What other bands have notable anniversaries this year?

[FuzzyPlum]

Originally Posted by Macfan4life

Interesting looking back. Rumours was released February 4, 1977. The first single was released in December 1976. Its fun to remember back in the days of no internet or other ways of knowing a group's new album (other than the radio) how far apart the single and album were. Today isn't the album released almost the same day. The norm was usually around 2 weeks in the 1980's.
I guess there was no reason to rush the album until the public was well aware there was new music and there was a hit from the album.

I've never really quite understood the idea of releasing an album and a single simultaneously. Surely most of the people that buy an album probably aren't going to buy a single as well. Much better to release a single, get some chart awareness and then release an album on the back of it. Then, people are more likely to buy both. Of course, the exception was with the Beatles who mostly released non-album songs in support of an album. Can you imagine a band leaving such great songs off albums nowadays?