Anachronism check
Paul Levinson may have the best headline for a Mad Men recap: Welcome to the Hotel California. He asks a question I think is worth chewing on:
But back to Dylan – Peggy says she’s heard him on the radio. In 1962, Dylan did have his first album out. Nothing from it was played on WABC or WMCA or any of the rock ‘n’ roll AM stations in New York. There was no FM as we now know it until 1966. Bob Fass and Radio Unnameable didn’t get to WBAI until 1963 … So where did Peggy hear Dylan on the radio? I can’t think of any radio station, but I haven’t had a chance to do any research, so I’m all ears…
Often, when we think we’ve spotted an anachronism, we’re wrong. This show is very well-researched. But this is an intriguing question and I think Levinson might be right.
