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45 RPM - The History, Heroes & Villains of a Pop Music Revolution (Paperback)
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45 RPM - The History, Heroes & Villains of a Pop Music Revolution (Paperback)
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Loot Price R418
Discovery Miles 4 180
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In the 1950s and '60s those shiny 45-rpm records with the big hole
in the middle were the primary delivery system for popular American
music especially rock 'n' roll. Cheap to manufacture and available
to even fly-by-night record operations the donut disc changed the
way popular music was written recorded promoted and marketed and it
broke a at least for a time a the iron-fisted dominance of the
major record corporations. This book traces the 7-inch single's
origins back to the 1880s and explains the personality conflicts
that led an eccentric genius to develop the 45 into one of postwar
America's most popular consumer products. It explores how the
jukebox the autonomous disc jockey and payola and artist rip-offs
kept the 45 at the forefront of rock for 20 years. 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. With over 80 illustrations a many in full color.
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