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Playback: From the Victrola to MP3
By Alicia Waters | August 5, 2010
Now that many of Rhode Island’s Talking Book Plus members are enjoying the digital talking book machine, the title, Playback: From the Victrola to MP3, One Hundred Years of Music, Machines, and Money may be of interest to our readers. The title is available in digital as well as cassette format. DB/RC058582. Below is the description of the book taken from the Talking Books Plus catalog.
New York City journalist examines the recording industry from the start in the 1900s to 2004. Describes its growth, personalities, and intrigues as it evolved from Edison’s cylinder to twenty-first-century technology and musical format. Explores the quagmire of computer-based advancements that have prompted numerous legal battles. 2003.
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