How did one of the great inventions of the 19th century-- Thomas
Edison's phonograph-- eventually lead to one of the most culturally
and economically significant technologies of the 20th and 21st
centuries? Sound Recording tells that story, tracing the history of
the business boom and the cultural revolution begun by Edison's
invention. Ever since, recorded sound has been all around us--not
just in reproducing and playing popular music, but also in more
mundane areas, such as office dictation machines, radio and
television programs, and even telephone answering machines. Just as
the styles of music have evolved over the years, the formats on
which this music was played have changed as well --from 78s to LPs,
from LPs to cassette tapes, from cassettes to CDs--not to mention
lesser-known innovations in the motion picture and television
industries. The quest for better sound was one of the drivers of
technological change, but so too were business strategies, patent
battles, and a host of other factors. Sound Recording contains much
information that will interest anyone interested in the history of
recorded music and sound technology, such as:
- DT The world-famous composer John Phillip Sousa once denounced
sound recordings as a threat to good musical tasted. He nonetheless
made many recordings over the years
- DT Two innovative new products were introduced by RCA in
1958--the first modern "cassette" tape cartridge and the
stereophonic LP record. The tape cartridge, which was about the
size of a large paperback, flopped almost immediately; the stereo
LP was the music industry's biggest hit ever.
- Chrysler automobiles of the late 1950s offered "Highway Hi-Fi,"
adashboard phonograph that could play a record without
skipping
- DT The predecessor of the Compact Disc was a 12-inch home
videodisc system from the late 1970s--the first of its kind--called
DiscoVision
The volume includes a timeline and a bibliography for those
interested in delving further into the history of recorded sound.
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