{"product_id":"edison-musicians-and-the-phonograph-a-century-in-retrospect-hardcover","title":"Edison, Musicians, and the Phonograph: A Century in Retrospect - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eUnknown\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJohn Harvith\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eSusan Edwards Harvith\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThough the book ranks as an admirable exercise in rigorous scholarship, the prevailing tone is that of an informal conversation. That's what keeps you turning the pages. Serious record collectors will find that this book . . . will make them see--and hear--their disks in a wholly new perspective. \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe first book of its kind ever published, \u003ci\u003eEdison, Musicians, and the Phonograph\u003c\/i\u003e presents the candid opinions of a wide variety of musicians--from those performing when the phonograph was first used to present-day artists--about the recording process, its effects, and its validity. Through exhaustive research and extensive interviews, John and Susan Harvith have constructed a detailed picture of how musicians and technicians view the ramifications of recording, a picture that reveals a dichotomy between our public perception of the recorded music as truly representative and the performers' frequent mistrust of the medium.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJOHN HARVITH is Director of News Services at Oberlin College.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSUSAN EDWARDS HARVITH is Director of the Firelands Association for The Visual Arts in Oberlin, Ohio.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 486\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.06 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 04, 1987\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42129650253904,"sku":"9780313253935","price":187.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/9540\/0016\/files\/N1NKU3dSczJDTEREczBSUEE3VnlJdz09.webp?v=1773463876","url":"https:\/\/palm-malen-gift-shop-pmrc.myshopify.com\/products\/edison-musicians-and-the-phonograph-a-century-in-retrospect-hardcover","provider":"Palm Malen Gift Shop -PMRC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}