The Other Side of the Mirror turns 30

[MikeInNV]

Originally Posted by SpyNote

So according to the NicksFix, TOSOTM was released on May 11, 1989, which was a Thursday. Was it really released on a Thursday?? I know albums used to be released on Mondays, then it changed to Tuesdays, and now it's Fridays unless you're Beyonce or Taylor Swift when you can release it any day you want Wikipedia says May 11, but they probably lifted that from NickFix.

Somewhere in my big boxes of stuff I'm sure I could find a release date for TOSOTM. Not sure I have the time or the energy to actually do that, but I don't believe anything was ever released on a Thursday in those days.

[HoursAndHours]

The RIAA website lists the release date as May 11th, in addition to their certification dates.

[Macfan4life]

Originally Posted by HoursAndHours

The RIAA website lists the release date as May 11th, in addition to their certification dates.

Yep. I would never remember release dates of albums in the 80's but May 11 is a significant date for me and I do remember the excitement of the day and the new release.

[Nathan]

Originally Posted by vivfox

This was the only Stevie Nicks or Fleetwood Mac album that took me by surprise. I was such an obsessed fan in those days but literally had no idea Stevie had made a new album. As far as I knew FM had released Greatest Hits in 1988 and were working on Behind The Mask. I also knew they were touring in Europe in 1988.
One day in April of 1989 a friend called and raved about the new SN single she heard on the radio. I figured she must have heard an obscure track from the past and just assumed it was new. But she insisted so I decided to call a local radio station and the DJ confirmed it was a song called Rooms on Fire. I couldn't believe it! I still remember hearing it for the first time. It was at night during a partly cloudy sky with a bright moon and me staring out the window in what was the first apartment I ever had. And I loved it from the moment I heard it. Loved the video as well from the moment I saw that. To this day the song has stood the test of time. I enjoyed the album and played all the songs endlessly for many years.

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