The first episode of Money, Not Harmony explores the music press and its influence. In particular, Kingsmill explores the relationship between major record companies, advertising and favourable (or not) reviews. It’s all very different to how the music industry and the press interact today – not least because there are so few print outlets left to cover this type of news. To create the picture there are interviews with journalists from the Sydney Morning Herald and RAM magazine, as well as EMI and CBS records. The interviews are lively and there’s more than a little tension revealed.

Notes by Dr Liz Giuffre