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Playback: From the Victrola to MP3, 100 Years of Music, Machines, and Money
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Product Description
Playback is the first book to place the fascinating history of sound reproduction within its larger social, economic, and cultural context-and includes appearances by everyone from Thomas Edison to Enrico Caruso to Dick Clark to Grandmaster Flash to Napster CEO Shawn Fanning. In a narrative that begins with Edison's cylinder and ends with digital music, the ubiquitous iPod, and the file-sharing wars, this is a history we have all experienced in one way or another. From the Victrola, the 78, the 45, and the 33 1/3 to the 8-track, cassette, compact disc, DAT, and MP3, the story of Playback is also the story of music, and the music business in the twentieth century and beyond.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #478538 in Books
- Published on: 2005-01-12
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Binding: Paperback
- 288 pages
