Developing wider listening: pop music of the 1980s, part one
Simon Rushby
Thursday, January 19, 2023
By the end of the 1970s, pop music was a vastly commercial business, and its exponents often enjoyed immense riches and luxurious lifestyles, paid for by healthy record sales, airplay on radio or TV, and concerts held in giant venues.
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