Folkways Records - Moses Asch and His Encyclopedia of Sound (Hardcover, New)

In 1949, immigrant recording engineer Moses Asch embarked on a lifelong project: documenting the world of sound produced by mankind, via a small record label called Folkways Records. By 1986, when Asch died, he had amassed an archive of over 2,200 LPs and thousands of hours of tapes; so valuable was this collection that it was purchased by the Smithsonian Institute. This is an account of how he built this business, against all odds-and against all conventional thinking and common sense.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	June 2003
First published:	2003
Authors:	Tony Olmsted
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	264
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-415-93708-5
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Music > General Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > Historical, political & military Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Media, information & communication industries > Music industry Books > Biography > Historical, political & military Books > Music > General
LSN:	0-415-93708-6
Barcode:	9780415937085

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