in May 1970, according to the All Music Guide.

Wednesday, August 20, 2008

June 19, 1970

Today is Friday, June 19, 1970.

I'm listening to Very 'Eavy...Very 'Umble, by Uriah Heep, released today in the UK, according to the official Uriah Heep website. Well, actually I'm listening to the US version, which has one different track ("Bird of Prey" instead of "Lucy Blues"), was just titled Uriah Heep, had a different cover, and wasn't released until September 1970.

Friday, August 15, 2008

June 14, 1970

Today is Sunday, June 14, 1970.

I'm listening to Workingman's Dead, by the Grateful Dead, released today, according to the All Music Guide and other sources.

Tuesday, August 12, 2008

June 11, 1970

Today is Thursday, June 11, 1970.

I just watched Count Yorga, Vampire, released yesterday, June 10, 1970, in LA, according to the IMDB. Actually, the title of the version on my DVD is The Loves of Count Iorga, Vampire.

Right now I'm listening to ABC, by the Jackson 5, released sometime in either April 1970 or May 1970 (AMG says April; Wikipedia says May).

Thursday, August 7, 2008

June 6, 1970

Today is Saturday, June 6, 1970.

I'm listening to Quatermass, by Quatermass, released sometime in May 1970, according to the Wikipedia article.

Tuesday, August 5, 2008

June 4, 1970

Today is Thursday, June 4, 1970.

I'm watching The Out-of-Towners, released May 28, 1970 in the US, according to the IMDB.

Saturday, August 2, 2008

June 1, 1970

Today is still Monday, June 1, 1970.

I'm listening to Band of Gypsys, by Jimi Hendrix, released sometime in April 1970, according to the Wikipedia article.

June 1, 1970

Today is Monday, June 1, 1970.

I'm listening to Black Sabbath, by Black Sabbath, again. This time it's the US version, the one with "Wicked World" instead of "Evil Woman," released today, according to Martin Popoff in his Sabbath biography, Doom Let Loose (p. 14). Various other sources say it came out sometime in May 1970, but I trust Popoff on heavy metal matters.