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The Black Sabbath album Paranoid is awarded a triple-platinum disc in the USA by the R.I.A.A. in the USA. On the same date, four of their other albums - Black Sabbath, Master Of Reality, Vol 4 and Sabbath, Bloody Sabbath - are certified platinum.
Nick Cave spends two days in jail in New York City, USA, having been arrested during a police swoop to clear the streets of vagrants.
Blues-rock guitarist Stevie Ray Vaughan and his bass player Tommy Shannon both enter treatment programs to help overcome their dependencies on drink and drugs.