Song and System by Harvey Rachlin

Author:Harvey Rachlin
Language: eng
Format: epub
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Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Published: 2012-03-02T16:00:00+00:00

The phonograph player was the first means by which people could hear recorded music, and it was a durable mechanism whose popularity continued on and on. Then tape recorders and cassette players and eight-track players came along, which offered an alternative to record players. But none of them were portable in that they could be easily carried and music played as a person moved around. Not until, that is, Sony, in 1979, came out with the Walkman, a portable cassette player with headphones that people could use as they walked, jogged, or sat in a car or train or anywhere else. The Walkman caught on as a new form of hardware that could play pre-recorded music and enjoyed popularity for many years. Sony’s iPod, a portable digital music player that was introduced to the commercial marketplace in 2001, offered another means by which to access desired songs and also enjoyed immense popularity for several years. Electronics manufacturers are always looking for new machines that can deliver music to consumers in unique and expeditious ways, and these machines are good for the music business in that they promote the sale or playing of music, which results in increased revenue for rights owners, artists, producers, and writers.

In 1982, just a few years after the Walkman debuted, compact discs (CDs) were introduced to the commercial marketplace. This new relatively small object, thin and about 4.7 inches in diameter, contained recorded music that had many advantages over the LP. With a push of a button users could go to any track on an album, whereas with a phonograph record a needle had to be lifted and placed down on a desired track, or, with a cassette player, the inserted tape had to be fast-forwarded or rewound to go to a desired track. CDs were generally more lightweight and portable than LPs or 45s, and could be played on home players, portable players, and car stereos. This new medium to carry recorded music would catch the fancy of many consumers and become the prevalent way in which people played music—for a while at least.

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