Shellac and Swing!: A Social History of the Gramophone in Britain

by Bruce Lindsay

Shellac and Swing tells the story of the gramophone's 'golden age, ' from 1900-1955, when it helped to shape Britain's culture from the arts to warfare. The story focuses on the gramophone, the invention of Emile Berliner in the 1880s, but begins with a brief outline of the first attempts to record the human voice and of Edison's invention of the cylinder and the phonograph. It uses primary evidence, images and interviews with DJs, fans, musicians...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1781557608
• ISBN13: 9781781557600
• Release Date: April 2020
• Publisher: Fonthill Media
• Length: 191 Pages