In June, the band released ” (White Man) In Hammersmith Palais ” as a single, which peaked at number 32 in the UK Singles chart; it quickly became a favourite with Clash fans and was voted single of the year in the 1978 NME Readers’ Poll.
In June, Genesis headlined the year’s Knebworth Festival , their only UK show that year.
Joy Division made their recorded debut in June 1978 when the band self-released An Ideal for Living , and two weeks later their track “At a Later Date” was featured on the compilation album Short Circuit: Live at the Electric Circus (which had been recorded live in October 1977). In…
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Their second album, Face to Face , was released in June 1978, which reached No. 16 on the Kent Music Report Albums Chart in November and stayed on the charts for 79 weeks. It was accredited as 4× platinum for shipment of 280,000 units. The album was co-produced by the…
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released in early June 1978
The band filmed a performance at the Hammersmith Odeon in June 1978, which was later released on DVD as Never Say Die .
In June 1978 they entered the Alberts Studio in Sydney with producer Keith Walker, from local radio station 2JJ , to record their debut eponymous album, Midnight Oil
The sole single from Powerage was ” Rock ‘n’ Roll Damnation ” (June 1978).
On 15 May 1978, the afternoon after Jordan’s final gig with Adam and the Ants, Bivouac also left the band and soon after was replaced by Matthew Ashman . This line-up continued to demo new material, and on 10 July 1978, they recorded a second Peel Session that featured the…
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Upon returning to England, Lydon searched for musicians but it was difficult. He stated in the press: “I’m thinking about going up north for someone. They’ve got bands up there who are trying to be different”. He approached Jah Wobble ( né John Wardle) about forming a band together. The…
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