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I'm sure MTV had something to do with it


Back in the 70s I'll bet most people never knew what Mike Oldfield and Dennis Coffey looked like, but they bought their singles.

MTV changed all that. The medium demanded you have a visual presence. Everybody knew what MTV stars looked like. It favored the solo performer (Madonna) or prominent front man (Springsteen).

That said I remember Rockit by Herbie Hancock and Axel F, so there were a few instrumentals that had memorable videos.

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Posted: 07/25/2018 at 9:47PM



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