LEADER 02982nam 2200613Ia 450 001 9910810704203321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-283-27759-X 010 $a9786613277596 010 $a0-520-94835-1 024 7 $a10.1525/9780520948358 035 $a(CKB)2670000000067615 035 $a(EBL)631050 035 $a(OCoLC)699475045 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000473378 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11322190 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000473378 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10436538 035 $a(PQKB)11214627 035 $a(DE-B1597)519793 035 $a(OCoLC)703158728 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780520948358 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC631050 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000067615 100 $a20100426d2010 ub 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||#|||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aSpoken word $epostwar American phonograph cultures /$fJacob Smith 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aBerkeley $cUniversity of California Press$d2010 215 $a1 online resource (275 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-520-26703-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFront matter --$tContents --$tIllustrations --$tAcknowledgments --$tIntroduction --$t1. Turntable Jr. --$t2. Hi-Fi Midcult --$t3. 331/ 3 Sexual Revolutions per Minute --$t4. Mimetic Moments --$t5. Blind Television --$tConclusion --$tNotes --$tFurther Reading --$tIndex 330 $aFrom the 1940's to the 1970's, the phonograph industry experienced phenomenal growth, both in sales and in cultural influence. Along with hugely popular music recordings, spoken word LPs served a multitude of functions and assumed an important place in the American home. In this book, Jacob Smith surveys a diverse range of spoken word genres-including readings of classic works of literature and drama, comedy albums, children's records, home therapy kits, even erotica-to illuminate this often overlooked aspect of the postwar entertainment industry and American culture. A viable alternative to mainstream broadcasting, records gave their listeners control over what they could hear at home. Smith shows how the savvy industry used spoken word records to develop markets for children, African Americans, women, and others not well served by radio and television. 606 $aPopular culture$zUnited States$xHistory$y20th century 606 $aSound recording industry$zUnited States$xHistory$y20th century 606 $aSound recordings$zUnited States$xHistory$y20th century 615 0$aPopular culture$xHistory 615 0$aSound recording industry$xHistory 615 0$aSound recordings$xHistory 676 $a384 700 $aSmith$b Jacob$f1970-$01007260 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910810704203321 996 $aSpoken word$94190139 997 $aUNINA