Spoken word : postwar American phonograph cultures / / Jacob Smith

• Autore: Smith Jacob <1970->
• Pubblicazione: Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2010
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (275 p.)
• Disciplina: 384
• Soggetto topico: Popular culture - United States - History - 20th century; Sound recording industry - United States - History - 20th century; Sound recordings - United States - History - 20th century
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front matter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Turntable Jr. -- 2. Hi-Fi Midcult -- 3. 331/ 3 Sexual Revolutions per Minute -- 4. Mimetic Moments -- 5. Blind Television -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Further Reading -- Index
• Sommario/riassunto: From 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Spoken word
• ISBN: 1-283-27759-X; 9786613277596; 0-520-94835-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910810704203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II