The label : the story of Columbia Records / Gary Marmorstein.
| Author/creator | Marmorstein, Gary |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | New York : Thunder's Mouth Press, ©2007. |
| Description | xxii, 602 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | One boy's Columbia records -- Some pre-CBS history -- My mother was a phonograph -- Litigation vs. innovation -- Foxtrotting in and out of war -- Acoustic prohibition to electric depression -- Cheap but often unforgettable -- The CBS years -- Sign 'em up -- Battlegrounds -- Bedroom, boardroom -- Creation of the LP -- Midcentury -- Changing horses in midstream -- Catching up to Victor -- Curtain up -- Just before the revolution -- Silver anniversary -- Art for the label's sake -- High above Manhattan -- Music from A to Z -- Spinning wheels -- Epic out of hell -- Explosions and elegies -- Expansion and bombast -- Tokyo calling -- After CBS -- Walk down 30th street. |
| Abstract | From Frank Sinatra and Billie Holiday to Janice Joplin and Michael Jackson, Columbia Records has discovered and nurtured a mind-boggling spectrum of talents and temperaments over the past 100-plus years. Now, with unprecedented access to the company's archives, this book tells the stories behind the groundbreaking music. More often than not, the music was not just created by the artists themselves but forged out of conflict with the men and women who handled them--executives, producers, Artists and Repertoire men, arrangers, recording engineers, and, yes, even publicists. And at almost every narrative crossroads is an undercurrent of racial tension--a tension that not only influenced twentieth-century music, but also mirrored and at times prompted major changes in American culture. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 545-579) and index. |
| ISBN | 1560257075 : |
| ISBN | 9781560257073 : |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music | Music Stacks | ML3792.C65 M37 2007 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |