Recording History: The British Record Industry, 1888 – 1931

En Historia de grabación, Peter Martland utiliza una amplia gama de fuentes de archivo para rastrear la génesis y el desarrollo temprano de la industria discográfica británica from1888 a 1931. Una obra de historia económica y cultural que se basa en una amplia gama de datos cuantitativos, encuestas de las actividades comerciales y de negocios de la industria discográfica británica como ninguna otra obra de historia de la grabación tiene antes. Martland's study charts the successes and failures of this industry and its impact on domestic entertainment. Showcasing its many colorfulpioneers from both sides of the Atlantic, Recording History is first and foremost an account of The Gramophone Company Ltd, a precursor to today's recording giant EMI, and then the most important British record company active from the late 19th century until the end of the second decade of the twentieth century. Martland's history spans the years from the original inventors through industrial and market formation and final take-off—including the riveting battle in recording formats. Special attention is given to the impact of the First WorldGuerra y la que siguieron en su estela. Los estudiosos de la historia de la grabación se encuentra en el estudio de Martland la historia de la elaboración del estudio de grabación, de los artistas que hicieron los primeros registros (de los cuales algunos como el italiano tenor de ópera Enrico Caruso ganó una fortuna), y los registros de cambios operados en la relación entre el intérprete y la audiencia, transformando la recepción y valoración de la cultura musical. Llenar un hueco muy necesario-en la erudición,

In Recording History, Peter Martland uses a range of archival sources to trace the genesis and early development of the British record industry from1888 to 1931. A work of economic and cultural history that draws on a vast range of quantitative data, it surveys the commercial and business activities of the British record industry like no other work of recording history has before. Martland’s study charts the successes and failures of this industry and its impact on domestic entertainment. Showcasing its many colorful pioneers from both sides of the Atlantic, Recording History is first and foremost an account of The Gramophone Company Ltd, a precursor to today’s recording giant EMI, and then the most important British record company active from the late 19th century until the end of the second decade of the twentieth century. Martland’s history spans the years from the original inventors through industrial and market formation and final take-off—including the riveting battle in recording formats. Special attention is given to the impact of the First World War and the that followed in its wake. Scholars of recording history will find in Martland’s study the story of the development of the recording studio, of the artists who made the first records (from which some like Italian opera tenor Enrico Caruso earned a fortune), and the change records wrought in the relationship between performer and audience, transforming the reception and appreciation of musical culture. Filling a much-needed gap in scholarship, Recording History documents the beginnings of the end of the contemporary international record industry