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Electric Shock: From the Gramophone to the iPhone - 125 Years of Pop Music
Peter Doggett
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Description for Electric Shock: From the Gramophone to the iPhone - 125 Years of Pop Music
Paperback. Tells the story of popular music, from the birth of recording in the 1890s to the digital age, from the first pop superstars of the twentieth century to the omnipresence of music in our lives, in hit singles, ringtones and on Spotify. The author takes us on a rollercoaster ride through the history of music. Num Pages: 736 pages. BIC Classification: AVGN; AVGP; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 49. Weight in Grams: 534.
Ambitious and groundbreaking, Electric Shock tells the story of popular music, from the birth of recording in the 1890s to the digital age, from the first pop superstars of the twentieth century to the omnipresence of music in our lives, in hit singles, ringtones and on Spotify. Over that time, popular music has transformed the world in which we live. Its rhythms have influenced how we walk down the street, how we face ourselves in the mirror, and how we handle the outside world in our daily conversations and encounters. It has influenced our morals ... Read more
Ambitious and groundbreaking, Electric Shock tells the story of popular music, from the birth of recording in the 1890s to the digital age, from the first pop superstars of the twentieth century to the omnipresence of music in our lives, in hit singles, ringtones and on Spotify. Over that time, popular music has transformed the world in which we live. Its rhythms have influenced how we walk down the street, how we face ourselves in the mirror, and how we handle the outside world in our daily conversations and encounters. It has influenced our morals ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
736
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780099575191
SKU
V9780099575191
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-83
About Peter Doggett
Peter Doggett has been writing about popular music and social and cultural history for more than thirty years. His books include the acclaimed There's a Riot Going On: Revolutionaries, Rock Stars and the Rise and Fall of '60's Counter-culture and The Man Who Sold the World: David Bowie and the 1970s.
Reviews for Electric Shock: From the Gramophone to the iPhone - 125 Years of Pop Music
Witty and compelling
Esquire
Dauntlessly comprehensive, elegantly parlayed survey of pop's recorded history
MOJO
a great history book, read it and stream
Max Bell
Record Collector
What Electric Shock imparts... is delight and curiosity in the music it chronicles with such pithy vivacity.
Neil Spenser ... Read more
Esquire
Dauntlessly comprehensive, elegantly parlayed survey of pop's recorded history
MOJO
a great history book, read it and stream
Max Bell
Record Collector
What Electric Shock imparts... is delight and curiosity in the music it chronicles with such pithy vivacity.
Neil Spenser ... Read more