| Description |
x, 386 pages ; 20 cm |
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Includes index |
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"First published by Unbound as Ta-ra-ra-boom-de-ay in 2014"--Title page verso |
| Summary |
"Let legendary rock manager Simon Napier-Bell take you inside the (dodgy) world of popular music - not just a creative industry, but a business that has made people rich beyond their wildest dreams. This book describes the evolution of the music industry from 1713 - the year parliament granted writers ownership over what they wrote - to today, when a global, 100 billion pound industry is controlled by just three major players: Sony, Universal and Warner. Inside you will uncover some little-known facts about the industry, including: how a formula for writing hit songs in the 1900s helped create 50,000 of the best-known songs of all time; how Jewish immigrants and black jazz musicians dancing cheek-to-cheek created a template for all popular music that followed; and how rock tours became the biggest, quickest, sleaziest and most profitable ventures the music industry has ever seen. Through it all, Napier-Bell balances seductive anecdotes - pulling back the curtain on the gritty and absurd side of the industry - with an insightful exploration of the relationship between creativity and money."--Publisher marketing |
| Subject |
Popular music -- History.
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Popular music -- Economic aspects.
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Sound recording industry -- History.
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Sound recording industry -- Economic aspects.
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| Genre |
Informational works.
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| ISBN |
9781783529377 (pkb.) |
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1783529377 (pkb.) |
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