Music Recording & Reproduction

Between 1895 and 1920, the United States saw a sharp increase in commercial sound recording, the first mass medium of home entertainment. As compan...

Noise Uprising brings to life the moment and sounds of a cultural revolution. Between the development of electrical recording in 1925 and the out...

In an easy-to-grasp, holistic manner Mastering Audio: The Art and the Science, Third Edition unravels the technical mysteries that regularly challe...

'The greatest book ever written on British independent music' Guardian'One of the best British music books of the last ten years' MojoFounded by Al...

Factory Records has become the stuff of legend. The histories of the label have been told from many perspectives, from visual catalogues and memoir...

The complete story of the Gibson Les Paul.Produced in collaboration with Gibson, this is the ultimate history of rock's greatest guitar with unpre...

Music affects every person.  It is the soundtrack of our happiness, zest for achievement and relationships to others.  Music brings great ideas and...

'Hilarious, heart-wrenching and packed with British music history.' - COLDPLAY A Virgin Radio Book of the Year It's a life-and-near-death story. Bu...

A Telegraph Book of the Year As a renowned recording-studio maven, Trevor Horn has been dubbed 'the man who invented the '80s'.His production work ...

Analyses the sonic environment mediated and crafted within the film and audiovisual media arts Defines the generally underexplored but well-used t...

Recently resurrected and now enjoying chart success in the 21st century, when it was formed Trojan Records epitomised the punk DIY ethic over a dec...