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Record producer and music writer Murphy provides a broad survey of the record industry from its inception to the present. He begins with the pioneering work of such inventors as Thomas Edison, Alexander Graham Bell, Emile Berliner (who invented the gramophone), and Eldridge Johnson (who started the Victor Talking Machine Company). The author then covers early record moguls such as Edward Easton of Columbia Records and Otto Heinemann of Okeh. After describing the effects of radio and the Dep...Log In or Sign Up to Read More