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Description - Decca: The Supreme Record Company: The Story of Decca Records 1929-2019 by Darren Henley

Decca is one of the great global names in recorded music. From pioneering techniques that revolutionised classical recording, to the 1960s and 70s pop explosion, through to the classical revival in the 1990s and 2000s, the sheer diversity and range of Decca’s story and its influence on 20th- and 21st-century music is unparalleled. Decca: The Supreme Record Company is a treat for anyone fascinated by the development of modern music, full of lively anecdotes and insights into the label’s broader contribution to culture.
Includes twelve chapters covering: Decca’s Foundation (Andrew Stewart); American Decca (Lois Wilson); Decca and the Second World War (Dr Tony Wakeford); The Decca Sound (Michael Gray); Decca’s Golden Years (Paul Moseley); The Pop Years 1956–68 (Jon Savage); Decca Beyond Pop and Classical (Louis Barfe); Stones, Smurfs, Splodgenessabounds (Daryl Easlea); The Three Tenors (Adam Sweeting); Russell Watson and the 21st Century (Sam Jackson); Decca Today and Tomorrow (Tom Lewis); Essential Recordings.

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