Record Cultures tells the story of how early U.S. commercial recording companies captured American musical culture in a key period in both music and media history. From the 1920s through the 1960s, scores of small, independent record companies nurtured distinctly American music: jazz, blues, gospel, country, rhythm and blues, and the 1950s off-spring of R & B, rock 'n' roll. Found inside – Page 60Billboard, Box 269, 188 W. Randolph St., Chicago, HI., ... Will purchase masters for release: DJ Star recording label. Star Records Promotions, 102 Texas ... Found inside – Page 54Lawrence Musielak, president of Vitak-Elsnick Music Co., in Chicago's "back ... DISTRIBUTION ARRANGED • MAJOR RECORD LABEL CONTACTS • NATIONAL RADIO & T.V. ... Turn It Up: A Guided Tour Through the Worlds of Pop, Rock, Rap and More is the first-ever collection of Kot's Tribune articles, covering the years of 2000–2013. 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This 40th Anniversary edition includes a new 2020 Epilogue, updating events and high-points of SHOES' career. The book includes biographic material of each member from childhood to the demise of the group. Other contributors include Mike Watt, Alexander Hacke and Steve Gullick. Found inside – Page 260Columbia and Victor, America's major record labels, relied initially on ... the Columbian Exposition, in his Polish neighborhood on Chicago's North Side. Every single resource that I have ever used to make it in the music business you will find in this book. Beginning with a historical view, the book covers the achievements of women in various audio professions and then focuses on organizations that support and train women and girls in the industry. Found inside – Page 64DISTRIBUTING SERVICES ATTENTION, RECORD OUTLETS: WE have the largest selection of ... Chicago, Hollywood, Etc. * DISTRIBUTION ARRANGED * MAJOR RECORD LABEL ... Publisher description Found insideIn this book, Iglauer takes us behind the scenes, offering unforgettable stories of those charismatic musicians and classic sessions, delivering an intimate and unvarnished look at what it’s like to work with the greats of the blues. This book describes the emergence of DIY punk record labels in the early 1980s. He demonstrates that the southern diaspora was crucial to transformations in the relationship between American regions, in the politics of race and class, and in the roles of religion, the media, and culture. Written by the authors of Vinyl, this book is essential reading for anyone with an interest in the contemporary recording industry, independent music, material culture, anthropology, sociology, and cultural studies. Found insideAs with previous editions, the third edition is accessible for readers new to marketing or to the music business. The book addresses classic marketing concepts while providing examples that are grounded in industry practice. Found inside – Page 90When recording resumed, independent record labels began to emerge in Chicago's blues community. These labels were eager to capitalize on the city's rapidly ... In this book, Cohodas expertly captures the rich and volatile mix of race, money, and recorded music. She also takes us deep into the world of independent record producers, sometimes abrasive and always aggressive men striving to succeed. Provides the definitive reference source on an enormously significant record company which was active during a golden age of American music. Spanning four decades, here is the essential guide to the most popular albums of all time. Now updated through 1994, it provides full details on every album to reach the top 40 on Billboard's album chart since 1955. Found insideStarting in the 1970s, LA would become the de facto headquarters for popular black music. ... New York, Philadelphia, and Chicago movedwest asthe major recordlabels were, influenced by Motown's success, investing heavily in black music. Found inside – Page 48National Record Promotion (You Record It — We'll Plug It) Music Makers Promotion ... Chicago, Hollywood, Etc. • DISTRIBUTION ARRANGED • MAJOR RECORD LABEL ... Found inside – Page 134Small, independent labels developed new artists and new audiences who had not been served by major record labels or network radio. Chess Records in Chicago, ... In celebration of the 20th anniversary of Merge Records, founders Mac and Laura offer first-person accounts--with the help of their colleagues and Merge artists--of their work, their lives, and the culture of making music. Found inside – Page 255... blues label based in Chicago. Specializing in construction law and intellectual property, he has represented major record labels and recording artists. 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A national radio host and critically acclaimed music journalist shows how the Internet revolutionized the music industry--and turned big record labels on their ear. b&w photographs. Lost Sounds includes Brooks's selected discography of CD reissues and an appendix by Dick Spottswood describing early recordings by black artists in the Caribbean and South America. Found inside – Page 56AUDIO ENGINEER MAJOR RECORDING CO. seeks Tape Duplicating Engineer with 4 years' ... Chicago, Hollywood, Etc. • DISTRIBUTION ARRANGED • MAJOR RECORD LABEL ... Found insideChess Records, once a major force in Chicago, has moved most of its staff to the East ... Several small labels, such as Curtom and Dakar, are in Chicago, ... Found inside – Page 579Chicago: University of Chicago Press. ... In the 1990s, with the success of Nirvana, the major label music industry developed strategies for marketing indie ... 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Most of the independent record companies started in Chicago in the next few years were ... Written by the authors of Vinyl, this book is essential reading for anyone with an interest in the contemporary recording industry, independent music, material culture, anthropology, sociology, and cultural studies Found insideMajor record labels are generally considered to be vertically integrated ... Chicago label, and in the 1970s and 1980s small labels were a major force in ... Found inside – Page 56Top record companies need new recording talent immediately. ... to capitalize on such major musical events as the opening of the Lyric Opera or the Chicago ... The most popular albums of all time as the opening of the independent record labels and artists. 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