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1975 in Great Britain — Page 9

Explore 337 historical events and records for Great Britain in 1975.

Historical records for Great Britain in 1975

Sorted by month and day. Records with no month are shown last. Showing 17 of 337 unique records.

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Tommy Film

Clapton, Eric Patrick · Arts / Cinema

Appears as The Preacher in Ken Russell's film Tommy.

Tommy Film

Reed, Robert Oliver · Arts / Cinema

Appears in Ken Russell's film Tommy.

Trampled Under Foot

Jones, John Paul · London · Member of Led Zeppelin · Arts / Popular Music

Uses clavinet-driven funk textures on Trampled Under Foot.

Ultravox

Cann, Warren · Member of Ultavox · Arts / Popular Music

Founder Member of Ulltravox

Ultravox

Cross, Chris · Member of Ultavox · Arts / Popular Music

Founder Member of Ulltravox

Ultravox

Currie, Billy · Member of Ultavox · Arts / Popular Music

Founder Member of Ulltravox

Ultravox

Foxx, John · Member of Ultavox · Arts / Popular Music

Founder Member of Ulltravox

Ultravox

Shears, Stevie · Member of Ultavox · Arts / Popular Music

Founder Member of Ulltravox

UNESCO Cultural Policy Experience

Hoggart, Richard · Humanities / Social Science

During his UNESCO tenure, Hoggart worked within international debates about cultural policy and education.

University of Edinburgh Lecturer

Brown, James Gordon · Edinburgh · Lecturer · Politics / Labour Party

Brown begins lecturing at the University of Edinburgh.

Villa Earns Promotion to Division One

Saunders, Ron · Birmingham · Manager · Sport / Football

Saunders secures promotion from the Second Division with Aston Villa, restoring top-flight football to Villa Park.

Villa Promotion Campaign Midfield

Phillips, Leighton · Birmingham · Midfielder · Sport / Football

Leighton Phillips helped Aston Villa secure a return to the First Division after the club had spent several years outside the top flight.

Warrior on the Edge of Time

Moorcock, Michael · Arts / Popular Music

At the beginning of 1975, the band record the album Warrior on the Edge of Time in collaboration with Michael Moorcock loosely based on his Eternal Champion figure

Wish You Were Here Artwork Created

Waters, Roger · London · Arts / Popular Music

The album artwork used imagery of absence and alienation, including a staged photograph of a burning businessman.

World Cup Winner Joins Canaries

Peters, Martin · Norwich · Midfielder · Sport / Football

Martin Peters moved from Tottenham Hotspur to Norwich City in 1975, bringing World Cup-winning experience and technical quality to midfield.

You Are So Beautiful United States Hit

Cocker, Joe · United States of America · Singer · Arts / Music

Takes You Are So Beautiful into the United States top ten and establishes it as one of his signature recordings.

Young Americans

Bowie, David · Arts / Popular Music

Releases the album Young Americans.

How these records were prepared

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