On This Date In Music

1967 - The Beatles release "Strawberry Fields Forever" as a single in the US, with "Penny Lane" on the flip side.

1969 - The Doors' "Touch Me" is certified gold.

1970 - Black Sabbath release their self-titled debut album, which not coincidentally, comes out on Friday the 13th. To add mystique to the band's image, new manager Patrick Meehan asks the band to stop giving interviews. The plan works, and through word of mouth, the album sell over 5,000 copies in the first week. The first single, "Evil Woman," doesn't chart, but the album reaches #8 in the UK.

1975 - Jefferson Starship records "Miracles."