What Happened in Oct 1988
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Deep Purple release Scandinavian Nights
Scandinavian Nights is a double live album by Deep Purple. It was originally recorded by Swedish National Radio for a radio show called Tonkraft at... Read more
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"The Green Slime" MST3K Pilot Taped
Contrary to some reports, this is not a complete pilot episode for MST3K but merely a less than half-hour video produced to show programming... Read more
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Sonic Youth release Daydream Nation
Daydream Nation is the fifth studio album by the American alternative rock band Sonic Youth. It was released in October 1988 by Enigma Records in... Read more
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"Hotel Terminus: Klaus Barbie, His Life And Times" Is Released
Documentarian Marcel Ophüls (The Sorrow and the Pity) directed this brilliant 267-minute examination of Klaus Barbie, the infamous "Nazi Butcher of... Read more
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Super Mario Bros. 2 Released in North America
Super Mario Bros. 2 is a platform video game developed and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo Entertainment System video game console. It was... Read more
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U2 releases "Rattle and Hum" album
The album, which was made following the band's 1987 Joshua Tree Tour, is a mix of live recordings, covers, and new songs. To a greater extent than... Read more
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Ministry release The Land of Rape and Honey
The Land of Rape and Honey is the third studio album by industrial metal band Ministry, released in 1988 on Sire Records. The image on the cover... Read more
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"Broadway the Hard Way" by Frank Zappa Is Released
Broadway the Hard Way is a Frank Zappa live album recorded at various performances along his 1988 world tour. It was first released as a 9-track... Read more
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1988 World Series
The 1988 World Series matched the Oakland Athletics against the Los Angeles Dodgers, with the Dodgers upsetting the heavily favored A's to win the... Read more
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Kirk Gibson's Pinch Hit HR wins World Series game
Kirk Gibson's pinch-hit HR wins World Series game Rick Weinberg Special to ESPN.com He could barely walk. Actually, he could barely stand... Read more
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"Weird Al" Yankovic releases Greatest Hits
"Weird Al" Yankovic's Greatest Hits is a compilation CD of songs by "Weird Al" Yankovic that features his best known songs from his first five... Read more
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"You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 2" by Frank Zappa Is Released
You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 2 is a live album by Frank Zappa. Despite the subtitle "The Helsinki Concert," the album is not one... Read more
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U2 releases "Rattle and Hum" rockumentary
The film documents the band's Joshua Tree Tour of the United States and the band's experiences with American music. Although the album and motion... Read more
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Soundgarden release Ultramega OK
Ultramega OK is the debut studio album by the American grunge band Soundgarden, released on October 31, 1988 through SST Records. Following the... Read more