Putting in the Plug
‘TUNING to 1ZB, I landed recently in the middle of a programme of popular music which I took for granted consisted of overseas recordings. At the end of the session, I was surprised and pleased to find that it had been made up entirely of New Zealand recordings Since then, I have heard several programmes of New Zealand recordings from the same station-the Duplicats the versatile Knaves, Nancy Harrie Mavis Rivers, and the rest of that quite outstandingly gifted group of popular singers and players that Auckland has produced. I cannot claim to be expert in such things, but to my no means unblunted ear, these records appear to be at least as good as the average imported item; they show a strong sense of rhythm, polish in presentation and an absence of raucousness. These artists whose work from 1YA has made them widely known, deserve the plugging they now receive from other stations. I don’t think it is parochialism that makes me find them more acceptable than most
performers of their kind.
J.C.
R.
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 26, Issue 657, 8 February 1952, Page 11
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179Putting in the Plug New Zealand Listener, Volume 26, Issue 657, 8 February 1952, Page 11
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