| Description | Track 1: Recording of the sound of children playing in a street in London. 3.27 mins
Tracks 2 - 5: Actuality recorded with people stopped in a London street by Charles Parker. The people recorded include a conversation between some young people about Parker's activities in recording the sound of the young people playing. The young people gossip about people on their street, calling it "the worst street in London" and making reference to 'teddy boys'. Some of the young people make racist comments about black people. The young people call each other by various nicknames.
Track 6 - 11: Actuality recorded in a shop by Charles Parker. The sound of till transactions can be heard, with people buying items using shillings. From track 9 the store owner speaks about his policy towards young people and children using his shop. He talks about how he has built a relationship with the local young people, and how his young age and non-white ethnicity have affected his acceptance by the local community. The man discusses characters in the local community with reference to the spilt in the street between the "rif-raff" and the "good ones".
Total: 34.49 mins
Dubber's reference number: PLA KF534B0201480 |