Folkways records : Moses Asch and his encyclopedia of sound / Tony Olmsted.
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 val...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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2003.
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| Summary: | 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. Folkways Records is 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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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiv, 237 pages) : illustrations. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-230) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781135353483 1135353484 9780203953044 0203953045 0415937094 9780415937092 |