Directory of American Disc Record Brands and Manufacturers, 1891-1943

by Allan Sutton

Overview

The Directory provides an indepth examination of the growth of the American disc record industry from the introduction of Berliner's disc Gramophone through the Petrillo recording ban. It examines the histories of more than 330 labels and their manufacturers, chronicalling the growth of the disc record from a crude toy in the 1890s to a multi-million dollar industry in the early 1940s. In this process, the Directory shows how power eventually came to rest in the hands of several major manufacturers.

Taken largely from original source material, The Directory reveals master sources, master leasing policies, as well as examples of outright piracy. By tracing technological developments, corporate relationships, and the effects of changing musical tastes on the early record industry, Sutton provides an invaluable reference tool for all libraries and researchers concerned with recordings and the record industry.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780313292002
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	03/23/1994
Series:	Letters; 11
Pages:	304
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.81(d)
Lexile:	1440L (what's this?)

About the Author

ALLAN SUTTON is an independent researcher specializing in the early American recording industry. He is a contributor to Antique Phonograph Monthly and other publications in the field. His Guide to Pseudonyms on American Records (Greenwood Press) was published in 1993.

Table of Contents

Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Label Directory
Manufacturer Directory
Appendix I: Phantom Labels
Appendix II: Corporate Genealogies
Glossary
Bibliography
Index

Editorial Reviews

A directory providing an in-depth examination of the growth of the American record industry from the introduction of Berliner's disc Gramophone through the Petrillo recording ban. It examines the histories of more than 330 labels and their manufacturers, chronicling the growth of the disc record from a crude toy in the 1890s to a multi-million dollar industry in the early 1940s. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Booknews