The Recording Angel by Evan Eisenberg
First published in 1987 and now considered a classic, The Recording Angel charts the ways in which the phonograph and its cousins have transformed our culture. In a new Afterword, Evan Eisenberg shows how digital technology, file trading, and other recent developments are accelerating—or reversing—these trends. Influential and provocative, The Recording Angel is required reading for anyone who cares about the effect recording has had—and will have—on our experience of music.
Praise for the first edition:“Witty, perceptive, informed, and dazzlingly allusive”—David Hamilton, The Nation
“[The Recording Angel] throws out one arresting idea after another.”—Timothy Day, author of A Century of Recorded Music
“An excellent work... Eisenberg explores so much uncharted territory... Long overdue.” —Michael Kimmelman, The Philadelphia Inquirer
“[The Recording Angel] throws out one arresting idea after another.”—Timothy Day, author of A Century of Recorded Music
“An excellent work... Eisenberg explores so much uncharted territory... Long overdue.” —Michael Kimmelman, The Philadelphia Inquirer
“A marvelous book, unlike any other.”—Garry Giddins
-- Garry Giddins“A work of great originality and constantly stimulating argument.”—Geoffrey O’Brien
-- Geoffrey O’Brien“Witty, perceptive, informed, and dazzlingly allusive.”—David Hamilton, Nation
Evan Eisenberg’s writings on music, culture, and technology have appeared in The New Republic, The Village Voice, The New Yorker, The Nation, and other periodicals. His most recent book is The Ecology of Eden.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780300099041 |
| ISBN 10 | 0300099045 |
| Title | The Recording Angel |
| Author | Evan Eisenberg |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Yale University Press |
| Year published | 2005-06-10 |
| Number of pages | 256 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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