The Final Days of EMI: Selling the Pig - Couverture rigide

Forde, Eamonn

 
9781785585821: The Final Days of EMI: Selling the Pig

Synopsis

The Beatles. The Beach Boys. Blur, Bowie, Kylie Minogue, Kate Bush and Coldplay. EMI was one of the big four record companies, with some of the biggest names in the history of recorded music on its roster. Dominating the music industry for over 100 years, by 2010 EMI Group had reported massive pre-tax losses. The group was divided up and sold in 2011. How could one of the greatest recording companies of the 20th century have ended like this? With interviews from insiders and music industry experts, Eamonn Forde pieces together the tragic end to a financial juggernaut and a cultural institution in forensic detail. EMI, Terra Firma & The Battle for the Soul of Britain's Most Iconic Record Company is the story of the British recording industry, laid bare in all its hubris and glory.

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À propos de l?auteur

Eamonn Forde is a freelance music business and technology journalist and has written about all areas of the music industry since 2001.

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The Beatles. The Beach Boys. Blur, Bowie, Kylie Minogue, Kate Bush and Coldplay. EMI was one of the big four record companies, with some of the biggest names in the history of recorded music on its roster. Dominating the music industry for over 100 years, by 2010 EMI Group had reported massive pre-tax losses. The group was divided up and sold in 2011. How could one of the greatest recording companies of the 20th century have ended like this? With interviews from insiders and music industry experts, Eamonn Forde pieces together the tragic end to a financial juggernaut and a cultural institution in forensic detail. EMI, Terra Firma & The Battle for the Soul of Britain's Most Iconic Record Company is the story of the British recording industry, laid bare in all its hubris and glory.

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9781913172428: The Final Days of EMI: Selling the Pig

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  1913172422 ISBN 13 :  9781913172428
Editeur : Omnibus Press, 2021
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