Cowboys and indies
Subtitle: the epic history of the record industry
By: Gareth Murphy
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books
Published: 2014
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 382
ISBN-13: 9781250043375; 9781466841741
Subjects: Sound recording industry; History
Description: From the invention of the earliest known sound-recording device in 1850s Paris to the CD crash and digital boom today, Murphy takes readers on an entertaining and encyclopedic ride through the many cataclysmic musical, cultural, and technological changes that shaped a century and a half of the industry.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 361-364) and index.
Table of contents: title: Talking machines; title: Judgments; title: His master's voice; title: Exodus; title: The invisible wave; title: Survivors; title: Dead Sea crossing; title: Homesick medicine; title: Sunrise; title: Lucky children; title: Numbers; title: The invasion; title: Acts; title: A slow eclipse; title: Terra nova; title: On black canvas; title: Forbidden fruit; title: Taurus; title: Kings; title: Psalms; title: The island; title: High tide; title: Sources; title: Sodom & Gomorrah; title: Shadows; title: Cyclops; title: Legends; title: Romans; title: Lamentations; title: Bubblegum forest; title: Revelations.