| Description | Track 1: Recording setup, 0.47 mins Track 2: Charles Parker talks about the process of making the programme, and the danger of loading it with his own presuppositions, 1.22 mins Track 3: Colin Fletcher talks about an article he has written about his own experiences of being in a gang in Liverpool, and the gang's interest in beat music, his experiences of interviewing teenage gangs in Liverpool, and his thoughts about the appeal of beat music to teenagers, 3.00 mins Tracks 4-5: He says that it is important to distinguish between beat groups and beat clubs such as the Iron Door and the Cavern, that there are different clubs for over 18s and under 18s, the teenagers at the clubs do not seem to be concerned with sexual relationships, that social relationships are static in beat clubs, and that this is no preparation for adult life, this reinforces an adult/adolescent gap, he talks about older single adults going to beat clubs, 2.59 mins Track 6: He says that the beat scene leaves adolescents 'unversed in mature processes and unprepared for further social responsibility', he talks about the beat scene and gangs in Liverpool, 3.09 mins Track 7: They talk about the lack of mod and rocker groups in Liverpool and the reasons for this, that beat has replaced parental influence and youngsters are beyond adult control, 1.52 mins
Total: 15.56 mins
Dubber's reference number: PLA KF565D0969180 |