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Elvis Presley

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Syd Barrett

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Nirvana fronting ‘Details’ magazine, 1993.

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 The Evil Dead trilogy posters 

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The Blues Brothers (1980). Dir. John Landis.

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THE BIG 7 OF THRASH METAL…

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Publicity photo, Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home

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"Purple Nubian Queen" I finally got around to dropping this. enjoy guys.

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On this day in music history: January 12, 1959 - A 29 year old songwriter and aspiring entrepreneur named Berry Gordy, Jr. will borrow $800 from his family to start a record label. Gordy will start Motown Records, with its first release being “Come To Me” by Marv Johnson (released as Tamla 101 on January 21, 1959). The single will quickly become a local hit in Detroit and will be picked up for national distribution by United Artists Records. It will chart on both the Billboard R&B singles chart and the Hot 100 peaking at #6 and #30 respectively. Gordy will set up shop in a small house he purchases at 2648 W. Grand Blvd in Detroit, converting the photography studio at the back of the property into a recording studio, and living with his family on the second floor. Within a year, the label breaks its ties with United Artists, independently releasing Barrett Strong’s “Money” (#2 R&B, #23 Pop), setting the company on the path to the unprecedented success it will experience throughout the rest of the 60’s and beyond. Gordy will maintain ownership of Motown until 1988 when he sells it to MCA Records and Boston Ventures for $61 million. Polygram Group Distribution will take over distribution from MCA in 1991, buying the label outright 1993 for $325 million. Since 1999, Motown has been owned by Universal Music Group, being relaunched as a free standing label within the company under the Island Def Jam Group.