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The Art of Sound: A Visual History for Audiophiles
Terry Burrows
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Description for The Art of Sound: A Visual History for Audiophiles
Hardcover. This complete illustrated history of recorded sound reveals the masterful product design behind the evolving technology of sound recording, with specially commissioned photography of iconic, rarely seen artifacts from the collections of the EMI Archive Trust Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: AVX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 200. .
Included in Electronic Sound magazine's Books of the Year Round Up This spectacular volume is a compendium of beautiful recording and playback equipment and at the same time an engaging, comprehensive history of sound recording. Organized chronologically, it showcases specially commissioned photography of the beautiful, iconic and rarely seen objects contained within the diverse collections of the EMI Archive Trust. Recording equipment, playback devices, catalogues, artist files, records, master tapes, radios and televisions are all here, accompanied by detailed specifications and intriguing archival photographs. Interspersed with the timeline and images are in-depth articles that tell the complete ... Read more
Included in Electronic Sound magazine's Books of the Year Round Up This spectacular volume is a compendium of beautiful recording and playback equipment and at the same time an engaging, comprehensive history of sound recording. Organized chronologically, it showcases specially commissioned photography of the beautiful, iconic and rarely seen objects contained within the diverse collections of the EMI Archive Trust. Recording equipment, playback devices, catalogues, artist files, records, master tapes, radios and televisions are all here, accompanied by detailed specifications and intriguing archival photographs. Interspersed with the timeline and images are in-depth articles that tell the complete ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Thames & Hudson
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
350
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780500519288
SKU
V9780500519288
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About Terry Burrows
Terry Burrows is an author, musician and producer. Best known as a cult performer under the alias Yukio Yung, Burrows has recorded with The Chrysanthemums, Asmus Tietchens and the duo Push-Button Pleasure. He is also a prolific author of more than 80 books relating to music history, tuition and technology, ... Read more
Reviews for The Art of Sound: A Visual History for Audiophiles
'Fascinating' - Songlines 'Fascinating' - Caught by the River 'Lavishly illustrated ... strikes a good balance between the scientific and anecdotal' - Classical Music 'An essential read' - Electronic Sound