This Week In Classic Rock History

JAN 31-FEB 6: Historic events this week from Roy Orbison, Neil Young, Fleetwood Mac and Prince

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JANUARY 31, 1989: MYSTERY GIRL
Roy Orbison completed his posthumous classic album one month before his death.

Featuring members of The Heartbreakers on 8 of 10 tracks, Orbison\’s only Platinum album features the hit single \”You Got It\”.

Mystery Girl contains songs written by Bono & The Edge and Elvis Costello, as well as Orbison originals co-written with Tom Petty & Jeff Lynne.

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FEBRUARY 1, 1972: HARVEST
Considered to be Neil Young\’s defining moment, Harvest remains his biggest album with 4 million sold in the US.

Containing classics such as \”Old Man\” and \”Heart of Gold\”, it is Neil Young\’s only US #1 album.

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FEBRUARY 4, 1977: RUMOURS
With over 40 million sold, Rumours is the #5 best-selling studio album of all time, and spent 31 non-consecutive weeks at #1, less than a year after its release.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2007: PRINCE\’S HALF-TIME SHOW
Prince performed one of the greatest and most memorable halftime shows in history.

The setlist included Purple Rain classics \”Let\’s Go Crazy\”, \”Baby I\’m a Star\” & \”Purple Rain\”, as well as Queen\’s \”We Will Rock You\”, CCR\’s \”Proud Mary\”, Foo Fighters\’ \”Best of You\” and Bob Dylan\’s \”All Along the Watchtower\”.

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