When I first got into AM I was amazed at all the stereo stuff I found. But over time, that has changed. For example, search for early Pink Floyd like pre Atom Heart Mother. Its not there. Try Al Stewart "Past Present Future" .... Nada. There is lots of stuff in my physical (ripped) library that isn't on Apple.
Sorry LMQ, not that I doubt your experience but I was a bit surprised by the claims, specially the PF albums, I also check PF Ummygummy, Piper and Obscured, plus the Stewart Past P & F, all there.
NO, not LMQ, that's not his game.
From the 50s to the 80s, I think most of us found new music by listening to the radio, which was free.
This is the big change. I don't know how much extra sales advertising accounted for back then but it had to be not zero. With internet replacing broadcast services, advertising became obsolete at the turn of the century. We all had to install Adblock at some point and then upgrade to Ublock a while later but I have not seen any ads or commercials since the 20th century.
That’s how it was “free.”
Much of the advertising I hear now is in Dolby Surround.
