Selling the Sixties

The Pirates and Pop Music Radio
2. and Seco Auflage 1992
ISBN: 978-0-415-07817-7
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)

Buch, Englisch, 308 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 540 g

Was it a non-stop psychedelic party or was there more to pirate radio in the sixties than hedonism and hip radicalism? From Kenny Everett's sacking to John Peel's legendary `Perfumed Garden' show, to the influence of the multi-national ad agencies, and the eventual assimilationof aspects of unofficial pop radio into Radio One, Selling the Sixties examines the boom of private broadcasting in Britain.
Using two contrasting models of pop piracy, Radios Caroline and London, Robert Chapman sets pirate radio in its social and cultural context. In doing so he challenges the myths surrounding its maverick `Kings Road' image, separating populist consumerism from the economic and political machinations which were the flipside of the pirate phenomenon.
Selling the Sixties includes previously unseen evidence from the pirates' archives, revealing interviews and an unrivalled selection of rare audio materials.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Chapman, Robert

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftssektoren & Branchen Medien-, Informations und Kommunikationswirtschaft Radio- und Fernsehindustrie
• Sozialwissenschaften Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaften Kommunikationswissenschaften

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1 Selling the Ether; Chapter 2 Action and Reaction: Piracy and the Pursuit of Prestige; Chapter 3 Method Actors Versus Multinationals; Chapter 4 Other Pirates: Other Possibilities; Chapter 5 The Politics of Piracy; Chapter 6 If You Want to Sell in England; Chapter 7 British Broadcasting Incorporation;

Über Autor(innen)

Robert Chapman’s broadcasting experience includes BBC local radio in Bristol and Northampton. He has also contributed archive material to Radios One and Four. He is currently Lecturer and Researcher in the Department of Performing Arts and Media Studies at Salford College of Technology.