Pause & Play Today: Jan. 4, 2021
UPDATES / ADDITIONS
NEW RELEASES
“Damage Control,” Curtis Salgado – Feb. 26
“Luna ’68,” The City Champs – March 19
“Still Woman Enough,” Loretta Lynn – March 19
REISSUES
“Reflektor,” Arcade Fire – Feb. 5
“Clarence ‘Gatemouth’ Brown – Rocks,” Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown – Feb. 5
“The Albums 1970-1973,” Curved Air – Feb. 5
“Gold,” Nilsson – new release date, Feb. 19
VINYL
“Winger,” Winger – March 5
NEW SONGS
Lose Your Head, London Grammar
Fillin’ My Cup, Hailey Whitters & Little Big Town
Hearts On Fire, Final Fiasco
Firecracker, Nathan Edman
I Am Alternative, TYPIFŸ
Grind Time, GoodLook
Lone Wolf, Rokat
TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS
John McLaughlin (79)
Kathy Forester (66)
Clive Gregson (66)
Nels Cline (65)
Bernard Sumner (65)
Patty Loveless (64)
Michael Stipe (61)
Robin Guthrie (59)
Till Lindemann [of Rammstein] (59)
Beth Gibbons [of Portishead] (56)
David Glasper [of Breathe] (56)
Cait O’Riordan (56)
Deana Carter (55)
Benjamin Darvill [of Crash Test Dummies] (54)
Tim Wheeler [of Ash] (44)
Spencer Chamberlain [of Underoath] (38)
Ben Spivak [of MAGIC!] (38)
Getting caught up …
Jan. 3 Birthdays: Van Dyke Parks (78), Stephen Stills (76), John Paul Jones (75), James Carter (52), Nichole Nordeman (49), Thomas Bangalter [of Daft Punk] (46), Kimberley Locke (43), Mark Pontius [of Foster the People] (36), Lloyd (35), Nash Overstreet [of Hot Chelle Rae] (35)
IN REMEMBRANCE
Gerry Rafferty (1947-2011)
Les Brown (1912-2001)
Phil Lynott (1949-1986)
Paul Chambers (1935-1969)
R.I.P.
Steve Brown (producer worked with Wham!, ABC, The Cult, Manic Street Preachers, etc.)
George Gerdes (singer-songwriter turned character actor)
Alexi Laiho (Children of Bodom singer)
RELEASED ON JAN. 4 IN … 1967
“The Doors,” The Doors (featuring “Light My Fire,” “Break On Through [To the Other Side]” and “The End”; producer: Paul A. Rothchild; Elektra)
RELEASED ON JAN. 3 IN … 1970
“The Madcap Laughs,” Syd Barrett (producers: Barrett, Peter Jenner, Malcolm Jones, David Gilmour, Roger Waters; Harvest)
MUSIC HEADLINES
> 3 Grammy Contenders Share Outrage At All-White Category, Decline Nominations (NPR)
> Nicki Minaj, Cash Money Sued for Over $200 Million Over ‘Rich Sex’ Track (TMZ)
> Playboi Carti Lands First No. 1 on Billboard 200 With ‘Whole Lotta Red’ (Complex)
> Music Listening Soared During Lockdown (BBC News)
> The NME 100: Essential Emerging Artists for 2021 (NME)
> Jimmy Iovine Sells Production Catalog to Hipgnosis Songs (Variety)
About the Author
Gerry Galipault Gerry Galipault debuted Pause & Play online in October 1997. Since then, it has become the definitive place for CD-release dates — with a worldwide audience.
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