Jonathan (Freelance writer) Scott
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury Sigma
Publication Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
The story of recorded sound - the technological developments, the people that made them happen and the impact they had on society - from the earliest inventions via the phonograph to LPs, EPs and the recent resurgence of vinyl. While Thomas Edison's phonograph, the first device that could both record and reproduce sound, represented an important turning point in the story of recorded sound, it was really only the tip of the iceberg, and came after...
Author
Series
Bloomsbury sigma volume 43
Publisher
Bloomsbury Sigma
Publication Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"In 1977, a team led by the great Carl Sagan was put together to create a record that would travel to the stars on the back of NASA's Voyager probe. They were responsible for creating a playlist of music, sounds and pictures that would represent not just humanity, but would also paint a picture of Earth for any future alien races that may come into contact with the probe. The Vinyl Frontier tells the whole story of how the record was created, from...
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