Paul Whiteman Records for the Millions: A Guide to Record Collecting Hermitage Press 1948
Title: Records for the Millions: A Guide to Record Collecting
Author: Paul Whiteman
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Hermitage Press 1948
Edition: First Printing
Size: 5.5 x 8.5 x 1.1 * 331 pages
Synopsis: Here is an excerpt from the book:
The future of recorded music is greater now than it has ever been before. While we know that the black shellac disk and the spinning turntable will be around for many years, recording is always undergoing change and improvement.
The various recording companies, always seeking ways to present improved sound reproduction to the public, spend millions of dollars on research. They are studying such developments as tape recording, wire recording, and sound on film.
Recording company scientists foresee a day when they may be able to provide a half hour or more of your favorite music on a tape which will be wound on a tiny spool and will be played on a tape recorder. They are careful to advise, however, that this is a development for the future, so far as public use is concerned.
Yes, recording has come a long way since our first disk dates made history and opened the door to a musical world beyond the dreams of the most hopeful prophets. Records have become truly an art form for the millions. I hope, in the pages that follow, to guide you toward more fun and a greater appreciation of the good music that is available to you through this modern miracle of sound and song.
Overall Condition: Very good with tight binding and clean unmarked text; top corners of boards are rubbed down; jacket has some soiling and rubbing with a small tear and some chips; the front pastedown and ffep show some foxing; see images.
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