Since the earliest days of the music business more than a century ago, record labels have come and gone, been taken over or merged. Some have been owned by retailers, DJs, agents, and managers, others by individual artists or groups or vast media and electronics conglomerates. For many fans, a symphony or song on the "right" label is almost as important as the artist recording it. From classical to soul, jazz to rock, folk to rap, every record label has a story to tell. Those stories are collected here — along with details about the labels' founders, artists, and corporate backers — providing a fascinating insight into one of the most important aspects of the history of popular music. Covering every major record label from A&M Records to Motown to ZTT, this historical guide is illustrated in full color.
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If you're a history fan and want to find out all about the background of a certain record label or you are interested in how the industry evolved then this is the book for you. Colorful insights into the world of record labels, producers and DJ's are present here along with detailed information concerning every aspect of a record label's evolution. From the small ones to the blockbusters, from the ones owned by stars to the one owned by huge companies this guide has it all.
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I cannot recommend this book. Being a record label nut, I was intrigued by the title, so I ordered it. If you are from the UK, you may be more interested in the book than someone from the states. Many of the smaller labels are UK-based. Most of the information contained in the book could have been looked up on Wikipedia. I was looking for something far more in depth than this. As an overview on the history of a good selection of labels, the book is ok. If you want something more in depth, look elsewhere.
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TRUMPETER/PRODUCER HERB ALPERT AND PRODUCER/PROMOTION MAN JERRY MOSS FOUNDED THEIR FAMOUS RECORD LABEL IN 1962, and used the initials from their surnames to create A&M. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
music operations, classical label, pop label, subsidiary label, new signings, jazz label, chart success, classical recordings, own record company, independent record companies, chart hits Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Warner Bros Records, Def Jam, Warner Music Group, Universal Music Group, Beggars Banquet, Rough Trade, Los Angeles, Tommy Boy, United Artists, Death Row, Atlantic Records, Elvis Presley, Island Records, Sugar Hill, Bad Boy, Blue Note, Philadelphia International, Sony Music, Blue Horizon, Capitol Records, Sun Records, Kylie Minogue, Ministry Of Sound, Pink Floyd New!
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TRUMPETER/PRODUCER HERB ALPERT AND PRODUCER/PROMOTION MAN JERRY MOSS FOUNDED THEIR FAMOUS RECORD LABEL IN 1962, and used the initials from their surnames to create A&M. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
music operations, classical label, pop label, subsidiary label, new signings, jazz label, chart success, classical recordings, own record company, independent record companies, chart hits Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Warner Bros Records, Def Jam, Warner Music Group, Universal Music Group, Beggars Banquet, Rough Trade, Los Angeles, Tommy Boy, United Artists, Death Row, Atlantic Records, Elvis Presley, Island Records, Sugar Hill, Bad Boy, Blue Note, Philadelphia International, Sony Music, Blue Horizon, Capitol Records, Sun Records, Kylie Minogue, Ministry Of Sound, Pink Floyd New!
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