{"product_id":"selling-the-sixties-robert-chapman-9780415078177","title":"Selling the Sixties: The Pirates and Pop Music Radio","description":"\u003cp\u003eWas 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, \u003cem\u003eSelling the Sixties\u003c\/em\u003e examines the boom of private broadcasting in Britain.\u003cbr\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eSelling the Sixties\u003c\/em\u003e includes previously unseen evidence from the pirates' archives, revealing interviews and an unrivalled selection of rare audio materials.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robert Chapman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0415078172\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415078177\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/16\/1992\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 308\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.19lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.81d","brand":"Robert Chapman","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48136042742015,"sku":"9780415078177","price":200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_85eb3a5b-d621-46d4-875c-0e4a8ad89b9a.jpg?v=1770160127","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/selling-the-sixties-robert-chapman-9780415078177","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}