2015-07-05: Journalist Stephen Witt joins Jarvis to talk about his book How Music Got Free, which traces the secret history of digital music and the ensuing piracy. They discuss: the invention of the mp3 format; the controversy about mp3 sound quality; how the music industry failed to grasp the importance of copyright-protecting files and then massively overcharged for CDs; the worker in a US CD factory who leaked nearly 2000 albums over a decade; and how we may be coming to the end of an era, as legal streaming subscription services make it much easier for listeners to access music without pirating it. Plus: On This Day, the National Health Service was created and Spam first appeared in the shops. Jarvis tells us a little more about Cornelia Parker's Magna Carta embroidery exhibit. We hear the traits of Cancer, the sign of the crab. And listeners are asked about our best festival memories. Birthdays: Aneira Thomas, Róisín Murphy, Robbie Robertson and Dolly the cloned sheep.
This is the last Sunday Service before the summer holidays and guest presenters will be sitting in until September.
AC/DC - Thunderstruck (live)
Vangoffey - Race of Life
Róisín Murphy - Non Credere
Robbie Robertson - Somewhere Down the Crazy River
Karlheinz Stockhausen - Tierkreis: Cancer (Krebs)
Elvis Presley - That's All Right
Sweet Little Band - Until It Sleeps
Jürgen Herre - funky.mp3
Suzanne Vega - Tom's Diner (original vocal track)
Suzanne Vega - Tom's Diner (Ryan Maguire's 'The Ghost in the MP3' version)
The Chiffons - Sweet Talkin' Guy
2Pac and Dr Dre - California Love (feat. Roger Troutman)
R Kelly - Ignition (Remix)
Lil Wayne - Dr Carter
Monty Python - Spam Song
The Woodbine and Ivy Band - Sleep On Sleeping On
Leo Abrahams - Mosaic
Summer Camp - Run Away
The Trojans - Love Is All I Had
Patti Smith - Gloria
