Playback
Subtitle: From the victrola to MP3, 100 Years of Music, Machines, and Money
Edition: Export Ed edition
Publisher: Da Capo Press
Published: February 1, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 249
ISBN-13: 9780306813900
Subjects: History of engineering & technology; Music recording & reproduction; Sound Recording And Recordings; Sound Systems Engineering; Technology & Industrial Arts; Music; History; History & Criticism - General; Stereo & Audio Equipment; Acoustics & Sound; Recording & Reproduction; Music and technology; Sound recording industry
First sentence: BEFORE THE TWENTIETH CENTURY, listening to music was a tem , fleeting experience-and a rare treat.