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ARSC Journal
The ARSC Journal (ISSN 0004-5438) is a semi-annual, peer reviewed publication that documents the history of sound recording.
The ARSC Journal includes original articles on many aspects of research and preservation: biography; cataloging; copyright law; current research; discography; technical aspects of sound restoration, etc.. The journal also includes book and sound recording reviews, and publishes a running bibliography of articles appearing in other specialist publications and of related interest.
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Original Articles
- Cover, Title Page, Table of Contents, Front Matter, Back Cover
- “Misirlou” and Beyond: The Impact of Nicholas Roubanis on Global Music
by Maria Kapkidi - Ampex Master Equalization (AME)
by Gary A. Galo - “Buried Deep”: George W. Broome, A Lost Pioneer of Black Culture and Sound
by Tim Brooks - Audio Tape: An Introduction to Analogue Magnetic Tape Recorders for Archivists and Audiophiles
by Harold Tichenor - Louisville Lockout
by Ron Geesin
Book Reviews
- Hanna-Barbera: The Recorded History (From Modern Stone Age to Meddling Kids), by Greg Ehrbar, with foreword by Tim Matheson and preface by Leonard Maltin (University Press of Mississippi)
by Cary Ginell - Lou Reed: The King of New York, by Will Hermes (Farrar, Straus and Giroux)
by Matt Chiu - The Evolution of Chinese Popular Music: Modernization and Globalization, 1927 to the Present, by Ya-Hui Cheng (Routledge)
by Ted Liebler - Early Jazz: A Concise Introduction, From Its Beginnings Through 1929" by Fumi Tomita (State University of New York Press)
by Monk Rowe - Soon and Very Soon: Transformative Music and Ministry of Andraé Crouch, by Robert F. Darden and Stephen M. Newby. Foreword by Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. (Oxford University Press)
by Robert M. Marovich - by Edward Komara
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Ink: The Indelible J. Mayo Williams, by Clifford R. Murphy (University of Illinois Press)
by Edward Komara - Paramount 12000/13000 Series. Second, revised edition, by Max Vreede and Guido van Rijn (Agram Blues Books)
by Edward Komara - Sounding Human: Music and Machines 1740-2020, by Deirdre Loughridge (University of Chicago Press)
by Edward Komara - Book Reviewers
- From the Review Editor
- Books Received for Review
Sound Recording Reviews
- Gloria Gaynor: Love Tracks (Polydor)
by Lawrence Schulman - Johnny Mercer Sings Johnny Mercer (Everest Records/43 North Broadway); Fats Waller: Ain’t Misbehavin’ (Olympic Records/43 North Broadway; Cy Coleman: If My Friends Could See Me Now (Columbia – Legacy)
by Lawrence Schulman - Judy Garland: At The Palace Closing Night 1952 – The Bravo Series (BFD1011) (1 CD); Judy Garland: At The Palace Closing Night 1952 – The Bravo Series (BFD1012) (2 x LP); Judy Garland: At The Palace Closing Night 1952 – The Bravo Series (16-Bit/44.1 kHz)
by Lawrence Schulman - Patsy Cline – New Mono to Stereo Mixes (PRS/Voice Masters/Good Music, 1 CD, 2024); Patsy Cline – The Complete Studio Recordings (Enlightenment Records, EN3CD9240, 3 CDs, 2025); Patsy Cline – Imagine That: The Lost Recordings (1954-1963) (Deep Digs/Elemental Music Records); Patsy Cline – Imagine That: The Lost Recordings (1954-1963) (Deep Digs/Elemental Music Records, 180-Gram Double LP, 2025)
by Lawrence Schulman - The Songs of Vincent Youmans: Tea for Two, his 27 finest, 1925-1951 (Retrospective RTR 4424, 2025, 1 CD)
- by Lawrence Schulman
- Wham! – Make It Big (Sony Music – 19658870759, Epic – 19658870759, SDE Surround Series - 20, High Fidelity Pure Audio, Blu-ray, Blu-ray Audio, Album Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo, Multichannel, 1984/2024); Wham! – Fantastic. (Sony Music – 19658870749, Epic – 19658870749, SDE Surround Series – 19, High Fidelity Pure Audio, Blu-ray, Blu-ray Audio, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo, Multichannel, 1983/2024)
- by Lawrence Schulman
- Sound Recording Reviewers
Regular Sections
- CURRENT BIBLIOGRAPHY
- Current Bibliography
edited by Tim Brooks