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The final days of EMI : selling the pig / Eamonn Forde.
Van Pelt - Albrecht Music Library ML3792.E45 F67 2019
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Forde, Eamonn, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- EMI Records Ltd.
- Record labels--Great Britain--History.
- Record labels.
- Sound recording industry--Great Britain--History.
- Sound recording industry.
- Popular music--History and criticism.
- Popular music.
- EMI Records Ltd--History.
- History.
- Great Britain.
- Physical Description:
- xiv, 366 pages ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- London : Omnibus Press, [2019]
- Summary:
- "The Beatles. The Beach Boys. Blur, Bowie, Kylie Minogue, Kate Bush and Coldplay. EMI was one of the big four record companies, with some of the biggest names in the history of recorded music on its roster. Dominating the music industry for over 100 years, by 2010 EMI Group had reported massive pre-tax losses. The group was divided up and sold in 2011. How could one of the greatest recording companies of the 20th century have ended like this? With interviews from insiders and music industry experts, Eamonn Forde pieces together the tragic end to a financial juggernaut and a cultural institution in forensic detail. The Final Days of EMI: Selling the Pig is the story of the British recording industry, laid bare in all its hubris and glory."--Amazon.com: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Final-Days-EMI-Selling-Pig/dp/1785585827.
- Contents:
- Chapter 1 Chicken Salad and Chicken Shit p. 1
- Chapter 2 Be Careful What You Wish For p. 30
- Chapter 3 The Horror... p. 49
- Chapter 4 Punks, Petrol and Popcorn p. 77
- Chapter 5 Artists up in Arms p. 89
- Chapter 6 Out with the Old p. 105
- Chapter 7 EMI.com p. 129
- Chapter 8 The Matrix is Everywhere p. 143
- Chapter 9 Brands Over Bands p. 162
- Chapter 10 Forming, Storming, Norming and Performing p. 195
- Chapter 11 Dust and Soap p. 214
- Chapter 12 Revolving Doors p. 230
- Chapter 13 Rebuilding, Refocusing, Reimaginmg p. 245
- Chapter 14 Ob-La-Di EBITDA p. 260
- Chapter 15 The Courtroom Showdown p. 278
- Chapter 16 Putting the Old Girl out of Her Misery p. 300.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 348-357) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781785585821
- 1785585827
- OCLC:
- 1089755364
- Publisher Number:
- 99980870105
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