| Description | Charles Parker interviews Sir Joseph Lockwood of EMI.
Track 1: They talk about adolescent hysteria about pop, which Sir Joseph Lockwood says is not a new thing; they talk about the technical revolution, being able to put much more information on a long play record; they talk about the increase in wages since the Second World War, which has opened the record market to a new public; Charles Parker asks about the 'passivity' of the audience brought about by new technology - Sir Joseph Lockwood says that the audience at a concert is also passive, 3.26 mins
Track 2: They discuss changes in the music industry since the emergence of rock and twist in 1956, and the Beatles, the changes in the pop market brought about by television and film, newspapers writing about the music industry more than they did five years ago, 2.18 mins
Track 3: They talk about the potential market for classical music, a lot of people would be interested if they knew about it, people stop buying pop records after they get married, whereas they don't lose their love of classical music, 3.26 mins
Track 4: Charles Parker asks about social occasions associated with pop music for the adolescent, parents used to object to their children liking pop music, it was not considered respectable, but this does not happen any more, 1.56 mins
Track 5: They talk about the 'evanescent' nature of pop records; Charles Parker asks about distortion and noise in pop music, Sir Joseph Lockwood suggests that this is because it is made to appeal to a younger audience, 2.50 mins
Track 6: They discuss whether there has been 'a tendency back towards the lyric' recently, they talk about cycles and trends in music, 2.14 mins
Track 7: Charles Parker asks about the audience identification with 'the working class boy from Liverpool', Sir Joseph Lockwood talks about pop music as rebellion, 1.19 mins
Track 8: Silence, 0.54 mins
Total: 18.25 mins
Dubber's reference number: PLA KF534B0399180 |