Recording History
Recording History

Author: Peter Martland

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 409

ISBN-13: 0810882523

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In Recording History, Peter Martland uses a range of archival sources to trace the genesis and early development of the British record industry from1888 to 1931. A work of economic and cultural history that draws on a vast range of quantitative data, it surveys the commercial and business activities of the British record industry like no other work of recording history has before. Martland's study charts the successes and failures of this industry and its impact on domestic entertainment. Showcasing its many colorful pioneers from both sides of the Atlantic, Recording History is first and foremost an account of The Gramophone Company Ltd, a precursor to today's recording giant EMI, and then the most important British record company active from the late 19th century until the end of the second decade of the twentieth century. Martland's history spans the years from the original inventors through industrial and market formation and final take-off--including the riveting battle in recording formats. Special attention is given to the impact of the First World War and the that followed in its wake. Scholars of recording history will find in Martland's study the story of the development of the recording studio, of the artists who made the first records (from which some like Italian opera tenor Enrico Caruso earned a fortune), and the change records wrought in the relationship between performer and audience, transforming the reception and appreciation of musical culture. Filling a much-needed gap in scholarship, Recording History documents the beginnings of the end of the contemporary international record industry.

British Business History, 1720-1994
British Business History, 1720-1994

Author: J. F. Wilson

Publisher: Manchester University Press

Published: 1995-10-15

Total Pages: 290

ISBN-13: 9780719041334

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This is the first textbook that comprehensively covers the three centuries of British business history from 1720 to the present day. Wilson argues that company culture has been the most important component in the evolution of business organisations and management practices. The influence of business culture on firms' structure, sources of finance, and the background and training of senior managers is investigated to show its pivotal importance in determining business performance.

Records of British Business and Industry
Records of British Business and Industry

Author: Historical Msscommission

Publisher:

Published: 1994

Total Pages: 200

ISBN-13: 9780114402327

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This volume describes the records of 1230 businesses engaged in some of the most significant sectors of British manufacturing industry between the Industrial Revolution and the First World War. It covers such traditional trades as iron-founding, lock making and silversmithing, charts the development of 19th-century innovations including large-scale steel manufacture and the building of railway locomotives and iron ships, and throws light on the early days of major 20th-century industries such as motor vehicles and electrical goods. The guide aims to incorporate research into many previously uncatalogued and little-known collections both in private hands and in record repositories. It provides a wide range of information for economic and social historians and for other specialists. Professor R.H. Campbell's introductory essay places the survey in the wider context of its potential use to such researchers.

The Shipbuilding Industry
The Shipbuilding Industry

Author: L. A. Ritchie

Publisher: Manchester University Press

Published: 1992

Total Pages: 224

ISBN-13: 9780719038051

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This work aims to facilitate the study of the shipbuilding industry by making available information on the present location of shipbuilding archives. The brief histories of about 200 businesses are offered.

Business in Britain in the Twentieth Century
Business in Britain in the Twentieth Century

Author: Richard Coopey

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 418

ISBN-13: 0199226008

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This collection of fresh, incisive scholarship, by some of the leading business historians, critically examines the nature of economic recovery in Britain in recent years. Covering the key issues for business history in this period, the book confronts the traditional literature on conclusions of relative decline, and monocausal, simplistic explanations. It provides an impressive range of studies forming a platform for a new debate on the nature of British business in the 20th century. Themes include productivity, management, research and development, marketing, regional clusters and networks, industrial policy, the use of technology, and gender. Sector studies include newer, post-war hopefuls and successes including: * aerospace, * IT, * retail, * banking, * overseas investment, * the creative industries. The book demonstrates that our understanding of the historic strengths and weaknesses of business in Britain, and the shifting balance between sectors of the economy, has until now been poorly understood, and that British business history needs a fundamental reappraisal.