| Description | Interview with Professor Wilfred Mellers, probably conducted by Geoffrey Reeves:
Track 1: They discuss rituals and music in society, comparing the Beatles with plainsong in the Catholic Church, and with 'the music of primitive societies', 2.33 mins
Track 2: The interviewer asks him about the theory pop moving back to 'primitive effects', he talks about the development of human power over nature since the Renaissance, with reference to the character of Prospero in Shakespeare's 'The Tempest' and the return to the unconscious in the arts today, with examples from classical music, art, and jazz, 3.42 mins
Track 3: He says that 'the return to the primitive is doomed to failure' and explains why, talking about The Byrds, but says this can be a source of vitality, he talks about Bob Dylan's music, 2.39 mins
Track 4: He talks about Ray Charles, Beatles, and Bob Dylan's singing, and the words becoming more important recently, this is a good thing, and it is good that young people are listening to the words, 2.38 mins
Track 5: The interviewer asks him whether this music encourages people to action, he talks about the role of protest songs, the Beatles, and Bob Dylan, 3.14 mins
Track 6: He continues to talk about Bob Dylan, 1.54 mins
Total: 16.42 mins
Dubber's reference number: PLA KF549C0359280 |