Item Detail
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Larkin, Colin
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The Virgin encyclopedia of popular music
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Book
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4th ed.
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London
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2002
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Virgin, in association with Muze UK
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x, 1430 p. ; 26 cm.
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English
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Completely updated and revised--Spine
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1852279230
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Popular music--Encyclopedias.
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Popular Music; Popular Culture; Musical Economics
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ML 102 .P66 V57 2002
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Larkin, Colin, ed. The Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music, updated and revised 4th ed. New York: Muze UK Ltd., 2002.
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A guide for those that want to know more about popular music. Focuses on the commercial/industrial or economic aspects of music in terms of popular culture. Provides information on where, how, and what musically is making money in the world today.
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Focused on trends in music in popular culture, focusing on the early through 2002. Contains more than 3300 entries up to October 2001 of the popular music listened to today. The author used his interpretation of 'who is currently in or out' as the way to decipher how he was going to organize this book and what to would be included in the volume. The book includes artists that may or may not stay on the charts throughout the year, but enjoyed popularity at the date of publication.
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Listed by artist alphabetically with information pertaining to any given artist. The entries are also done in a way to be as comprehensive as possible when the information was available and each entry contains recommended titles for further reading or listening. There is also a Bibliography section that provides detailed information and additional sources. The Index lists entries alphabetically by last name with page number for reference.
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Poole, Gene. VOX (December 1997): 109. -
BYU Mus Ref
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3666