World Events[]
- Amoco Cadiz oil spill disaster
- Argentina win the World Cup (beating the Netherlands 3-1 after extra time)
- Ipswich Town defeat Arsenal 1-0 to win the FA Cup
- Nottingham Forest win the league and championship double
- Leon Spinks defeats Muhammad Ali to gain the World Heavyweight boxing title: Ali regains it seven months later, becoming the first boxer to win the title three times
- World's first test tube baby born
- Publishing of The Times is suspended for a year due to a labour dispute
- Three popes (Paul VI, John Paul I and John Paul II) in the same year
- Regular broadcasts of British parliamentary proceedings start
- Annie Hall takes Best Picture prize at the Oscars
- First video rental shop and first marketing of laserdiscs
- BBC Radio 1 changes its medium wave frequency for the first time in 11 years: in the process, DJ John Peel loses two hours of his show on Friday nights to allow for the birth of Tommy Vance's Friday Rock Show.
- In the men's field hockey world cup, Pakistan wins the tournament in Buenos Aires, Argentina whilst in the women's,the Netherlands also wins the tournament in Madrid, Spain
Events In Rock[]
- Peter Frampton in near fatal car crash
- Grace Slick leaves Jefferson Starship acrimoniously
- Gary Moore replaces Brian Robertson on guitar in Thin Lizzy
- Sex Pistols split up
- Keith Richard found guilty of heroin possession
- Deaths of Keith Moon, Sandy Denny, Terry Kath (Chicago)
- 18th September, all four original members of Kiss release eponymous solo albums
Major Releases[]
- Blondie: 'Parallel Lines'
- AC/DC: 'If You Want Blood You've Got It'
- Thin Lizzy: 'Live & Dangerous'
- Status Quo: 'If You Can't Stand The Heat'
- Rainbow: 'Long Live Rock'n'Roll'
- Black Sabbath: 'Never Say Die!'
- 10cc: 'Bloody Tourists'
- Alan Parsons Project: 'Pyramid'
- Cars: 'The Cars'
- Stranglers: 'Black and White'
- Tom Robinson Band: Power in the Darkness
- Siouxsie And The Banshees: The Scream
- Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band: 'Stranger In Town'
- Bruce Springsteen: 'Darkness on the Edge of Town'
- Patti Smith: 'Easter'
- Clash: 'Give 'Em Enough Rope '
- Joe Walsh: 'But Seriously Folks'
- Gary Moore: 'Back On The Streets'
- Genesis: 'And Then There Were Three'
- Judas Priest: 'Stained Class'
- Yes: 'Tormato'
- Magnum: 'Kingdom of Madness'
- Jethro Tull: 'Heavy Horses'
- Wishbone Ash: 'No Smoke Without Fire'
- Journey: 'Infinity'
- Gene Simmons: 'Gene Simmons'
- Ace Frehley: 'Ace Frehley'
- Peter Criss: 'Peter Criss'
- Paul Stanley: 'Paul Stanley'
- Mike Oldfield: 'Incantations'
- Elton John: 'A Single Man'
- Molly Hatchet: 'Molly Hatchet'
- UFO: 'Obsession'
- Wire: 'Chairs Missing'
List Of FRS Dates[]
- 17 November 1978
- 24 November 1978
- 01 December 1978
- 08 December 1978
- 15 December 1978
- 22 December 1978 There was no Friday Rock Show this week due to industrial action.
- 29 December 1978
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17 November 1978 / 24 November 1978 / 01 December 1978 / 08 December 1978 / 15 December 1978 / 29 December 1978