From Edison to Marconi
From Edison to Marconi: the first thirty years of recorded music David J. Steffen
Publisher: Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, c2005.
ISBN: 0786420618
LCC: ML1055
Edition: (softcover : alk. paper)
Summary:
"This history examines a newly created technology and industry in
search of itself. It follows the story from the earliest efforts to
capture sound, to the fight among wire, cylinder and disk recordings
for primacy in the market, to the growth and development of musical
genres, record companies and business practices"--Provided by
publisher.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 229-233), discographies, and
index.
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