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The Story of Pop - Episode 51: Music for Money

Alan Freeman delves deep into the murky world of the record industry, the charts and the huge promotional industry behind the hard sell. First broadcast in 1994.

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Music Played

  • XTC

    This Is Pop?

    • Compact XTC The - The Singles 1978/85.
    • Virgin.
    • CDV-2251.

  • Nick Lowe

    I LOVE MY LABEL

    • Jesus of Cool.
    • Demon Records.
    • FIEND CD-131.

  • Queen

    Radio Ga Ga

    • Queen Greatest Hits II.
    • Parlophone.
    • 0777 7-97971 2 7.

  • Dave Edmunds

    A.1 ON THE JUKEBOX

    • THE BEST OF DAVE EDMUNDS.
    • SWANSONG.
    • 85-102.

  • Michael Jackson

    Thriller

    • Michael Jackson - History.
    • EPIC.
    • EPC-474709-2.

  • Garth Brooks

    FRIENDS IN LOW PLACES

    • THE DANCE FRIENDS IN LOW PLACES.
    • LIBERTY.
    • 7243 8-81937 2 6.

  • Garth Brooks

    AMERICAN HONKY-TONK BAR ASSOCIATION

    • THE HITS.
    • LIBERTY.
    • 832081-2.

  • Steely Dan

    FM

    • THE BEST OF STEELY DAN.
    • MCA.
    • 109-67.

  • The Beatles

    A Hard Day's Night

    • THE BEATLES: 1962-1966.
    • APPLE.
    • CDPCSP-717/1.

  • The Temptations

    AIN'T TOO PROUD TO BEG

    • MOTOWN'S GREATEST HITS.
    • MOTOWN.
    • 530-015 2.

  • Roy Orbison

    Oh, Pretty Woman

    • A BLACK AND WHITE NIGHT.
    • VIRGIN.
    • N/A-01.

  • Manfred Mann

    Do Wah Diddy Diddy

    • SEX, CHIPS & ROCK N'ROLL.
    • 大象传媒.
    • VTDCD-264.

  • The Supremes

    Stop In The Name Of Love

    • The #1's.
    • Motown.
    • N-A.

  • The Beach Boys

    I GET AROUND

    • Sixties Mania 2.
    • Telstar.
    • CDP-001.

  • Aretha Franklin

    Respect

    • RESPECT - THE VERY BEST OF ARETHA FRANKLIN.
    • WSM/BMG.
    • 0927-470542.

  • The Rascals

    GOOD LOVIN'

    • CHARTBUSTERS USA VOLUME 2.
    • ACE.
    • CDCHD-832.

  • BEN E KING

    STAND BY ME

    • 25 YEARS OF ROCK'N'ROLL VOL.2 - 196.
    • CONNOISSEUR.
    • RRT CD-61.

  • The Kingsmen

    LOUIE LOUIE

    • THE BEST SIXTIES ALBUM IN THE WORLD EVER.
    • VIRGIN.
    • VTDCD-216.

  • Martha Reeves and the Vandellas

    Dancing In The Street

    • Capital Gold Motown Classics.
    • Universal.
    • 9810954-NA.

  • America

    VENTURA HIGHWAY

    • COUNTRY ROADS.
    • POLYGRAM TV.
    • 516-100 2.

  • The Doobie Brothers

    LISTEN TO THE MUSIC

    • SCHOOL DISCO.COM SUMMER HOLIDAY.
    • COLUMBIA.
    • 508-463 2.

  • Elton John & Kiki Dee

    Don't Go Breaking My Heart

    • Greatest Hits 1970 - 2002.
    • Mercury.
    • 0634992-NA.

  • Orleans

    STILL THE ONE

    • CHOICE TRAX VOL 1.
    • ELEKTRA.
    • 9 60909-2.

  • THE EAGLES

    TAKE IT EASY

    • THE VERY BEST OF.
    • ELEKTRA.
    • 7559-626802.

  • Billy Joel

    UPTOWN GIRL

    • BILLY JOEL GREATEST HITS.
    • COLUMBIA.
    • CD-88666.

  • Madonna

    EXPRESS YOURSELF

    • Like A Prayer.
    • Sire.
    • 7559-258442.

  • Huey Lewis and the News

    THE HEART OF ROCK & ROLL

    • SPORTS.
    • CHRYSALIS.
    • CDP32-1412-2.

  • Mark Germino

    REX BOB LOWENSTEIN

    • N/A.
    • RCA.
    • PB-42769.

  • Elvis Costello

    RADIO RADIO

    • LIVE 8.
    • DEMON RECORDS.
    • DPAM-13.

  • Dire Straits

    Money For Nothing

    • Dire Straits Brothers in Arms.
    • VERTIGO.
    • 824-499-2.

  • Duran Duran

    HUNGRY LIKE THE WOLF

    • DURAN DURAN - GREATEST.
    • EMI.
    • 7243-4962392 7.

  • Derek and the Dominos

    Layla

    • CROSSROADS.
    • POLYDOR.
    • 835-269-2.

  • Huey Lewis and the News

    The Power Of Love

  • Nirvana

    Smells Like Teen Spirit

    • Smells Like Teen Spirit.
    • a.
    • a-1.

  • Janet Jackson

    Rhythm Nation

    • not known.
    • A&M.
    • CDA-3920.

  • David Dundas

    JEANS ON

    • NA.
    • AIR.
    • CHS-2094.

  • Neil Young

    THIS NOTE'S FOR YOU

    • LUCKY THIRTEEN.
    • MCA RECORDS.
    • GFLD-19328.

  • The Supremes

    BABY LOVE

    • LOVE SUPREME.
    • MOTOWN.
    • ZD-72701.

  • Mario Lanza

    BE MY LOVE

    • THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION.
    • RCA VICTOR.
    • 7432-1185742.

  • RAY CHARLES

    THINGS GO BETTER WITH COKE

    • GREAT COLA COMMERICALS.
    • VOX.
    • VOX-2.

  • Michael Jackson

    BILLIE JEAN

    • The Essential Michael Jackson.
    • Epic/Legacy.
    • 540522-2.

  • Randy Newman

    IT'S MONEY THAT I LOVE

    • SONGBOOK VOL 1.
    • NONESUCH.
    • N/A-01.

  • Reunion

    LIFE IS A ROCK (BUT THE RADIO ROLL ME)

    • NFI.
    • RCA.
    • PB-10056.

  • The Clash

    Straight To Hell

    • CBS.

  • The Kinks

    Money Talks (Radio 1 Session, 6 Jun 1974)

  • Badly Drawn Boy

    Once Around the Block

    • XL.

  • Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

    Here Comes My Girl

    • MCA.

  • Tears for Fears

    Pale Shelter

    • Now.

  • Fun Boy Three

    The Telephone Always Rings

    • Chrysalis.

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