I'm sure it was like that for the poor musical illiterates who had to rely on the daytime R1 play list - I guess people of taste (o: had John Peel, Annie Nightingale and the Whistle Test to resort to. (o: There was some brilliant music in the 70's; some of the best ever written, hence my horror when I saw what poor Joe Public was actually being duped into buying. Sheesh!!!