The Industrialization of Popular Music—Part I, pRoduction of music has changed oveR the yeaRs; sound pRoduction went fRom RecoRds, to Radios, to tape, to cds. with each change, majoR

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The Industrialization of Popular Music—Part I, pRoduction of music has changed oveR the yeaRs; sound pRoduction went fRom RecoRds, to Radios, to tape, to cds. with each change, majoR

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When I was a child I lived in dread of having to sing in public. This was a common forfeit in party games, but I’d do anything else humiliating in preference. Singing was too personal, too exposed an activity.