| Description | Track 1: Frank Smythe and Ian Dove talk about the music industry - they release several similar records in order to create a boom, they believe that the industry does not start trends, no-one has done market research studying who buys what kind of records, some jazz records always sell, they say that the pop industry is not a corrupt industry, 4.02 mins
Track 2: They say that they believe the kids retain control of the records that they buy, the industry churns out records to see what will catch, they talk about the tendency to 'drop the sense of values for the sake of the loot', 2.40 mins
Track 3: They say that the industry caters for a demand, it doesn't corrupt anybody, that 'pop hypnosis' is overrated, he talks about the development of popular music - it is not possible to manufacture it, 2.08 mins
Track 4: They argue that no-one is forced to buy pop music, that there is no more promotion in pop than in any other industry, 2.40 mins
Track 5: They argue that the industry cannot predict trends and that the pop industry is part of commercial society, which they can't change, the interviewer asks how many pop singers are sincere - they say they all are, they discuss whether singers are motivated by money, 2.30 mins
Track 6: They talk about John Lennon saying that success is like gold, they talk about singers enjoying fame and success, 1.49 mins
Track 7: Silence, 0.54 mins
Total: 16.45 mins
Dubber's reference number: PLA KF565D0731580 |