A deep dive into the manual labour of being a music fan before the digital age. From performing ‘pencil surgery’ on mangled cassettes to the sheer frustration of a skipping Discman. We’re revisiting the era of recording the Top 40 off the radio, the unhinged chaos of The Brits, and the sacred Saturday ritual of browsing Woolworths for a CD single. Expect the Take That Helpline, Steps dance routines, and the monumental effort of a time when music was a cardio workout.

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(00:00) - Episode 6 - Welcome

(02:31) - Music Madness- Intro

(03:06) - The Hardware: Cassettes, CDs, Vinyl Records

(11:54) - Devices: Boom Boxes, Walkman, Diskman, Minidisk Player, iPod, In The Car

(17:19) - The Goods: Purchasing Music

(18:51) - Smash Hits Magazine

(19:45) - Limewire & Napster

(20:24) - Music & TV: The Chart Show, MTV, The Box, Top Of The Pops, The Brits

(26:03) - Artists: Battle Of The Bands, Icons

(34:36) - The Merch: Posters & Everything Else

(37:43) - The Weird & Wonderful

(39:34) - Unhinged Song Lyrics

(40:48) - Music Madness - Outro

(40:52) - The Rewind Hotline - What’s a music ritual or emergency from the past that you wouldn’t see today?

(44:21) - Then & Now

(48:17) - Episode 6 - Outro

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