Folkways Records: Moses Asch and His Encyclopedia of Sound

By Tony Olmsted

Book Overview

In 1949, immigrant recording engineer Moses Asch embarked on a lifelong project: documenting the world of sound produced by mankind, via a small record label called Folkways Records. By the time of his death in 1986, he had amassed an archive of over 2,200 LPs and thousands of hours of tapes; so valuable was this collection that it was purchased by the Smithsonian Institute. Folkways Records is an account of how he built this business, working against all odds, to create a landmark in the history of American music.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415937086
• ISBN13: 9780415937085
• Release Date: June 2003
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 9.3"