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| + | '''1978''' (MCMLXXVIII) was the 978th year of the 2nd millennium, the 78th year of the 20th century, and the 9th year of the [[1970s]] decade. | ||
| == Art and culture == | == Art and culture == | ||
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| *[[Piazza d'Italia]] in New Orleans | *[[Piazza d'Italia]] in New Orleans | ||
| *''[[X Portfolio]]'' by Mapplethorpe | *''[[X Portfolio]]'' by Mapplethorpe | ||
| + | *''[[Proust Armchair]]'' by Alessandro Mendini | ||
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| ===Literature=== | ===Literature=== | ||
| ====Fiction==== | ====Fiction==== | ||
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| *''[[The Stand]]'' by Stephen King | *''[[The Stand]]'' by Stephen King | ||
| ==== Non-fiction ==== | ==== Non-fiction ==== | ||
| - | *''[[Freaks: Myths and Images of the Secret Self]]'' by [[Leslie Fiedler]] | + | *''[[Freaks: Myths and Images of the Secret Self]]'' by Leslie Fiedler |
| - | *''[[Disco]]'' by [[Albert Goldman]] | + | *''[[Disco]]'' by Albert Goldman |
| ===Film=== | ===Film=== | ||
| *''[[Martin (film)|Martin]]'' by George A. Romero | *''[[Martin (film)|Martin]]'' by George A. Romero | ||
| - | *''[[La Cage aux Folles (film)|La Cage aux folles]]'' by Edouard Molinaro | + | *''[[La Cage aux Folles (film)|La Cage aux folles]]'' by Édouard Molinaro |
| - | *''[[High Anxiety]]'' by Mel Brooks | + | *''[[Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978 film)|Invasion of the Body Snatchers]]'' by Philip Kaufman |
| - | *''[[Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978 film)|Invasion of the Body Snatchers]]'' | + | *''[[Closed Circuit (film)|Circuito chiuso]]'' by Giuliano Montaldo |
| - | *''[[Closed Circuit (film)|Circuito chiuso]]'' by [[Giuliano Montaldo]] | + | *''[[Pretty Baby (film)|Pretty Baby]]'' by Louis Malle |
| - | *''[[Pretty Baby (film)|Pretty Baby]]'' | + | *''[[Piranha (1978 film)|Piranha]]'' by Joe Dante |
| - | *''[[Piranha]]'' | + | *''[[Up in Smoke]]'' by Lou Adler |
| - | *''[[Up in Smoke ]]'' | + | *''[[Animal House]]'' by John Landis |
| - | *''[[National Lampoon's Animal House ]]'' | + | *''[[Interiors]]'' by Woody Allen |
| - | *''[[Interiors ]]'' | + | *''[[Midnight Express (film)]]'' by Oliver Stone |
| - | *''[[Midnight Express (film) ]]'' | + | *''[[Hitler: A Film from Germany]]'' by Hans-Jürgen Syberberg |
| - | *''[[Hitler: A Film from Germany]]'' | + | |
| ===Music=== | ===Music=== | ||
| *[[Public Image Ltd.]] formed | *[[Public Image Ltd.]] formed | ||
| - | *[[Telex]] debuts | + | *[[Telex (band) |Telex]] debuts |
| - | *By 1978, punk and disco had divided the pop audience. | + | *By 1978, punk and disco had divided the pop audience |
| *[[Factory Records]] is founded | *[[Factory Records]] is founded | ||
| *[[Mute Records]] is founded | *[[Mute Records]] is founded | ||
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| *[[Now That We Found Love]] by Third World | *[[Now That We Found Love]] by Third World | ||
| *[[I Was Born This Way]] by Carl Bean | *[[I Was Born This Way]] by Carl Bean | ||
| - | + | *[[Knee 1]], a segment of the opera ''Einstein on the Beach'' by Philip Glass | |
| - | *[[Standing In The Rain]] by [[Don Ray]] | + | *[[Standing In The Rain]] by Don Ray |
| - | *[[First Choice]] - [[Love Thang]] | + | *[[Love Thang]] by First Choice |
| - | *[[Kebekelektrik]] - [[War Dance]] | + | *[[War Dance]] by Kebekelektrik |
| - | *[[Bohannon]] - [[Let's Start The Dance]] | + | *[[Let's Start The Dance]] by Bohannon |
| - | *[[Freda Payne]] - [[I'll Do Anything For You]] | + | *[[You Got Me Running]] by Lenny Williams |
| - | *[[Lenny Williams]] - [[You Got Me Running]] | + | *[[Better Change Your Mind]] by William Onyeabor |
| - | *[[Linda Clifford]] - [[Runaway Love]] | + | *[[Runaway Love]] by [[Linda Clifford]] |
| - | *[[Dan Hartman]] - [[Relight My Fire]] | + | *[[Relight My Fire]] by [[Dan Hartman]] |
| - | *[[Cory Daye]] - [[Pow Wow]] | + | *[[Pow Wow]] by [[Cory Daye]] |
| - | *[[Eddy Grant]] - [[Living On The Frontline]] | + | *[[Living On The Frontline]] by [[Eddy Grant]] |
| - | *[[Ripple]] - [[The Beat Goes On]] | + | *[[The Beat Goes On]] by [[Ripple]] |
| - | *[[Kleeer]] - [[Keep Your Body Workin']] | + | *[[Rock Creek Park]] by [[Blackbyrds]] |
| - | *[[Blackbyrds]] - [[Rock Creek Park]] | + | *[[Just As Long As I Got You]] by [[Love Committee]] |
| - | *[[Love Comittee]] - [[Just As Long As I Got You]] | + | *[[Trinidad]] by [[John Gibbs And The US Steel Orchestra]] |
| - | *[[John Gibbs And The US Steel Orchestra]] - [[Trinidad | + | *[[Don't Let It Go To Your Head]] by [[Jean Carn]] |
| - | *[[Jean Carn]] - [[Don't Let It Go To Your Head]] | + | *[[I Thought It Was You]] by [[Herbie Hancock]] |
| - | *[[Herbie Hancock]] - [[I Thought It Was You]] | + | *[[You Saved My Day]] by [[Cheryl Lynn]] |
| - | *[[Cheryl Lynn]] - [[You Saved My Day]] | + | *''[[Warm Leatherette (single)|Warm Leatherette]]'' by The Normal |
| ====Albums==== | ====Albums==== | ||
| - | *''[[Patrick Adams Presents Phreek]]'' | + | *''[[Patrick Adams Presents Phreek]]'' by Patrick Adams |
| - | *''[[No New York]]'' | + | *''[[No New York]]'' by various |
| - | *''[[Question: Are We Not Men? Answer: We Are Devo! ]]'' | + | *''[[Q. Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!]]'' by Devo |
| - | *''[[The Man-Machine]]'' by [[Kraftwerk]] | + | *''[[The Man-Machine]]'' by Kraftwerk |
| - | *''[[Warm Leatherette (single)|Warm Leatherette]]'' by The Normal | + | *''[[One Nation Under a Groove]]'' by Funkadelic |
| - | *''[[One Nation Under a Groove]]'' by [[Funkadelic]] | + | *''[[Looking for Saint Tropez]]'' by Telex |
| - | *''[[Looking for St. Tropez]]'' by [[Telex]] | + | *''[[Best Dressed Chicken in Town]]'' by Dr. Alimantado |
| - | *''[[Best Dressed Chicken in Town]]'' by [[Dr. Alimantado]] | + | *''[[Green (Steve Hillage album)|Green]]'' by Steve Hillage |
| - | *''[[Green]]'' by [[Steve Hillage]] | + | *''[[Keep on Jumpin']]'' by Musique |
| - | *''[[Keep on Jumpin']]'' by [[Musique]] | + | *''[[Thousand Knives]]'' by Ryūichi Sakamoto |
| - | *''[[The Thousand Knives of Ryūichi Sakamoto]]'' by [[Ryūichi Sakamoto]] | + | *''[[Roast Fish Collie Weed & Corn Bread]]'' by Lee Perry |
| - | *''[[Roast Fish Collie Weed & Corn Bread]]'' by [[Lee Perry]] | + | *''[[Ambient 1: Music for Airports]]'' by Brian Eno |
| + | * ''[[Nite Flights (album)|Nite Flights]]'' by the Walker Brothers | ||
| == Births == | == Births == | ||
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| *[[Ed Wood, Jr.]] | *[[Ed Wood, Jr.]] | ||
| *[[Jacques Brel]] | *[[Jacques Brel]] | ||
| - | *[[May 31]] – [[Hannah Höch]], German painter and photographer (b. 1889) | + | *[[Hannah Höch]], German painter and photographer (b. 1889) |
| *[[Giorgio de Chirico]] | *[[Giorgio de Chirico]] | ||
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"In 1978 a series of punk rock influenced loud noise music concerts was held at New York’s Artists’ Space that led to the Brian Eno-produced recording No New York. This recording was the first attempt to define the no wave sound, documenting James Chance and the Contortions, Teenage Jesus and the Jerks, Mars and DNA." --Sholem Stein |
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1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was the 978th year of the 2nd millennium, the 78th year of the 20th century, and the 9th year of the 1970s decade.
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Art and culture
Art
- Piazza d'Italia in New Orleans
- X Portfolio by Mapplethorpe
- Proust Armchair by Alessandro Mendini
Literature
Fiction
- Requiem for a Dream by Hubert Selby Jr.
- The Stand by Stephen King
Non-fiction
- Freaks: Myths and Images of the Secret Self by Leslie Fiedler
- Disco by Albert Goldman
Film
- Martin by George A. Romero
- La Cage aux folles by Édouard Molinaro
- Invasion of the Body Snatchers by Philip Kaufman
- Circuito chiuso by Giuliano Montaldo
- Pretty Baby by Louis Malle
- Piranha by Joe Dante
- Up in Smoke by Lou Adler
- Animal House by John Landis
- Interiors by Woody Allen
- Midnight Express (film) by Oliver Stone
- Hitler: A Film from Germany by Hans-Jürgen Syberberg
Music
- Public Image Ltd. formed
- Telex debuts
- By 1978, punk and disco had divided the pop audience
- Factory Records is founded
- Mute Records is founded
- Rough Trade Records is founded
- ZE Records is founded
Singles
- In the Bush by Musique
- Keep on Jumpin' by Musique
- Disco Circus by Martin Circus
- Armagideon Time by Willi Williams
- Neon Lights by Kraftwerk
- The Robots by Kraftwerk
- Weekend by Phreek
- I'm A Big Freak (R•U•1•2) by Phreek
- You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real) by Sylvester James
- I Am the Fly by Wire
- Sea, Sex and Sun by Serge Gainsbourg
- Dance To The Drummer's Beat by Herman Kelly and Life
- One Nation Under a Groove by Funkadelic
- Human Fly by The Cramps
- Le Freak by Chic
- Why Don't You Answer by Eberhard Schoener (with vocals by Sting)
- Elle et moi by Max Berlin
- Sweet Tears by Roy Ayers
- Moskow Diskow by Telex
- Kiss Me Again by Arthur Russell (as Dinosaur)
- Mellow, Mellow Right On by by Lowrell Simon
- Te Caliente by Patsy Gallant
- Miss You by The Rolling Stones
- Now That We Found Love by Third World
- I Was Born This Way by Carl Bean
- Knee 1, a segment of the opera Einstein on the Beach by Philip Glass
- Standing In The Rain by Don Ray
- Love Thang by First Choice
- War Dance by Kebekelektrik
- Let's Start The Dance by Bohannon
- You Got Me Running by Lenny Williams
- Better Change Your Mind by William Onyeabor
- Runaway Love by Linda Clifford
- Relight My Fire by Dan Hartman
- Pow Wow by Cory Daye
- Living On The Frontline by Eddy Grant
- The Beat Goes On by Ripple
- Rock Creek Park by Blackbyrds
- Just As Long As I Got You by Love Committee
- Trinidad by John Gibbs And The US Steel Orchestra
- Don't Let It Go To Your Head by Jean Carn
- I Thought It Was You by Herbie Hancock
- You Saved My Day by Cheryl Lynn
- Warm Leatherette by The Normal
Albums
- Patrick Adams Presents Phreek by Patrick Adams
- No New York by various
- Q. Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! by Devo
- The Man-Machine by Kraftwerk
- One Nation Under a Groove by Funkadelic
- Looking for Saint Tropez by Telex
- Best Dressed Chicken in Town by Dr. Alimantado
- Green by Steve Hillage
- Keep on Jumpin' by Musique
- Thousand Knives by Ryūichi Sakamoto
- Roast Fish Collie Weed & Corn Bread by Lee Perry
- Ambient 1: Music for Airports by Brian Eno
- Nite Flights by the Walker Brothers
Births
Deaths
- Roger Caillois
- Ed Wood, Jr.
- Jacques Brel
- Hannah Höch, German painter and photographer (b. 1889)
- Giorgio de Chirico
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