45 RPM
Subtitle: The History, Heroes, and Villains of a Pop Music Revolution
Publisher: Backbeat Books
Published: October 1, 2003
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 160
ISBN-13: 9780879307578
Subjects: Music recording & reproduction; Rock & pop; Sound Recording And Recordings; Music; Music/Songbooks; Rock music; Recording & Reproduction; Genres & Styles - Pop Vocal; Genres & Styles - Rock; History & Criticism - General; Music / Popular; Music / Reference; Sound recordings; History; History and criticism; Popular Music
First sentence: Though Thomas Edison is often credited with being the father of the phonograph, his 1877 invention was a failed format-a wax cylinder shaped like a tube inside a modern roll of toilet paper-that went extinct in the early 1900s.
Description: "Employing over 80 illustrations - many in full color - Jim Dawson and Steve Propes trace the 7-inch single's origins back to the 1880s, and they explain the personality conflicts that led an eccentric, powerful genius to develop the 45 into one of postwar America's most popular consumer products. They explore how the jukebox, the autonomous disc jockey, and payola and artist rip-offs kept the 45 at the forefront of rock 'n' roll for 20 years. For collectors and trivia hounds, there are also chapters on the most valuable (and legendary) 45s of all time, as well as the oddities, oddballs, and freak hits that make listening to 45s so much fun. All in all, 45 RPM is a breezy and informative romp through a time when music rocked our world."--Jacket.