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Publisher
360 Sound and Vision Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"The cassette tape, as we know it, was originally released in 1968, it was the perfect combination of versatility, high quality & small size. A whole new generation of portable pocket-sized audio & video gadgets had cropped up to take its place, such as CD players, mp3 players and blue tooth devices. The sales of pre-recorded cassette tapes dropped off significantly in the early 1990s, but surprisingly as of recently, cassette tapes sales have been...
Publisher
360 Sound and Vision Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Through the passage of time there was one format that could rival the sound quality of any other, the analog reel-to-reel tape recorder, and this is her story. The reel to reel recorder was critical to the widespread surge in global music consumption in the 1950's and beyond, even sound engineers of today will tell you that the reel to reel format is extremely high in fidelity, and with the correct tape, the correct usage and right machine, wonders...
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English
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A woman with tragic beginnings finds love and her voice on her way to stardom ... will the spotlight dim her hard-earned shine? From the day Layani Cherise Bell was born, the world was betting against her. Born four months premature, the doctors didn't expect her to make it, but she did. At the age of six, Layani was diagnosed with leukemia. Again, the doctors gave her a death sentence, but she survived. As if that weren't enough, at the ripe age...
Publisher
Wienerworld
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
From the makers of the acclaimed Last Shop Standing, this new film charts the amazing revival of vinyl over the past several years. The film explores the whys and hows with industry pundits, artists, record shop owners, vinyl fans and many more. Directed and produced by Pip Piper, hear from passionate new record shop owners as well the established die-hards still going and thriving. The film discusses the importance of the record shop and vinyl as...
7) Amplify
Publisher
360 Sound and Vision Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
How the invention of recorded music changed the world, and made it louder.
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English
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A companion book to the groundbreaking PBS and BBC documentary series celebrates the pioneers and artists of American roots music--blues, gospel, folk, Cajun, Appalachian, Hawaiian, and Native American--without which there would be no jazz, rock, country, R & B, or hip hop today.
"American Epic, a historic music project ... explores the pivotal recording journeys at the height of the Roaring Twenties, when music scouts armed with cutting-edge portable...
10) Creation stories
Publisher
RLJE Films
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
The true story of the rise and fall of Creation Records and its infamous founder, Alan McGee; the man responsible for supplying the 'Brit Pop' soundtrack to the '90s. From humble beginnings to Downing Street soirées, from dodging bailiffs to releasing multi-platinum albums, Creation had it all. Breakdowns, bankruptcy, fights, and friendships'and not forgetting the music. Featuring some of the greatest records you have ever heard, we follow Alan through...
11) Spinning gold
Publisher
SDS
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
The unbelievably true story of music industry's most colorful and brilliant music producer, Neil Bogart, founder of Casablanca Records. Along with a rag tag team of young music lovers, Neil and Casablanca Records would rewrite history and change the music industry forever, igniting the careers of legendary icons like Donna Summer, Parliament, Gladys Knight and KISS, whose mix of creative insanity shaped our culture and ultimately defined a generation....
Publisher
Image Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Highlighting the rise, fall and rise again of original members of The Sugarhill Gang, Wonder Mike and Master Gee. The Sugarhill Gang recorded the first ever platinum rap album and rap song and is credited with introducing hip hop to the world more than 30 years ago. Follow The Sugarhill Gang's rise to fame and subsequent struggles as they fight the legal system which stripped them of their identities and rightful legacies.
Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2013?]
Language
English
Description
Grammy nominated film that chronicles the life and career of Arif Mardin, the man who produced more than 50 gold and platinum records and won twelve Grammys. Featuring interviews and/or studio footage with Willie Nelson, Carly Simon, Jewel, Daryl Hall, Phil Collins, Norah Jones, and many others, The Greatest Ears in Town is one of the most insightful, inspirational, and enjoyable documentaries about how hits are created.
Publisher
[Magnolia]
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Profiles the group of Los Angeles studio musicians known as the Wrecking Crew -- featuring Tommy Tedesco, guitar; Hal Blaine, Earl Palmer drums ; Carol Kaye, Joe Osborne, bass -- who played on a slew of rock and pop hits during the sixties. Gifted, versatile and possessing the knack for turning a simple tune into something memorable, the Wrecking Crew were the players who turned the Wall of Sound in Phil Spector's head into a reality, and helped...
16) Be cool
Publisher
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures, Inc
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Chili Palmer is tired of the producing movies after being forced to make a useless sequel. When a music producer friend is gunned down, he offers to help his widow run the business. Checking out a talented singer that his friend had been talking to him about puts Chili at odds with her sleazy music manager, his gay bodyguard, and his equally sleazy partner. The mismanagement of the music company also gets Chili threatened by members of the Russian...
Publisher
Athena
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Music has been a constant in human history, an intermingling of voice and instrument that for all its local variation and increasing sophistication nevertheless endured in more or less the same form for centuries. Then came recording--and music was forever transformed. Soundbreaking, an eight-part event television series, traces this ongoing sonic revolution, and explores the nexus of cutting-edge technology and human artistry that has created the...
Publisher
FilmRise
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Chronicles the rise and fall of Tower Records, from the opening of its flagship store in Sacramento, California in 1960, to its evolution into an international retail chain and bankruptsy in 2006. Owner Russ Solomon and various store employees discuss Tower's unique approach to selling recorded music.
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Earth's children volume 3
Language
English
Description
Ayla and Jondalar embark on a journey that takes them to the Mamutoi, the Mammoth Hunters, and Ayla must make a fateful choice between two men--Jondalar and Ranec, the Mamutoi's master carver, in a story of Ice Age Europe.
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Language
English
Description
"Bringing together a cast of fascinating characters in a riveting tale of ambition and corruption, politics, passion, and ultimate justice, Dangerous Games is a thrilling drama from #1 New York Times bestselling author Danielle Steel. Television correspondent Alix Phillips dodges bullets and breaks rules to bring the most important news to the world--from riots in America to protests on the streets of Tehran. With her daughter in college, and working...
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