Judas PriestJune 18, 1948 – Columbia Records unveils the new 33 rpm record, a replacement for the 78. Nathan Milstein, performing the Mendelssohn violin concerto, was the first 12″ album produced.
June 18, 1983 – The Cotton Bowl in Dallas hosts The Texxas Jam, with Uriah Heep, Ted Nugent, Triumph, Sammy Hagar and Styx performing in that order.
June 18, 1967 – The Monterey International Pop Festival concludes it’s 3-day stand with performances by Ravi Shankar, The Blues Project, Big Brother and the Holding Company, The Group With No Name, Buffalo Springfield (w/David Crosby), The Who, the Grateful Dead, The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Scott McKenzie and The Mamas & The Papas.
June 18, 1974 – Peter Hoorelbeke of Rare Earth is arrested after throwing his drumsticks into the crowd.
June 18, 1977 – Talking Heads members Chris Frantz and Tina Weymouth marry. They eventually form Tom Tom Club and have two children.
June 18, 1984 – Judas Priest fans take the song “Breaking The Law” to heart when they destroy over $250,000 worth of seat cushions at Madison Square Garden, causing the band to be banned – for life – from the venue. But, guitarist Glenn Tipton has been back. He and K.K. Downing snuck in for a tennis match and thought they were incognito but an usher recognized them and said, “Thanks for the new seats.”
June 18, 1977 – Johnny Rotten of The Sex Pistols is stabbed and beaten outside of a London pub. A tendon in his arm is sliced, causing damage to his guitar-playing hand.