false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174587038m/420146.jpg 420146 1 <div><div>From Frank Sinatra and Billie Holiday to Janis Joplin and Michael Jackson, Columbia Records has discovered and nurtured a mind-boggling spectrum of talents and temperaments over the past 100-plus years.<br>Now, with unprecedented access to the company's archives &#8212; memos, personal correspondence, recording contracts, sales reports and job sheets, as well as rich musical and literary material excavated from the Teo Macero Collection &#8212; <i>The Label</i> tells the never-before-told stories behind the groundbreaking music distributed by Columbia Records. <br>More often than not, the music was created not just by the artists themselves but forged out of conflict with the men and women who handled them &#8212; executives, producers, Artists and Repertoire men, arrangers, recording engineers, and, yes, even publicists. And at almost every narrative crossroads in <i>The Label</i> is an undercurrent of racial tension &#8212; a tension that not only influenced twentieth century music, but also mirrored and at times prompted major changes in American culture.<br>This vibrant account of Columbia Record&#8217;s often tumultuous relationships with artists, businesspeople, and popular culture is sure to enlighten, entertain, and even shock.</div></div> 409280 2007 The Label: The Story of Columbia Records total:4|5:1|2:3| 4 11 10 3 2 0 false false Tue Mar 17 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 08 20:03:01 -0700 2009 Wed Mar 18 13:00:31 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Tue Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Jul 01 18:06:53 -0700 2007 Thu Jul 24 19:18:10 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2 0 false false Wed Mar 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Mar 18 11:28:52 -0700 2009 Wed Mar 18 11:30:54 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Apr 27 00:01:05 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 27 00:01:05 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Jul 07 19:12:03 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 08 09:43:38 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Fri Jul 04 08:36:55 -0700 2008 Fri Jul 04 08:36:55 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Tue May 20 23:49:33 -0700 2008 Tue May 20 23:49:33 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Fri May 16 16:41:36 -0700 2008 Fri May 16 16:41:36 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Fri Apr 04 14:45:08 -0700 2008 Fri Apr 04 14:45:18 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Sat Aug 04 09:06:00 -0700 2007 Sat Aug 04 09:06:00 -0700 2007 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=420146