OCTOBER 5, 1973: GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road was Elton\’s third of eight US #1 albums in a row

Thanks to the singles \”Saturday Night\’s Alright for Fighting\” and \”Goodbye Yellow Brick Road\”, the album would spend eight straight weeks at #1.

With 8 million copies sold in the US, it remains his biggest album.

• • •
OCTOBER 7, 2016: DESERT TRIP 2016
The epic Desert Trip 2016 took place over two weekends.

The classic rock festival featured performances from Bob Dylan and the Rolling Stones (October 7 & 14), Neil Young and Paul McCartney (October 8 & 15), The Who and Roger Waters (October 9 & 16).

The Rolling Stones would cover The Beatles\’ \”Come Together\”, while Paul McCartney (with Neil Young) performed \”Why Don\’t We Do It in The Road?\” live for the very first time.

• • •
OCTOBER 8, 1980: REMAIN IN THE LIGHT
Talking Heads expanded their sound on their fourth album, Remain in the Light, by adding dance-rock and worldbeat to their established New wave and post-punk palette.

Featuring the single \”Once in a Lifetime\”, the Library of Congress has deemed the album \”culturally, historically, or artistically significant\”.

Remain in the Light was their third and final album produced by Brian Eno.

• • •
OCTOBER 10, 1995: FRAMPTON COMES ALIVE! II
Frampton\’s second live album was the follow up to the massively successful Frampton Comes Alive!

Frampton Comes Alive! II favored his 80\’s & 90\’s songs over his 70\’s hits.

Though not as successful as its predecessor, it would go on to sell over 500,000 copies.