Brian Poole and the Tremeloes or the Yardbirds: Comparing popular music in Perth and Adelaide in the early 1960s

In the final article, Jon Stratton explores trends in the charts history in Australia, specifically those in Adelaide and Perth, with a view towards presenting an understanding of the influence of English migrant populations in both centres. Broad links between employment, class and musical taste ar...

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Main Author: Stratton, Jon
Format: Journal Article
Published: Department of Contemporary Music Studies 2008
Online Access:3759
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/29328
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description In the final article, Jon Stratton explores trends in the charts history in Australia, specifically those in Adelaide and Perth, with a view towards presenting an understanding of the influence of English migrant populations in both centres. Broad links between employment, class and musical taste are drawn, and the very nature of these means it can be difficult to be categorical as to their ultimate veracity. In this sense the article might well be seen as provocative, and we hope it inspires further enquiry with a more ethnographic approach to methodology. This kind of research is difficult without the existence of detailed chart compilations such as those by Ryan (2003, 2007) which are used as the basis for Stratton’s analysis. With a great deal of contemporary industry statistics tied up in proprietary networks to protect commercial advantage, will such studies actually be harder in the future? Does the plethora of unfiltered information in which we wade today provide evidence for an urgent need of modern chart and consumption summaries?
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-293282019-03-18T07:20:17Z Brian Poole and the Tremeloes or the Yardbirds: Comparing popular music in Perth and Adelaide in the early 1960s Stratton, Jon In the final article, Jon Stratton explores trends in the charts history in Australia, specifically those in Adelaide and Perth, with a view towards presenting an understanding of the influence of English migrant populations in both centres. Broad links between employment, class and musical taste are drawn, and the very nature of these means it can be difficult to be categorical as to their ultimate veracity. In this sense the article might well be seen as provocative, and we hope it inspires further enquiry with a more ethnographic approach to methodology. This kind of research is difficult without the existence of detailed chart compilations such as those by Ryan (2003, 2007) which are used as the basis for Stratton’s analysis. With a great deal of contemporary industry statistics tied up in proprietary networks to protect commercial advantage, will such studies actually be harder in the future? Does the plethora of unfiltered information in which we wade today provide evidence for an urgent need of modern chart and consumption summaries? 2008 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/29328 10.1558/prbt.v9i1.28680 3759 Department of Contemporary Music Studies fulltext
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Brian Poole and the Tremeloes or the Yardbirds: Comparing popular music in Perth and Adelaide in the early 1960s
title Brian Poole and the Tremeloes or the Yardbirds: Comparing popular music in Perth and Adelaide in the early 1960s
title_full Brian Poole and the Tremeloes or the Yardbirds: Comparing popular music in Perth and Adelaide in the early 1960s
title_fullStr Brian Poole and the Tremeloes or the Yardbirds: Comparing popular music in Perth and Adelaide in the early 1960s
title_full_unstemmed Brian Poole and the Tremeloes or the Yardbirds: Comparing popular music in Perth and Adelaide in the early 1960s
title_short Brian Poole and the Tremeloes or the Yardbirds: Comparing popular music in Perth and Adelaide in the early 1960s
title_sort brian poole and the tremeloes or the yardbirds: comparing popular music in perth and adelaide in the early 1960s
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http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/29328