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Standing On A Beach – The Singles by The Cure is certified as a platinum album by the R.I.A.A. in the USA, The album had, however, hit problems because of the track Killing An Arab, which was removed from airplay.
Stevie Ray Vaughan begins his In Step tour with a show at The Orpheum, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Music biz entrepreneur Jonathan King apologises in the UK's Sun newspaper to the Pet Shop Boys. His column had implied that the group’s No1 hit, It’s A Sin, infringed the copyright of Cat Stevens' song Wild World.
Texas play at Coventry Polytechnic, Coventry, England, UK, Europe.
Shaun Ryder of Happy Mondays is arrested and charged with importation and possession of cocaine in Jersey, Channel Islands, UK, Europe.