1968: October

5:29 PM GMT 21/02/2008

2 – Motown Records sues hit tunesmiths, Holland-Dozier-Holland for not writing enough songs. A £1.7million lawsuit ensues.

12 – Big Brother And The Holding Company hit No.1 on the US album chart with their debut LP, Cheap Thrills. Notoriously naughty cartoonist Robert Crumb provides the iconic artwork.

16 – Former Yardbirds’ axe-man Jimmy Page debuts his new super-charged blues outfit at Surrey University. Enter Led Zeppelin.

17 – The Beatles complete the recording of their latest album.

17 - The Jimi Hendrix Experience release double LP, Electric Ladyland.

18 – John Lennon and Yoko Ono are charged with Obstruction Of Justice after a quantity of cannabis is discovered in their rented London apartment at 34 Montagu Square. The flat is owned by Ringo Starr. Previous tenants include Paul McCartney and Jimi Hendrix.

18 - The seeds of supergroup Humble Pie are sown when The Herd’s guitarist Peter Frampton jams with Steve Marriott at a Small Faces gig.

22 – The Up Against The Wall Motherfuckers, an anarchist group from New York, attempt to liberate Bill Graham’s newly opened Fillmore East venue with a series of free concerts that include an appearance from Detroit noiseboys, MC5.

24 – Zapple Records, an Apple Records subsidiary is founded by International Times editor and future MOJO contributor, Barry Miles.

27 – Anti-war marchers fill the streets of London. Once again they are led by Tariq Ali and the Vietnam Solidarity Committee.

30 – MC5 return to their hometown to play the first of two consecutive nights at the Grande Ballroom. The shows are recorded and can be heard on the following year’s protopunk classic, Kick Out The Jams.

...NOVEMBER

Posted by Ross_Bennett at 5:29 PM GMT 21/02/2008

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