On This Date In Music
1908 - The first two-sided vinyl record was offered for sale by the Columbia label in an ad running in this week's Saturday Evening Post.
1977 - Meat Loaf releases the landmark album Bat Out Of Hell. Written by Jim Steinman and produced by Todd Rundgren, it's one of the most popular albums of the '70s, eventually selling over 14 million copies in America.
2006 - Weird Al Yankovic's "White & Nerdy," a parody of Chamillionaire's "Ridin'," peaks at No. 9 on the Hot 100. It's Weird Al’s first Top 10 hit.
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