{"product_id":"solid-gold-9781138533271","title":"Solid Gold","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore than 90 record companies release over 9,000 pop records each year a staggering total of 52,000 songs. Each one competes for the gold record, the recording industry''s symbol of success that certifies $1 million worth of records have been sold. \u003cem\u003eSolid Gold\u003c\/em\u003e explains why, for each record that succeeds, countless others fail. This book follows the progress of a record through production, marketing, and distribution, and shows how a mistake made at any point can mean its doom. Denisoff suggests that a drastic shift in the demographic makeup of the pop music audience during the sixties has resulted in a broader listening public, including fans at every level of society.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e1 WHAT IS POPULAR MUSIC: A SILLY QUESTION? 2 IN THE GROOVES: THE PERFORMER 3 THE VINYL CRAP GAME: THE RECORD COMPANIES \u003cb\u003e4 \u003c\/b\u003eTHE COP OUT: INSIDE THE RECORD COMPANY \u003cb\u003e5 \u003c\/b\u003eTHE GATEKEEPERS OF RADIO \u003cb\u003e6 \u003c\/b\u003ePROZINES AND FANZINES \u003cb\u003e7 \u003c\/b\u003e\"THE STREET,\" JOHN SINCLAIR AND THE INDUSTRY 8 THE CENSORS: THE RADICAL RIGHT AND THE FCC \u003cb\u003e9 \u003c\/b\u003eTHE FOLKS OUT THERE \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49371831959895,"sku":"9781138533271","price":128.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/solid-gold-9781138533271","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}