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Index
Cover Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Acknowledgments
Introduction
CD Equals Compact Disc, Controlled Delivery, Certain Death
The Big Playback
The Rise of the Nonmusician: Dick Clark Is the Father of Puff Daddy
Chapter 1: Magic in a Tin Can
Patent Wars
Magic in a Can
The Bell Connection
Penny Arcades and Playback
Format War One: Cylinder Versus Disc
The First Dance Craze
Edison: The Long Goodbye
Cakewalk and Kangaroo Dip
Chapter 2: War on Canned Music
The Rise of Radio
The Sound of Electricity
Edison: The End
Radio Versus Records
“Canned Music”
Jukebox Music
Dancing Machine
Chapter 3: Low Road to High Fidelity
World War II and Full Frequency Range Recording
Enter the LP
Groove Theory
The Long View
Battle of the Speeds
Hi-Fi at Home
Chapter 4: Ponytail Ribbons, Popsicles, and Peanut brittle
The 45 rpm Revolution
The Pancake Flippers
Transistors
Station to Station
Satellites
Chapter 5: Dreaming in Stereo
Dreaming in Stereo
The Sound of Living Stereo
Music for Heads
“I Hear a New World”
Headphone Music
Snap, Crackle, and Pop
Chapter 6: Last Dance
The Big 12-Inch Record
Riding the Rhythm
The Mix
Fever
The Crash of ’79
Chapter 7: Adventures on Wheels of Steel
The Holy Trinity of Hip-Hop
Die Mensch Maschine
The Music Machine
Defenders of the Faith
Chapter 8: Sudden Death of the Record
Zeros and Ones
CD Versus LP: Victory by Any Means Necessary
Death of the CD?
Chapter 9: Canned Music’s Last Stand
Back in the Day
Opening Salvo
Napster Holds No Patents
Noble Opposition
Net of Thieves
Gnutella and Others
Napster Wraps
Hardware as Software
Software Is Nowhere
Too Little Too Late?
Aftermath
The Looming Format War
Select Bibliography
Introduction and Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Index
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