EMI released the band’s first single, ” Arnold Layne “, with the B-side ” Candy and a Currant Bun “, on 10 March 1967 on its Columbia label.
In mid-November, they performed at the Bag O’Nails nightclub in London, with Clapton, John Lennon , Paul McCartney , Jeff Beck , Pete Townshend , Brian Jones , Mick Jagger , and Kevin Ayers in attendance. Ayers described the crowd’s reaction as stunned disbelief: “All the stars were there, and…
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The band first visited the US in March 1967 to play nine dates at the RKO 58th Street Theatre in New York City. Their impact was small, as impresario Murray the K placed them at the bottom of a six-act bill that performed three times per date, eventually reducing the…
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The album was released by Verve Records the following year in March 1967.
The album was released by early March 1967, though the exact release date is uncertain.
In March 1967, while awaiting the consequences of the police raid, Jagger, Richards, and Jones took a short trip to Morocco , accompanied by Marianne Faithfull , Jones’ girlfriend Anita Pallenberg , and other friends. During this trip the stormy relations between Jones and Pallenberg deteriorated to the point that…
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On 15 February 1967, Pink Floyd signed with EMI, receiving a £5,000 advance (equivalent to £79,700 in 2025).
A week later, on 12 February, Sussex police, tipped off by the paper, raided a party at Keith Richards’ home , Redlands. No arrests were made at the time, but Jagger, Richards, and their friend art dealer Robert Fraser were subsequently charged with drug offences. Andrew Oldham was afraid of…
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Two days after the article was published, Jagger filed a writ for libel against the News of the World .
the second instalment (published on 5 February) targeted the Rolling Stones. A reporter who contributed to the story spent an evening at the exclusive London club Blaise’s, where a member of the Rolling Stones allegedly took several Benzedrine tablets, displayed a piece of hashish , and invited his companions back…
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