Ta-ra-ra-boom-de-ay: the business of popular music

Napier-Bell, Simon

Ta-ra-ra-boom-de-ay: the business of popular music - Unbound 2014 - 386 pages

Includes bibliographical references and index

Published to coincide with Simon Napier-Bell's 75th birthday this book tells the whole story of the music industry, right from the beginning; from 1713 when the British parliament gave writers the right of ownership in what they wrote, until to today, when the worldwide industry is worth 100 billion and is entirely owned by the Russians, French and Japanese.

9781783520312 1783520310

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Music trade--History
Popular music--History and criticism

338.4778 NAP