Ritchie Valens with his debut album which he didn't see the release of. (The album came out a month after his death.)
Norwegian actress Julie Ege holds the Golden Album on behalf of Warner Reprise, to give to the Jethro Tull pop group, is seen with Ian Anderson a member of the group, in London, February 19, 1971. The group had sold one million dollars of sales of the groups latest album, Benefit.
Meow! I don't think Punk Rock was a wagon he got on. Also he was quite respected by punks, or so I thought.
Punk might have been a stretch, but it's easy to imagine Bolan moving into the "New Wave" league had he lived.
Among the dozens of REALLY COOL pictures in this thread, this one stands out for me. I assume Pete is etching a message in the run-out groove. Anyone herein know the record he's etching on, own it, AND/OR know the message?
November 6, 1972: Deep Purple received their first Gold record for their sixth studio album “Machine Head”