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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
- Analog Tape Equalization Basics and Digital Methods for EQ Conversion
by Gary A. Galo - An Environmentally Sound Method of Making Records for the 21st Century
by Larry Jaffee - The MELOS Discographic Documentation Platform: The Vassilis Tsitsanis Collection of Recordings
by George Kokkonis, Nikos Ordoulidis, George Evangelou - Introduction to Magnetic Tape Azimuth
edited by Dave Walker
Book Reviews
- Format Friction: Perspectives on the Shellac Disc, by Gavin Williams (University of Chicago Press)
by Edward Komara - Jazz Snapshots, by Ron Netsky (self-published)
by Edward Komara - John Campbell: Spirit of a Bluesman, by Harry Shapiro (Crossroads Press)
by Edward Komara - The Chicago Blues of Joe and Charlie McCoy, by Guido van Rijn (Agram Blues Books)
by Edward Komara - Funkiest Man Alive: Rufus Thomas and Memphis Soul, by Matthew Ruddick (University Press of Mississippi)
by Robert M. Marovich - A Short History of Vinyl Records, by Mike Weinberger (self-published)
by Edward Komara - Queer Arrangements: Billy Strayhorn and Midcentury Jazz Collaboration, by Lisa Barg (Wesleyan University Press); Florence Price: The Life, Compositions and Influence of a Black American Composer, by William Farina (McFarland); Women in Vinyl: The Art of Making Vinyl, by Jenn D’Eugenio (Routledge)
by Blaine Brubaker - Fantasies of Nina Simone, by Jordan Alexander Stein (Duke University Press)
by Stephen Renko - Harold Arlen and His Songs, by Walter Frisch (Oxford University Press)
by Lawrence Schulman - Judy Garland: The Voice of MGM, by Scott Brogan (Lyons Press)
by Lawrence Schulman - Encyclopedia of American Classical Pianists: 1800s to the Present, by Richard Masters (Roman & Littlefield)
by Mark Powell - Voice Machines: The Castrato, the Cat Piano, and Other Strange Sounds, by Bonnie Gordon (University of Chicago Press)
by Mark Powell - The Names of Minimalism: Authorship, Art Music, and Historiography in Dispute, by Patrick Nickleson (University of Michigan Press)
by Mark Powell - Book Reviewers
- Books Received for Review
Sound Recording Reviews
- Centennial. By King Oliver’s Creole Jazz Band (Archeophone Records)
by Edward Komara - Stars in the Southern Sky, by Steve Young (Omnivore Recordings)
by Edward Komara - Live and Let Die. Music from the Motion Picture: 50th Anniversary Expanded Edition (La-La Land Records)
by Edward Komara - After Midnight. By Ford Dabney’s Syncopated Orchestras (Archeophone Records)
by Edward Komara - Genius of the Seventh Ward. By Louis Vasnier (Archeophone Records)
by Edward Komara - Judy: The Best Of (Live) (Bob Frank Distribution); Over the Rainbow (Live) (Bob Frank Distribution); The Man That Got Away (Live) (Bob Frank Distribution); Stormy Weather (Live) (Bob Frank Distribution); Fly Me to the Moon (Live) (Bob Frank Distribution); Come Rain or Come Shine (Live) (Bob Frank Distribution)
- by Lawrence Schulman
- Carly Simon—No Secrets (Electra and Rhino Records. Various formats.)
- by Lawrence Schulman
- The Adventures of Mark Twain—The 1944 Score by Max Steiner (Naxos/Film Music Classics); Charles Gerhardt and the National Philharmonic Orchestra • Gone with the Wind: Max Steiner’s Classic Film Score (Vocalion); Charles Gerhardt - Lost Horizon: The Classic Film Scores of Dimitri Tiomkin & The Thing from Another World Suite (Vocalion); Sunset Boulevard: The Classic Film Scores of Franz Waxman (Vocalion); Charles Gerhardt / National Philharmonic Orchestra—Spellbound - The Classic Film Scores of Miklós Rózsa (Vocalion); Charles Gerhardt / National Philharmonic Orchestra—Captain Blood - Classic Film Scores for Errol Flynn (Vocalion); Casablanca: Classic Film Scores for Humphrey Bogart (Vocalion/Classic Film Scores); David Raksin Conducts His Great Film Scores (Vocalion)
- by Lawrence Schulman
- Hit Parade Story: The Legendary Wurlitzer Sound (Historic Monoaural Recording) - Electric 78 rpm recordings from 1938 to 1949. (fonè GOLD)
- by Lawrence Schulman
- Sound Recording Reviewers
Regular Sections
- CURRENT BIBLIOGRAPHY (login required)
- Current Bibliography
edited by Tim Brooks