Tarnished Gold: Record Industry Revisited

The great depression in the popular recording industry that began in 1979 still continues. There are signs, however, that the industry is adjusting to new technologies and may soon revive. R. Serge Denisoff documents the decline and possible revival of this comprehensive study of the recording business, a sequel to his widely acclaimed Solid Gold: The Popular Record Industry.

Denisoff offers a brief history of popular music and then, in detail, traces the life cycle of a record, beginning wi...