The Richter Scale Society premiered on WRVR in 1968 and could be heard throughout 1969 for six hours during the overnight shift. The show divided its time between rock, soul, interviews, and discussion of new record releases. In this clip, Bill Minkin speaks with music critics Bob Brudnick and Dennis Rolly from The East Village Other (EVO), Richard Goldstein of the Village Voice, and Michael Jahn of The New York Times.

Some topics of discussion from the full recording (linked below) include Richard Goldstein's article "A Farewell To Rock" and the line of reasoning that musicians will regress to their early artistic practices, such as making films. They discuss the influence of The Beatles, Elvis, and contemporaries; even commenting on The White Album and how The Beatles were "riding on stardom power".

This segment is from February 2nd, 1969. It's pretty ironic that they joke about Jim Morrison having his own boutique in downtown LA because this actually happened approximately six months later when he helped finance his partner Pamela Courson's clothing boutique Themis. This "rock is dead" theme would carry over to Richard Goldstein's panel discussion and interview with The Doors on their PBS Critique episode. The Doors interview was filmed on April 29, 1969 while the panel was filmed on May 18, 1969.

I found the history around this taping very interesting and highly recommend listening to the full recording as it's filled with insights about how people viewed music at that time and their predictions of what was to come in the 1970s.

Thanks for watching and have a good day!
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