The Encyclopedia of Record Producers: An Indispensable Guide to the Most Important Record Producers in Music History (Paperback)

by Eric Olsen (Editor), Paul Verna (Editor), Carlo Wolff (Editor)

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Product Description
This is a comprehensive reference guide to American record producers. It includes profiles on over 1000 of the music industry's most famous, each entry featuring a selected discography. Artists profiled include Mike Chapman, Dr. Dre, George Martin, Phil Ramone and others.

Product Details

• Paperback: 893 pages
• Publisher: Billboard Books (July 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0823076075
• ISBN-13: 978-0823076079
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7 x 1.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,431,250 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Comprehensive guide to record producers and discographies, July 28, 1999

By A Customer

This book is for anyone who has even the slightest interest in what goes on behind the scenes in the music business. Great stories from the men and women who helped make music history. I loved being able to read about how some of my favorite music was made and what went into the process of it's creation, from both the producer and the artists prospective. The writing in this well-researched encyclopedia is clever, thought-provoking, and oft-times quite funny. Great reading and reference for music writers, or the public at large.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars living history...a must for all music lovers, September 22, 1999

By A Customer

Hats off to everyone involved in this project. It's about time some more attention was paid to record producers. If you're addicted to VH1's 'Behind The Music' then you'll love this book.

5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Thorough, informative, interesting, October 23, 1999

By	Tony Deerfield ([e-mail]) (California, USA) - See all my reviews

I'm in a band who is currently being produced be Ed Stasium. The other day he excitedly told us he was featured in a new book put out by Billboard. I thought it was cool that he was being recognized. Today he brought the book into the studio and I spent three hours looking through it. Once I got past the thrill of finding people I'd met and even seeing my own band's name (Skypark, listed under the Nicolo brothers)I continued to find more and more fascinating things. This book is definitely worth checking out.