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🎼 Alternate Atlantic Crossing – Album RSD: Apr. 2026
Issued as a Record Store Day 2026 exclusive, Alternate Atlantic Crossing presents a full LP of alternate versions from Rod Stewart’s 1975 classic Atlantic Crossing. Pressed on Drift Away Blue Vinyl, this edition highlights early takes, alternate arrangements, and unique mixes that reveal the evolution of one of Stewart’s most celebrated albums. Released worldwide on 18 April 2026, this limited‑edition LP appears under Warner Records with catalogue number RCV1 728573, offering

Rod Stewart
Apr 183 min read


⭐ Truth & Beck‑Ola – Album: Mar. 1991
1991 double‑LP reissue pairing Jeff Beck’s Truth and Beck‑Ola, featuring Rod Stewart and Ronnie Wood.

Jeff Beck
Mar 5, 19913 min read


🔘 Oh God, I Wish I Was Home Tonight – Single: Mar. 1981
A transatlantic single with two identities — modest in the UK, triumphant in Sweden, and reshaped entirely for the US.

Rod Stewart
Mar 20, 19813 min read


🔘 Passion – Single: Oct. 1980
Label: Riva Records Catalogue Number: RIVA 26 Format: 7" Vinyl Single Released: October 31, 1980 (UK) A pulsing, Latin‑tinged dance‑rock groove — backed with the sharp, swaggering Better Off Dead. Issued on Riva, the single launched Stewart’s Foolish Behaviour era with a bold, rhythmic shift into early ’80s pop. 🔘 Overview Passion was released on October 31, 1980 as a UK 7" single on Riva Records (RIVA 26). Serving as the lead single from Rod Stewart’s album Foolish Behaviou

Rod Stewart
Oct 31, 19802 min read


🎼 Blondes (Have More Fun) – Single: Apr. 1979
Rod Stewart returned in spring 1979 with the title track from his album Blondes Have More Fun, a slick, upbeat rocker that continued his successful late-70s pop direction. Issued in the UK on 27 April 1979 on Riva Records (catalogue RIVA 19), the single was backed with “The Best Days Of My Life”. 🔘 The Story “Blondes (Have More Fun)” was written by Rod Stewart and Jim Cregan and produced by Tom Dowd. It was released as the third single from the album of the same name, follow

Rod Stewart
Apr 27, 19792 min read


🔘I Was Only Joking – Single US Chart: Apr. 1977
Written by Gary Grainger and Rod Stewart, released as the third single from the 1977 album Foot Loose & Fancy Free. The song performed strongly internationally, reaching No. 5 in the UK (as a double A‑side with Hot Legs) and No. 22 in the US, where it was backed with " Born Loose" Billboard praised Stewart’s delivery and the song’s rhythmic, semi‑acoustic foundation, highlighting the string and mandolin arrangements. Cash Box described it as “a gentle ballad about growing and

Rod Stewart
Apr 29, 19772 min read


🔘The Best Of The Faces – Album: Apr. 1977
In the spring of 1977, with The Faces long disbanded and Rod Stewart riding high as a solo superstar, a double-album compilation arrived to celebrate one of the greatest British rock ’n’ roll bands of the early 1970s. Released on 29 April 1977 exclusively in the UK and Ireland on the Riva label, The Best Of The Faces gathered 20 essential tracks from the band’s classic period. Full-page Sounds magazine advert, April 30, 1977 🔘 Release Details Label: Riva Catalogue Number: RV

Faces
Apr 29, 19773 min read


🎼 First Cut Is The Deepest / I Don’t Want To Talk About It – Single: Apr. 1977
A landmark double A‑side release that paired two of Rod Stewart’s most enduring ballads, issued at a pivotal moment in his late‑70s chart dominance. Released in the UK on 15 April 1977, this double A‑side single became one of Rod Stewart’s most successful releases of the decade. Both tracks had already gained recognition through earlier recordings, but Stewart’s interpretations — recorded at Muscle Shoals — propelled the single to No. 1 on the UK charts. 🔘 Personnel • Rod St

Rod Stewart
Apr 15, 19773 min read


📰 Bowie to Sue Over Contract – News: Mar. 1975
From Bowie’s legal rupture to the Rollers’ tour blitz, Disc’s March 29 news page is a time capsule of 1975’s musical momentum.

David Bowie
Mar 29, 19754 min read


📰 You Can Make Me Dance, Sing, Or Anything… The Faces - Advert : Dec. 1974
A full-page Disc advertisement promoting The Faces’ new single with a characteristically wild and humorous illustration. Their single “You Can Make Me Dance, Sing, Or Anything…” Disc Date: December 28, 1974 Length: 3 min read 📰 Key Highlights • Colourful, chaotic cartoon illustration by Ron Wood showing the band (and large fish) in a drunken underwater party scene • Playful headline “To Thank You All… We’ll Drink Those Fish Under The Table” • Prominent “FACES” letter

Faces
Dec 28, 19742 min read
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