America on record : a history of recorded sound
Provides a history of the recording and reproduction of sound which not only describes the technological development but also explores the cultural impact of recorded music and film dialogue.
Criticism, interpretation, etc
ix, 413 pages : illustrations, facsimiles, portraits ; 24 cm
9780521475440, 9780521475563, 0521475449, 0521475562, 0521475449
1082493372
Introduction; Part I. The Acoustic Era: 1. The inventors; 2. A phonograph in every home; 3. The international industry of recorded sound; 4. The music; 5. Recorded sound in the Jazz Age; Part II. The Electrical Era: 6. The machines; 7. Competing technologies; 8. Empires of sound; 9. Swing and the mass audience; 10. High fidelity at last; 11. Rock 'n' Roll and the revolution in sound; 12. The record; 13. The studio; 14. Perfecting studio recording; 15. The cassette culture; Part III. The Digital Era: 16. The media conglomerate; 17. Into the digital era.