Forty-nine years ago today, the Eagles released one of their most popular albums and introduced listeners to a new lineup.

The album wasn’t just a landmark in that it was their first studio release in nearly three decades. It was also the band’s first album without Don Felder, who had been dismissed from the band in 2001.

The Eagles hadn’t put out a new studio album in nearly 30 years when they released Long Road Out of Eden in 2007, but they proved their staying power when the album soared to the top of the charts and ...