The fabulous phonograph : from tin foil to high fidelity / by Roland Gelatt.
| Author/creator | Gelatt, Roland |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | First edition. |
| Publication Info | Philadelphia : J. B. Lippincott Company, [1955] |
| Description | 320 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Talking tin foil -- Cylinders in business -- Entertainment for a nickel -- Emile Berliner's disc -- At home with the phonograph -- The improving gramophone -- Europe welcomes the talking machine -- A musical instrument -- Victor makes a debut -- The Red Seal epoch -- Decline and fall of the cylinder -- The orchestra came last -- Jazz in Chippendale -- Symphonies from Europe -- The flattened victrola -- Recording becomes electric -- Largess from the microphone -- The phonograph in twilight -- Proceeds from a merger -- The road back -- A war and its aftermath -- Renaissance at a new speed -- Chronology. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references. |
| LCCN | 55009154 |
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| Music | Closed Stacks - Ask at Circulation Desk | ML1055.G4 F3 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |