Ta-ra-ra-boom-de-ay : the business of popular music /

Napier-Bell, Simon,

Ta-ra-ra-boom-de-ay : the business of popular music / Simon Napier-Bell. - xii, 386 pages ; 20 cm

Originally published: 2014.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

This title tells the whole story of the music industry, right from the beginning; from 1713 when the British parliament gave writers the right of ownership in what they wrote, until to today, when the worldwide industry is worth £100 billion and is entirely owned by the Russians, French, and Japanese.

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Music trade--History.
Popular music--History and criticism.
Industry.
Industry.

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