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Song of the Day #5,441: ‘Uncle Salty’ – Aerosmith

Continuing my look at the albums of 1975…

Aerosmith is one of the best-selling rock bands of all time and yet somehow I’ve never heard one of their albums start to finish. I have vague memories of 1989’s Pump circulating when I was in high school, but I never got around to listening.

I know the singles very well, and I’ve certainly rocked out to their greatest hits on countless rides of Disney World’s Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster, but I’d be hard pressed to name a single deep cut.

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Song of the Day #4,419: ‘Toys in the Attic’ – R.E.M.

It’s a weekend of cover songs from the Random iTunes Fairy. Today’s track was an outtake from the sessions for R.E.M.’s 1986 album Lifes Rich Pageant.

Aerosmith’s ‘Toys in the Attic‘ was the title song, and first track, of a 1975 album that also featured the hits ‘Walk This Way’ and ‘Sweet Emotion.’ Though it reached only #11 on the Billboard chart, that album has sold more copies than any other Aerosmith record.

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