The Judas Priest verdict : subliminal seduction or tuneless hysteria? / produced by Jon Brian Peterson.

Program Title:
The Judas Priest verdict : subliminal seduction or tuneless hysteria? / produced by Jon Brian Peterson.
PRA Archive #: 
KZ1552
Description: 

Discussion of the use of "subliminal messages" and "back-masking" in popular music, especially in light of the trial of Heavy Metal group Judas Priest for back-masked messages that led to the suicides of two Nevada teenagers. The participants in the discussion are: Dr Gary Copeland, University of Alabama, on the history of subliminals in mass media| Dr. Peter Christenson, Lewis and Clark College, on the effects of lyrics on teenagers| Dr. Israel Goldiamond, University of Chicago, on research of subliminals in psychiatry and psychology| and Elliot Mintz, media analyst, on the impact of the trial on radio and record business.

Station: 
Date Broadcast on: 
KPFK, Aug. 1990.
Item duration: 
1 reel (60 min.) : 7 1/2 ips., stereo.|60:00
Distributor: 
Los Angeles : Pacifica Radio Archive, 1990.
Rights Summary: 
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