The Joy of the Single (Documentary DVD)

Broadcast on BBC Four, 10:00PM Fri, 23rd Feb 2013

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MPEG2
Menu: Yes Basic
Chapters: Yes

Format: PAL 16:9 720x576
Pics 25.000 /Frames  25.000 / Fields 50.000
Audio AC3  0xbd[0x80]:48000Hz  256 kb/s tot , stereo (2/0) 
Number of Discs:1
Disc Type: DVD5

Duration: 1 hour

Do you remember buying your first single? Where you bought it? What it was? The thrill of playing it
for the first time? What it sounded like? How it maybe changed your life? Lots of us do. Lots of us
still have that single somewhere in a dusty box in the attic, along with other treasured memorabilia
of an adolescence lost in music and romance. The attic of our youth.

The Joy of the Single is a documentary packed with startling memories, vivid images and penetrating
insights into the power of pop and rock's first and most abiding artefact - the seven inch,
vinyl 45 rpm record; a small, perfectly formed object that seems to miraculously contain the hopes,
fears, sounds and experiences of our different generations - all within the spiralling groove etched
on its shiny black surface, labelled and gift-wrapped by an industry also in its thrall.

In the confident hands of a star-studded cast, the film spins a tale of obsession, addiction, dedication
and desire. The viewer is invited on a journey of celebration from the 1950s rock n roll generation to
the download kids of today, taking in classic singles from all manner of artists in each
decade - from the smell of vinyl to the delights of the record label; from the importance of
the record shop to the bittersweet brevity of the song itself; from stacking singles on a Dansette
spindle to dropping the needle and thrilling to the intro.

Featuring contributions from Noddy Holder, Jack White, Richard Hawley, Suzi Quatro, Holly Johnson,
Jimmy Webb, Pete Waterman, Norah Jones, Mike Batt, Graham Gouldman, Miranda Sawyer, Norman Cook, Trevor Horn, Neil Sedaka, Paul Morley, Rob Davies, Lavinia Greenlaw, Brian Wilson and Mike Love.

Uploaded to HungerCity by Quicksand 24th February 2013


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