2. Access to older music no longer in print:
When artists change labels, their new label is not allowed to produce the albums the artist made on the
old label, and if the old label decides not to print anymore albums or release the songs, the music is
effectively dead. Music downloading is the only way for most people to access these “dead” songs
Creates devout music fans
Most music downloaders are teens that both have the time it takes to download mass amounts of
music, and who also don’t have the money needed to buy albums. However, music downloading does
create a love of music, that will carry over when teens become adults.

3. - Each year the industry loses £2.5 billion to piracy worldwide.
- Honest retailers lose because they can’t compete with the prices offered by
the illegal vendors, or free illegal downloads.
- Less business means more unemployment.
- Musicians, singers, songwriters and producers don’t get the royalties and fees
they’ve earned, and most depend on the fee to make a living.

4. Radiohead – Kid A
- When Radiohead released their new album on Oct. 3, 2000, it debuted at #1 on the Billboard charts.
- All this was done without music videos, interviews, radio play, or touring (the main sources of
publicity for most big artists).
- The publicity it gained before its release was through free online downloads, particularly Napster.
- The record company decided to give out the entire album online to radio stations and selected sites,
and as a result, 3 months before the release date, all of Kid A was available for free for all to
download on Napster, where massive amounts people downloaded the album for free.
- This is why the RIAA worked so hard to shut down Napster, because if people have already
downloaded an album, who would want to buy it?
- But despite the heavy downloading, the album still sold 210,000 copies in its first week, which
suggests that downloading created enough publicity.

5. In the 1980s there was the emergence of pop, dance music
and New Wave.
As the term disco fell out of fashion in the decades early
years.
Genres such as post-disco, Italo disco, Euro disco and dance-
pop became more popular.
Rock music continued to enjoy a wide audience; sub-genres
such as New Wave, Soft rock and Glam Metal emerged and
developed a significant following.
Adult contemporary, quiet storm and smooth jazz gained
popularity.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1980s_in_music

6. Throughout the decade, R&B, hip hop and urban music in
general were becoming commonplace, particularly in the
inner-city areas of large, metropolitan cities; rap was
especially successful in the latter part of the decade, with
the advert of the golden age of hip hop.
These urban genres, rap and hip hop particularly would
continue their rise in popularity through the 1990s and
2000s.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1980s_in_music

7. - In 1980s computers were beginning to be invented and
people were beginning to consume music through this.
- It was mainly based on vinyl records and cassette tapes.
Records were by far the better quality and although they
used a very delicate surface to store the audio content, they
provided years of good quality and still do nowadays.
- Cassettes were more convenient and were becoming the
more popular medium for buyers.
- Unlike records, cassettes could be used in portable player
such as cars and Sony then introduced the Walkman, the
first personal music player.
Source: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_was_the_1980's_music_technology_like

8. - In the studio, recordings were made on to analogue tape.
Larger studios used 2” wide tape which would hold 24
tracks.
- And then by the end of the decade, CDs had made an
appearance in the consumer market. The CD claimed o
have far better quality than records or cassettes and the
claim is generally accepted as correct.
- The development of digital music in the 80s paved the
way for small and low cost studios. Most home based
and project studios today are based loosely on the
methods developed by the larger studios of the late 80s.
Source: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_was_the_1980's_music_technology_like

9. These are some of the artists whom topped the charts…
- Whitney Houston
- Janet Jackson
- Guns N Roses
- The Police
- Bon Jovi
- Michael Jackson
- Duran Duran
- Dire Straits
- Van Halen
- Wang Chung

10. “New Order – Blue Monday” – is a single released in 7th March 1983. New Order is a
British band, the song has been widely remixed and covered since its release. It is a
popular anthem in the dance club scene.
It has 2 record labels, ‘Factory’ and ‘FAC 73’.
This song is currently #1 in the best songs of 1980s.
Source: http://www.nme.com/list/100-best-songs-of-the-1980s/266358/page/10

11. Some of the record labels from the 1980s were…
- 99 Records
- Audiogram
- Boardwalk Records
- Demon Music Group
- Caltex Records
- Clay Records
- Crammed Discs
- DEP International
- Dischord Records
- Epitaph Records
- Frontier Records
- Funoon Al Jazeera
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Record_labels_established_in_1980

12. One of the record labels were Boardwalk Records.
- It was founded by Neil Bogart in 1980 after PolyGram acquired his Casablanca
Records.
- The label ad a huge hit act with Joan Jett before Neil Bogart died of cancer in 1982.
- Other artists on the boardwalk label included Curtis Mayfield, Ohio Players and the
soundtrack to the 1982 film Megaforce.
- Chris Christian was the first artist signed to Boardwalk.
- In late 1981, “I Want You I Need You” became a #37 Top 40 Billboard pop hit and Top
10 A/C hit for Christian, Robert Kardashian who is Kim Kardashian’ father.
- A year after Bogart’s death, the label eventually closed down.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boardwalk_Records

14. Artists of the 50’s:
• Elvis Presley
• Chuck Berry
• Bo Diddley
• Fats Domino
• Little Richard
• Jerry Lee Lewis
• Big Joe Turner Top 3 Rock & Roll Songs:
• Gene Vincent Johnny B. Goode – Chuck Berry
• Ray Charles Jailhouse Rock – Elvis Presley
• Penguins Rock around the clock – Billy Haley & His comets
• Lloyd Price
Top 3 Blues Songs:
• Hank Williams
Chuck Berry – Rock & Roll music
• Sonny Rollins
Johnny Cash – I walk the line
• Charlie Parker
Frankie Lymon – The Teenagers
• Carl Perkins

15. McCarthyism:
Is the practice of making accusations of disloyalty,
subversion, or treason without proper regard for
evidence
Blacklisting:
A list privately exchanged
among employers, containing
the names of persons to be
barred from employment
because of untrustworthiness
or for holding opinions
considered undesirable.
Communism:
A political theory derived from
Karl Marx, advocating class war
and leading to a society in
which all property is publicly
owned and each person works
and is paid according to their
abilities and needs

16. Controversial Topics:
• Quiz Show Scandals
• Hollywood Black listing
• McCarthyism
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• A total of 101 television stations are operating.
• Some 4,835,000 television sets are installed.
• Colour TV Introduced
• Princess Elizabeth Becomes Queen
• First Playboy Magazine
• Reports Say Cigarettes Cause Cancer
• Disneyland Opens
• Peace Symbol Created
• NASA Founded
• The Sound Of Music Opens in Broadway