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Sound Recording
 Websites presented in alphabetical order A&M Records Collection 
 "Founded by Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss in 1962, A&M Records helped shape the history of American music. This legendary company featured an all-star roster of artists including Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass, The Carpenters, Joe Cocker," and others. This exhibit "celebrates A&M's intellectual and creative history" with annotated images of record sleeves, photos, gold records, promotional material, and more. From the University of California, Los Angeles, Library. http://www.library.ucla.edu/amrecords/ Topics: Industries, Music, Musical Genres Last updated Aug 2, 2006 Classic Motown, 1959-1988
This official website from Motown Records highlights artists from the Detroit-based record label, such as the Commodores, the Four Tops, Marvin Gaye, Smokey Robinson, Diana Ross, and Stevie Wonder. Includes artist profiles, audio clips, a timeline of events in Motown's history (from 1959-1988), and current news about Motown and Motown artists from that time period. http://classic.motown.com Topics: Black Resources, Industries, Music, Musicians Last updated Aug 24, 2005 DigitalConsumer.org
This group organized in response to the recording industry's growing use of encryption and copyright law changes to prevent any copying (including fair use copying) of music CDs (compact discs). They are "advocating a Consumer Technology Bill of Rights that will positively assert a consumer's rights to fair use." The Web site provides background material on the law, proposed legislation, and what consumers can do about it. http://digitalconsumer.org/ Topics: Film, Movies, & Video, Industries, Intellectual Property, Media, Music Last updated May 3, 2004 Emile Berliner and the Birth of the Recording Industry
An online archive of more than 400 items and over 100 sound recordings relating to Emile Berliner. Berliner "was responsible for the development of the microphone and the flat recording disc and gramophone player." He was also interested in the pasteurization of milk and other public-health issues, and was a composer, poet, and philanthropist. The collection is searchable and browsable. From the American Memory project of the Library of Congress, http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/berlhtml/berlhome.html Topics: Beverages, Fish, Meat, & Dairy, Industries, Music, Notable People Last updated Oct 4, 2004 RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) Gold and Platinum Searchable Database
Since 1958, the RIAA has been giving awards for best-selling music and spoken word records and albums: gold (500,000 albums sold), platinum (one million), multi-platinum (two million), and diamond (10 million). Search the database by title, artist, label, format, category, and award. http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH Topics: Industries, Music Last updated Jun 29, 2007 The Virtual Gramophone: Canadian Historical Sound Recordings
This "growing multimedia website [is] devoted to the early days of Canadian recorded sound" as produced on 78-rpm recordings. Listen to selected recordings, sorted by title or performer, or search the database of original recordings. Includes a history of recorded sound in Canada, biographies of Canadian artists, a bibliography, a glossary, and resources for teachers. Available in French and English. From the National Library of Canada. http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/gramophone/ Topics: Industries, Internet, Libraries & Archives by Type, Music Last updated Jan 19, 2009 |
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