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• ISBN: 9781472979827
• Physical Description: 320 pages ; 23 cm
• Publisher: London : Bloomsbury Sigma, [2023]
• Copyright: ©2023
• Note: "First published in the United Kingdom in 2023" --Copyright page.
• Bibliography, etc.: Includes bibliographical references (pages [305]-310) and index.
• Formatted Contents: The end -- The beginning -- Oddballs -- Telegraphs and telephones -- The barb of a feather -- The first phonograph -- Fade away -- The volta lab -- Edison return -- Performers and producers -- Crossing continents -- Berliner, Johnson, Seaman and Jones -- Coin slots and record shops -- Tubes and tone tests -- Studios, scouts and engineers -- The electrical era -- The coming of the 33 -- The long players -- The speed wars -- Shows, soundtracks and sleeves -- Stereo and magnetic tape -- Discos and curios -- Revolutions in space -- Miscellany of the groove.

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