Rewind, Replay: Britain and the Video Boom, 1978-92

by Johnny Walker

Book Overview

Rewind, Replay explores the birth and maturation of the pre-recorded video entertainment business in the UK. Informed by archival research and the examination of contemporaneous trade periodicals, industrial documentation and ephemera, it scrutinises distributors, wholesalers and shops. It explores industry shifts previoulsy unconsidered in scholarship, including video rental, market rationalisation and the development of 'sell-though' videocassettes...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1474454488
• ISBN13: 9781474454483
• Release Date: June 2022
• Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.1"