Synopsis
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.
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Synopsis
This work assesses the way pop music and the offshore pirate radio stations operated and contributed to popular culture in the sixties by means of a series of interviews with well-known disc jockeys and other figures from the pop music industry and the media in general. The interviews, which took place between 1987 and 1990, covered a range of people and radio stations - for example, Radio Caroline, Radio 390, Radio 355, Radio Northsea International and Radio Geronimo. The way in which the BBC related to the offshore music phenomenon is touched upon and a number of well-known figures from "official" radio appear as interviewees - for example, John Peel, who once hosted the pirate "Perfumed Garden" programme, and Simon Dee. The background material to describe the actual "sound" of the sixties as purveyed by offshore pirate radio is drawn largely from the author's own record collection.
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