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Rockin ’ Facts — Thomas Richmond .

Rockin ’ Facts by Thomas Richmond

, Big Brother And The

1968 Holding Company went to No . 1 on the US album chart with ‘ Cheap Thrills ’.

, The Bay City Rollers went to No . 1 on the UK album chart with

1974 their debut album ‘ Rollin .’ The album included three British chart hits ‘ Remember ’, ‘ Shang-a-Lang ’, ‘ Summerlove Sensation ’) and the debut of Saturday Night ’, never a British hit yet a No . 1 smash in America .

, Simply Reds fourth album ‘ Stars ’ went to No . 1 on the UK chart

1991 for the first of five times , featuring the singles ‘ Thrill Me ’, ‘ For Your Babies ’ and the title track ‘ Stars .’ The album became the biggest seller of 1991 and 1992 in the UK spending 134 week ’ s on the chart .

, Oasis went to No . 1 on the UK album chart with ‘ Dig

2008 Out Your Soul ’ the band ’ s seventh and final studio album .

, Rod Stewart and The Faces made their final live appearance when they played at Nassau Coliseum , Long 1975 Island

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