November closes with a relatively quiet day in Classic Rock history, but it's one that includes the anniversary of a monumental album. On this day in 1979, Pink Floyd released The Wall. The double album the group spent 12 months recording was the top selling album from mid January through the end of April of 1980. The concept album of the angst and alienation of a character said to have been modeled on Syd Barrettt and Roger Waters remains one of the biggest releases in history with more than 20 million copies sold, no doubt a fair portion of those being replacement copies bought by Floyd fans that wore previous copies out.

 

Other Noteworthy Classic Rock events on November 30 include...

 

1943 Ten Years After bassist Leo Lyons born.

1945 Deep Purple bassist Roger Glover born.

1952 Jethro Tull bassist John Glascock born.

1953 Early E Street Band keyboard player David Sancious born.

1955 Billy Idol born William Michael Albert Broad.

1967 Jefferson Airplane releases After Bathing At Baxters.

1972 The BBC pulls airplay of the Paul McCartney & WIngs song Hi, Hi,Hi.

1982 Sammy Hagar releases Three Lock Box.

1995 Axl Rose files a suit demanding bigger share of Guns N’ Roses profits.

2009 Drummer Vinnie Appice has shoulder surgery to repair injury sustained during Heaven & Hell tour.

2022 Fleetwood Mac's Christine McVie dies at 79, following what her family only describes as a brief illness.

2022 A stage crasher rushes the Black Crowes during the group's Melbourne, Australia concert. Rich Robinson uses his guitar neck to fend him off...