Folkways Records Moses Asch and His Encyclopedia of Sound

Author/creator Olmsted, Tony Author
Format Electronic
Publication InfoNew York : Routledge Florence : Taylor & Francis Group [Distributor]
Description256 p. ill 00.900 x 00.600 in.
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Summary Annotation In 1949, immigrant recording engineer Moses Asch embarked on a lifelong project: documenting the world of sound produced by mankind, via a small record label called Folkways Records. By the time of his death in 1986, he had amassed an archive of over 2,200 LPs and thousands of hours of tapes; so valuable was this collection that it was purchased by the Smithsonian Institute. FolkwaysRecordsis an account of how he built this business, working against all odds, to create a landmark in the history of American music.
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LCCN 2002155714
ISBN9780415937092
ISBN0415937094 (UK-B Format Paperback) Active Record
Standard identifier# 9780415937092
Stock number00081154