Where Have All the Good Times Gone? by Louis Barfe
This superbly written and authoritative book is the first single volume history of the music industry in the United States and Britain.
A winner.. This wonderful book tells the tale of recorded sound from the very beginning... Louis Barfe tells this tale with wit, accuracy... and an acute awareness of how the machinations of the record world were affected by contemporary social and political events. -- Tim Rice * Literary Review *
An amazingly comprehensive history... Barfe writes cleanly and concisely enough to lead the reader through the maze that is the history of the record industry... A real eye-opener. -- Doug Johnstone * Scotland on Sunday *
Barfe's comprehensive research is peppered with entertaining anecdotes, while his approach combines a weighty respect for his subject with a healthy dose of cynicism. There will always be music; who owns it is another question. * Metro *
A scholarly yet entertaining tome... **** -- Paul Stokes * Q Magazine *
A fascinating expose of the recording industry... An exhilarating read that conjures up the world of those who make recordings, and the commercial realities and pitfalls facing those who produce them... Riveting * Classic FM Magazine *
An amazingly comprehensive history... Barfe writes cleanly and concisely enough to lead the reader through the maze that is the history of the record industry... A real eye-opener. -- Doug Johnstone * Scotland on Sunday *
Barfe's comprehensive research is peppered with entertaining anecdotes, while his approach combines a weighty respect for his subject with a healthy dose of cynicism. There will always be music; who owns it is another question. * Metro *
A scholarly yet entertaining tome... **** -- Paul Stokes * Q Magazine *
A fascinating expose of the recording industry... An exhilarating read that conjures up the world of those who make recordings, and the commercial realities and pitfalls facing those who produce them... Riveting * Classic FM Magazine *
Louis Barfe was born in 1973 in Epsom, Surrey. He studied at Lancaster University. He has written for Private Eye, The Oldie, New Statesman and the Independent on Sunday. His books include Where Have All the Good Times Gone: The Rise and Fall of the Record Industry and Turned Out Nice Again: The Story of British Light Entertainment.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781843540670 |
| ISBN 10 | 1843540673 |
| Title | Where Have All the Good Times Gone? |
| Author | Louis Barfe |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Atlantic Books |
| Year published | 2005-01-13 |
| Number of pages | 416 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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