Folkways records : Moses Asch and his encyclopedia of sound / Tony Olmsted.

Format:

• Book

Author/Creator:

• Olmsted, Anthony., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Asch, Moses.
• Folkways Records--History.
• Sound recording industry--United States--History.
• Sound recording executives and producers--United States--Biography.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (265 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, 2003.

Language Note:

English

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.

Contents:

• Early influences : 1870s to 1930s
• Beginnings : Asch Records
• Broadening the mandate : disc records of America
• The birth of Folkways Records
• The business of making records
• Finances
• Easing the burden : Folkways in the 1960s
• The sale of Folkways.

Notes:

• Description based upon print version of record.
• Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-230) and index.
• Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

• 1-135-35355-7
• 0-415-93709-4
• 0-203-95304-5
• 1-135-35348-4

OCLC:

870946267