LAMONT’S MUSIC NOTES-MARCH 16, 2020…ON THIS DATE IN 1981 THE WHO RELEASED THEIR 9TH ALBUM/CD ‘FACE DANCES.’ HERE’S SOME QUICK ‘FACE DANCES’ TRIVIA:
– IT WAS ONE OF ONLY 2 WHO ALBUMS TO FEATURE KENNY JONES. JONES REPLACED MOON AFTER HIS DEATH IN 1978
– THE COVER WAS PUT TOGETHER BY PETER BLAKE, WHO PUT TOGETHER THE BEATLES ‘SGT PEPPER’S’ COVER
– YOU BETTER YOU BET WAS THE FIRST SINGLE FROM THE ALBUM; IT’S VIDEO WAS ONE OF THE FIRST VIDEOS ON MTV, AND WAS THE FIRST VIDEO TO BE REPEATED.
– ANOTHER TRICKY DAY WAS NEVER RELEASE AS A SINGLE, BUT STILL RANKED AS ONE OF THE HIGHEST PLAYED SONGS ON ROCK RADIO IN 1981
– FACE DANCES HAS SOLD OVER A MILLION COPIES IN THE UNITED STATES
HERE’S THE WHO PERFORMING ‘ANOTHER TRICKY DAY’