THIS DAY IN MUSIC: THURSDAY JANUARY 8 1963, The Beatles appeared live on Scottish TVs Round Up, transmitted live from The Theatre Royal, Glasgow. They mimed to Please Please Me. 1972, The New Seekers were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with Id Like To Teach The World To Sing, (in Perfect Harmony). The song started as a Coca Cola TV ad. It originally included the line, Id like to buy the world a Coke. 1977, Queen went to No.1 on the UK album chart with Day At The Races. 1994, Jamaican reggae/rap (ragga) duo Chaka Demus and Pliers were at No.1 in the UK with their version of Twist And Shout. The song was originally recorded (and produced by Phil Spector) by the Top Notes in 1961 and then covered by The Isley Brothers. It was also covered by The Beatles on their first album Please Please Me. 2000, It was reported that police foiled a £1 million kidnap plot to snatch Victoria Beckham and her baby son. The plot was uncovered after a tip off to the police. The gang had planned to kidnap the pair when husband David was away playing football. 2006, The Strokes went to No.1 on the UK chart with First Impressions Of Earth the bands third album and first No.1. 2014, reported that vinyl record sales had increased 32% in 2013, while CD sales declined 14.5% in the last year, vinyl sales grew 32% from 4.5 million units sold in 2012 to 6 million sold in 2013, according to Nielsen SoundScan. BIRTHDAY FILE: 1937, Dame Shirley Bassey 1946, Robby Krieger, The Doors 1947, David Bowie (David Jones) 1947, Terry Sylvester, Swinging Blue Jeans, The Hollies 1967, R.Kelly 1971, Karen Poole, Alisha’s Attic 1974, Stove King, Mansun
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