Mainstream publish ‘Big Brother & the Holding Company’ their eponymous debut album featuring ‘Down on Me’ (1966)

Big Brother & the Holding Company’ is their debut album featuring vocalist Janis Joplin and recorded on December 12–14, 1966 and released in August 1967 by Mainstream.

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Phillips publish ‘Caetano Veloso,’ his debut solo album featuring ‘Alegria, Alegria’ and ‘Tropicália’ (1968)

Caetano Veloso‘ is his debut and eponymous solo album featuring ‘Alegria, Alegria’ and ‘Tropicália’ and released in 1968 by Phillips

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Verve record ‘Johnny Hodges with Billy Strayhorn and the Orchestra’ (1962)

Johnny Hodges with Billy Strayhorn and the Orchestra’ is a studio album arranged by Billy Strayhorn, featuring many members of Duke Ellington‘s orchestra and recorded on December 11–12, 1962 and released in June 1962 by Verve.

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Reprise publish ‘The Electric Prunes,’ their debut and eponymous album featuring ‘I Had Too Much to Dream (Last Night)’ (1966)

‘The The Electric Prunes‘ is their debut and eponymous album featuring ‘I Had Too Much to Dream (Last Night),’ produced by David Hassinger and released in December 1966 by Reprise

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Frank Sinatra starts the recording of ‘Come Dance with Me!’ an album arranged and conducted by Billy May (1958)

Frank Sinatra‘s ‘Come Dance with Me!’ is an album arranged and conducted by Billy May, recorded between December 9 and 23, 1958 and released in 1959 By Capitol.

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Motown publish Stevie Wonder’s eighth album : ‘For Once in My Life’ featuring ‘Shoo-Be-Doo-Be-Doo-Da-Day’ next to the title track (1968)

Stevie Wonder‘s ‘For Once in My Life’ is his eighth studio album recorded when he was eighteen years old and released on December 8, 1968.

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The Rolling Stones release their sixth album : ‘Their Satanic Majesties Request’ featuring ‘She’s a Rainbow’ and ‘2000 Light Years from Home’ (1967)

The The Rolling Stones‘ ‘Their Satanic Majesties Request’ feat. ‘She’s a Rainbow’ is their sixth studio album released on December 8, 1967 by Decca / London Records.

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Duke Ellington begins the recording of ‘Ellington Uptown’ with Billy Strayhorn on piano (1951)

Duke Ellington‘s ‘Ellington Uptown’ is an album recorded on December 7 & 11, 1951, February 29, June 30 & July 1, 1952 with Billy Strayhorn on piano and released in 1952 by Columbia.

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Sonny Rollins records ‘Tour de Force’ with Kenny Drew, George Morrow, Max Roach and Earl Coleman (1957)

Sonny Rollins ‘ ‘Tour de Force’ is an album recorded on December 7, 1956 with Kenny Drew, George Morrow, Max Roach and vocals by Earl Coleman on two tracks and released in 1957 By Prestige.

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