And if the release was big enough, record stores would open at midnight so fans could grab the album as soon as it could contractually go on sale. before the advent of Global Release Day-thousands would schlep to their local mom-and-pop or chain store and plop down between $10 and $20 for an actual, physical copy of an album. ![]() Every week-typically on Tuesdays in the U.S. It’s something Gen Xers and old millennials will tell their grandkids about: the hallowed release date. ![]() ![]() To celebrate the occasion, we’re looking back on September 24, 1991, by diving into the legacy of Nevermind and The Low End Theory, plus using math to determine whether any other release day in the past three decades stacks up. Thirty years ago Friday, one of the most consequential days in modern music history occurred when Nirvana, A Tribe Called Quest, Red Hot Chili Peppers, and Soundgarden all released seminal albums.
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