| Description | Charles Parker interviews Colin Fletcher, Stuart Hall, and Mr Mitchell:
Track 1: One of the men says he wishes he had not said something recorded in the conversation; Charles Parker promises he won't use any material without permission; he talks about his dislike of 'abstractions', he says that the novelist comes closest to catching reality, they discuss his job as a teacher, he says that the children he teaches are 'so washed by music that they are not able to make a choice', 2.39 mins
Track 2: They talk about whether he has authority as an adult and a teacher - he says he is fallible like anyone else, and talks about the importance of questioning convictions, he says he tells the boys he teaches that the men who sell them records are hypocritical, 1.37 mins
Track 3: They discuss Alec Douglas-Home and Harold Wilson's interest in the Beatles, he talks about John Lennon being spoiled by success, they discuss whether music affects behaviour, dancing to beat music is freedom without spirituality, 3.10 mins
Track 4: They discuss whether dancing to beat music is negative, the effects of beat music on young people of different social classes, music freeing people from inhibitions, the Rolling Stones, 2.51 mins
Track 5: They discuss whether the Rolling Stones are 'degenerate', the beat scene does not prepare young people for growing up, beat clubs free people from the cramped conditions of modern life, 1.56 mins
Track 6: A sociology student, talks about the appeal of beat culture, a teacher talks about 'Wuthering Heights', which appeals to the sixth form boys he teaches; they talk about student dances at the University, 2.46 mins
Track 7: They talk about dance as escape, philosophy, coping with life, 1.55 mins
Total: 16.56 mins
Dubber's reference number: PLA KF565D0968480 |