Into the groove : the story of sound from tin foil to vinyl
A vinyl collector, journalist, and music buff examines the tinkering, experimentation, and technological developments that allowed humans to both record and reproduce sound, from the earliest attempts in the 1850s to the present day resurgence of vinyl records.
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- ISBN: 9781472979827
- Physical Description 320 pages ; 23 cm
- Publisher [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2023.
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| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Into the Groove : The Story of Sound from Tin Foil to Vinyl
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Table of Contents
Into the Groove : The Story of Sound from Tin Foil to Vinyl
| Section | Section Description | Page Number |
|---|---|---|
| Foreword | 8 | |
| 1 | The End | 13 |
| 2 | The Beginning | 25 |
| 3 | Oddballs | 34 |
| 4 | Telegraphs and Telephones | 41 |
| 5 | The Barb of a Feather | 49 |
| 6 | The First Phonograph | 55 |
| 7 | Fade Away | 66 |
| 8 | The Volta Lab | 77 |
| 9 | Edison Returns | 89 |
| 10 | Performers and Producers | 98 |
| 11 | Crossing Continents | 112 |
| 12 | Berliner, Johnson, Seaman and Jones | 126 |
| 13 | Coin Slots and Record Shops | 137 |
| 14 | Tubes and Tone Tests | 147 |
| 15 | Studios, Scouts and Engineers | 158 |
| 16 | The Electrical Era | 177 |
| 17 | The Coming of the 33 | 189 |
| 18 | The Long Players | 205 |
| 19 | The Speed Wars | 218 |
| 20 | Shows, Soundtracks and Sleeves | 226 |
| 21 | Stereo and Magnetic Tape | 235 |
| 22 | Discos and Curios | 245 |
| 23 | Revolutions in Space | 254 |
| Miscellany of the Groove | 266 | |
| Bibliography | 305 | |
| Acknowledgements | 311 | |
| Index | 314 |
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