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This is a summary of 1975 in music in the United Kingdom, including the official charts from that year. ==Events== *13 February - The film ''Slade In Flame'', starring the members of Slade, premieres at the Metropole Theatre in London. *2 March - Los Angeles Police make a routine traffic stop that turns out to be Paul McCartney and his wife Linda. Linda is arrested for having 170 to 225 grams (six to eight ounces) of marijuana in her pocketbook. *22 March - The Shadows represent the UK in the Eurovision Song Contest in Stockholm, Sweden. They come second. *26 March - The film version of The Who's ''Tommy'' premieres in London. *7 April - Ritchie Blackmore plays a final show with Deep Purple in Paris before quitting to form his own group, Rainbow. *24 April - Pete Ham, founder of the group Badfinger, is found hanged in his London garage. His death is ruled a suicide. *1 May - The Rolling Stones announce their forthcoming North American tour by performing ''Brown Sugar'' from a flatbed truck on Fifth Avenue in New York City. The occasion was guitarist Ronnie Wood's debut with the band. *4 August - Robert Plant and his wife Maureen are seriously injured in a car accident while vacationing on the Greek island of Rhodes. The immediate future of Led Zeppelin is cast into doubt, as Plant will not recover for quite some time. *23 August - Peter Gabriel leaves progressive rock group Genesis. *3 October - The Who release their seventh studio album ''The Who By Numbers''. *7 October - John Lennon finally wins his battle to stay in the United States after the New York Court of Appeals overturns Lennon's 1972 deportation order. *9 October - John Lennon and Yoko Ono become parents of Sean Ono Lennon at 2:00 AM. The birth heralds the beginning of John's temporary retirement from the music business as he vows to devote himself to family for the next five years. *31 October - Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody" is released. It goes to No.1 for 9 weeks and as of 2012 is the biggest-selling non-Charity single in UK history. *6 November - The Sex Pistols play their first concert at St. Martin's School of Art in London. *18 December - The official break-up of Faces is announced at a London press conference. Rod Stewart will continue his solo career while Ronnie Wood joins The Rolling Stones. *25 December - Iron Maiden is formed, in Leyton, east London, by bassist Steve Harris. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「1975 in British music」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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