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| ⚫ | '''''The Label: The Story of Columbia Records''''' is a 2007 book by Gary Marmorstein, about the rise of [[Columbia Records]].<ref>{{cite book|author=CMJ Network, Inc.|title=CMJ New Music Monthly|url= |
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| image_caption = Book cover, first edition |
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| author = Gary Marmorstein |
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| isbn = 978-1560257073 |
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| pub_date = 27 February 2007 |
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| language = English |
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| publisher = [[Da Capo Press]] |
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| ⚫ | '''''The Label: The Story of Columbia Records''''' is a 2007 book by Gary Marmorstein, about the rise of [[Columbia Records]].<ref>{{cite book|author=CMJ Network, Inc.|title=CMJ New Music Monthly|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IisEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA48|date=April 2007|publisher=CMJ Network, Inc.|pages=48–|issn=1074-6978}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Rockwell |first1=John |title=Long Player |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/08/books/review/Rockwell.t.html |website=[[New York Times]] |access-date=16 January 2024 |date=8 April 2007}}</ref> It covers how it made its way from the beginning: from signing its own artists, to making them celebrities. |
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== Quotes from the book == |
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In 1982, [[Sony Music Entertainment|CBS Records]] (through Epic) manufactured [[Michael Jackson|Michael Jackson's]] [[Thriller (Michael Jackson album)|Thriller]], the biggest-selling album ever. |
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In 1988 CBS Records, including the Columbia Records unit, was acquired by [[Sony]], who re-christened the parent division [[Sony Music Entertainment]] in 1991. As Sony only had a temporary license on the CBS Records name, it then acquired the rights to the Columbia trademarks outside the U.S., Canada and Japan (Columbia Graphophone) from [[EMI]], which generally had not been used by them since the early 1970s. [[CBS Masterworks Records]] was renamed Sony Classical Records. In December 2006, CBS Corporation revived the CBS Records name for a new minor label closely linked with its television properties. |
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In the early 1970s, Columbia began recording in a four-channel process called [[quadraphonic]], using the "SQ" standard which used an electronic encoding process that could be decoded by special amplifiers and then played through four speakers, with each speaker placed in the corner of a room. Remarkably, RCA Victor countered with another quadraphonic process which required a special cartridge to play the "discrete" recordings for four-channel playback. Both Columbia and RCA's quadraphonic records could be played on conventional stereo equipment. Although the Columbia process required less equipment and was quite effective, many were confused by the competing systems and sales of both Columbia's matrix recordings and RCA's discrete recordings were disappointing. A few other companies also issued some matrix recordings for a few years. Quadraphonic recording was used by both classical artists, including [[Leonard Bernstein]] and [[Pierre Boulez]], and popular artists such as [[Barbra Streisand]] and [[Carlos Santana]]. |
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Latest revision as of 09:45, 17 January 2024
 Book cover, first edition | |
| Author | Gary Marmorstein |
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| Language | English |
| Publisher | Da Capo Press |
Publication date | 27 February 2007 |
| ISBN | 978-1560257073 |
The Label: The Story of Columbia Records is a 2007 book by Gary Marmorstein, about the rise of Columbia Records.[1][2] It covers how it made its way from the beginning: from signing its own artists, to making them celebrities.
References
[edit]- ^ CMJ Network, Inc. (April 2007). CMJ New Music Monthly. CMJ Network, Inc. pp. 48–. ISSN 1074-6978.
- ^ Rockwell, John (8 April 2007). "Long Player". New York Times. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
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