1905

Albert Einstein publishes a paper in Annalen der Physik (his third that year) which introduces what later became known as Einstein’s Special Theory of Relatvity.
1941
Start of Manhattan Project to develop nuclear weapons – Robert Oppenheimer joins the following year
1945

‘Trinity’ test detonated as part of the Manhattan Project in the Jornada del Muerto desert, New Mexico.
1974

Eight-piece Landscape starts a weekly Sunday afternoon residency at the Troubadour in London’s Old Brompton Road, with John, Richard, Chris, Peter, Phil Lee, Dick Pearce, Harry Smith (or Geoff Duckworth), various bass players and star guests including Harry Beckett (plus star audience members, including Neil Ardley and Billy Jenkins).
Recording for the cassette album Thursday the 12th begins at Hendene Studios. Bass player is Greg Lyon, who returns to Australia soon after.
1975
Landscape becomes a six-piece, with Andy on bass and Phil Lee on guitar, later replaced by Laurence Juber.
Gig at Teddy’s Club, Withernsea (organised by Tony Warville, Rock Orchestrals)
Laurence Juber leaves (and later joins Paul McCartney’s Wings). Landscape becomes a five-piece band and keeps the same line-up until 1982.

Landscape wins GLAA Young Jazz Musicians Award (jointly with Joy). Photo: Paul Eric Smith, 1976.
Landscape wins Vitavox Live Sound Award
1976
Concert at St Donat’s Arts Centre, St Donat’s Castle, Llantwit Major, Wales.
Landscape Xmas Party, with Lol Coxhill and Spiteri … and Rebop joining in on congas. Admission 80p
1977
Landscape gig for Queen’s Jubilee at Barnes Common (for Castlenau Concerts), with Gallina Brass Quintet and a local school choir.
Landscape gig (Stapleton) Live recording of ‘U2XME1X2MUCH’, later released on Event Horizon EP.
Landscape Xmas Party at the Music Machine (now Koko), plus Sore Throat, The Caboodles and fire eating clowns. Admission £1
1978
Landscape appears on BBC1 schools programme Rock Around Baroque with the Academy of Ancient Music at 11.45am on Monday 6 November 1978.
Landscape performs at the building site for the new Bankside Globe Playhouse
1979
1980
Landscape’s final live gig (Nottingham)

John and Richard program Fairlight CMI for Kate Bush on the Never for Ever recording sessions produced by Jon Kelly at Abbey Road.
1981
1982
1983
1992
2005
Nathan Barley (Channel 4) episode 2 features ‘Einstein a Go-Go’.
2013

RIP Ralph Dyck, inventer of the Roland MC-8 MicroComposer (Sept 28, 1941 – May 20, 2013). Interview with Ralph in Vintage Roland MC-8 Sequencer Archive.
2017
2018
2019
2020
Article in Classic Pop – ‘Rise Of The Machines: Pioneering music devices of the 80s’
2021

2022

Article by Rachel Kupfer about the origins of EDM on (appropriately enough) edm.com, ‘Inside the origins of Electronic Dance Music’.

Launch of Landscape.band website, designed by Anthony Burrill, with Anthony Peters and Gareth Jones.
Interview with Richard on the Vintage Roland MC-8 Sequencer Archive
2023
First single release in 40 years – a four-on-the-floor remix of Einstein a Go-Go. Buy from Bandcamp.
Richard James Burgess presented with MBE at Buckingham Palace

Synthetic Dreams podcast: Scott Zverblis interviews Richard and John about Landscape A Go-Go.
‘When the Chips Are Down’ – previously unreleased single, with lyrics video, https://youtu.be/9NHouucHAQo

Sounds of the 80s with Gary Davis: Landscape A Go-Go, with Richard talking about his favourite 1980s tracks.
The show includes Landscape (listen from 38 mins in) Aretha, Living in a Box, Spandau’s Landscape-influenced Chant No. 1, Colonel Abrams, Kirsty MacColl, B-52s, etc. Richard’s choices are The Valentine Bros., Chaka Kahn, Prince and Grandmaster Flash.
Release of Landscape A Go-Go on all formats including a 5CD box set, Bandcamp and streaming …
Listen to John and Richard on the Robert Elms show, Radio London Friday 21 July 2023