On this day, January 1, 1896, Alfred Beach died.

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Alfred Ely Beach


Alfred Ely Beach

Born: September 1, 1826; Springfield, Massachusetts
Died; January 1, 1896 (aged 69); New York City, New York
Education: Monson Academy, Massachusetts, now Wilbraham & Monson Academy
Known for: New York City's first subway

Alfred Ely Beach (September 1, 1826 – January 1, 1896) was an American inventor, publisher, and patent lawyer, born in Springfield, Massachusetts. He is most known for his design of New York City's earliest subway predecessor, the Beach Pneumatic Transit. He also patented a typewriter for the blind.

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Okay, but what does this have to do with music? This:

Klaatu (band)


Klaatu (2005)
Left to right: John Woloschuk, Dee Long, Terry Draper

Background information
Origin: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Website: klaatu.org

Klaatu (/ˈklɑːtuː/) was a Canadian rock group formed in 1973 by the duo of John Woloschuk and Dee Long. They named themselves after the ambassador from an extraterrestrial confederation who visits Earth in the film The Day the Earth Stood Still. After recording two non-charting singles, drummer Terry Draper was added to the line-up; this trio constituted Klaatu throughout the rest of the band's recording career.

In Canada, the band is remembered for several hits, including "California Jam" (1974), "Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft" (1976) and "Knee Deep in Love" (1980). In the U.S. "Calling Occupants" backed with "Sub-Rosa Subway" was a minor double-sided hit and their only chart entry, peaking at No. 62 in 1977.

Internationally, the group's pop-influenced blend of rock styles has led to them being known as the "Canadian Beatles".

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Sub-Rosa Subway
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Sub-Rosa Subway · Klaatu

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℗ 1976 Capitol Records, LLC

Released on: 1976-01-01

Released on: 1976-01-01

Producer: Terry Brown
Producer: John Woloschuk
Producer: Dee Long
Composer: John Woloschuk
Composer: Dino Tome

"Released on: 1976-01-01" strikes me as a placeholder. Wikipedia says that the song was released in August 1976.

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