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On this day in 2006, Amy Winehouse released 'Rehab' the lead single from her second studio album Back to Black. The song won three Grammy Awards – including 'Record of the Year', 'Song of the Year' and 'Best Female Pop Vocal Performance'.
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On this day in 2001, The Cranberries released their fifth studio album, 'Wake Up and Smell the Coffee'. It was their last album before their six-year hiatus
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On this day in 2007, Adele released her debut single, Hometown Glory. It is said that Adele wrote the song within 10 minutes, when she was only 16-years-old, after her mother tried to persuade her to leave her home suburb of West Norwood in London for university
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On this day in 1983, The The released their outstanding debut album 'Soul Mining'. The album featured the singles 'Uncertain Smile', 'Perfect' and 'This Is the Day'.
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On this day in 1987, Genesis released the new single "Land Of Confusion". The music was written by the band, while the lyrics were written by guitarist Mike Rutherford. The song's video featured puppets from the 1980s UK sketch show Spitting Image.
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Join Peter Kirkpatrick at 10am tomorrow for the incredible story of "Someone Like You" by Adele LISTEN HERE: http://eirewave.co.uk/player
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On this day in 1989, Kate Bush releases her sixth studio album, The Sensual World. The title track, inspired by James Joyce's novel Ulysses, earns her a Grammy nomination for Best Alternative Music Performance.
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On this day in 2012, Jake Bugg released his debut Self-Titled Debut Album!
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Happy Birthday to Chris De Burgh
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On this day in 1994, Suede released their second single from the album Coming Up 'Beautiful Ones'. The song was originally titled "Dead Leg" after bassist Mat Osman threatened to give Oakes a dead leg if he was unable to write a top ten single.
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Join Peter Kirkpatrick at 10am tomorrow for the incredible story of "Roxanne" by The Police LISTEN HERE: http://eirewave.co.uk/player
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On this day in 1988, U2 released 'Rattle and Hum' a hybrid live/studio album and a companion rockumentary film directed by Phil Joanou.
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Remembering John Lennon on his birthday
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On this day in 2007, The Wombats released 'Let's Dance To Joy Division!' What a belter!
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On this day in 1990, The Charlatans released their debut album, Some Friendly. It was recorded in Wales, with some difficulty after the band fell out with the owners of the studio. However, it lead to two hits in 'Then" and "The Only One I Know"
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Happy Birthday to Lewis Capaldi
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Happy Birthday to Thom Yorke from Radiohead
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On this day in 2017, Liam Gallagher released his debut solo album 'As You Were. A critical and commercial success, the album debuted at number one in the UK, outselling the rest of the top 10 of the UK Albums Chart combined and achieving gold certification in its first week.
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On this day in 2012, Adele released 'Skyfall' the title song to the newest James Bond film. Written with Paul Epworth, the song went to No. 1 in 11 countriesand won an Oscar for Best Original Song.
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Happy Birthday to Bob Geldof
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On this day in 1981, Depeche Mode released 'Speak & Spell', their debut album which peaked at number 10 in the UK Albums Chart. This was the only Depeche Mode album with Vince Clarke as a member. Clarke wrote most of the songs for the band, before departing to form Yazoo and later Erasure.
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On this day in 2019, Dermot Kennedy released his debut studio album 'Without Fear'. It debuted at number one in the UK and in Ireland.
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Happy Birthday to Chris Lowe from Pet Shop Boys
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Join Peter Kirkpatrick at 10am tomorrow for the incredible story of "I Wish it Would Rain Down" by Phil Collins LISTEN HERE: http://eirewave.co.uk/player
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On this day in 1980, The Police released their 3rd album 'Zenyatta Mondatta'. The album was written during the Police's second tour and recorded in four weeks.
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Happy Birthday to Danny O'Donoghue from The Script
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On this day in 1994, The Cranberries released the acclaimed album "No need to argue". It is the band's best selling album, and has sold over 17 million copies worldwide
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On this day in 1995, Oasis released their second studio album, (What's The Story) Morning Glory? Featuring hits like 'Wonderwall', 'Don't Look Back In Anger' and 'Champagne Supernova' the follow-up to Definitely Maybe has since become one of the best-selling albums of all time.
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Happy Birthday to Sting
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On this day in 1984, U2 released their fourth studio album The Unforgettable Fire. The album topped the charts in 3 countries.
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