Paul McCartney receives a Gold record for “Live and Let Die”, the theme song to the 1973 James Bond film of the same name. The record had reached #2 in America and #9 in the UK. Following the 9/11 terror attacks, the tune was placed on Clear Channel’s list of inappropriate song titles.
The Rolling Stones release the LP “Goats Head Soup” on their own Rolling Stones label. The album, which climbed to the peak of the charts in both America and England, features the single, “Angie” which topped the Billboard Hot 100 and went to #5 on the UK’s Official Chart.