Oh, and I forgot to mention, an LP at around £2.00 in 1969 was equivalent to about 8 pints of beer. Nowadays it's nearer to 5 pints. Music is not valued in the same way these days, and is seen much more as a throwaway commodity. Also, the big record companies had a complete stranglehold then - the emergence of the indies and single-artist labels has had an effect in breaking that monopoly.

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