From Tinfoil to Stereo: The Acoustic Years of the Recording Industry, 1877-1929 - Walter Leslie Welch, Stenzel Burt, Leah Brodbeck, Leah Brodbeck Stenzel Burt - Google Books

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Since its first publication in 1959, From Tinfoil to Stereo has been regarded as the bible of record and phonograph collectors. It investigates the individuals, the companies, and the legal machinations that led to virtually every major development in the…