HISPAVOX. THE SOUND OF AN ERA – Jose María Díez Monzón

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In 1948, the American company Columbia Records launched a system capable of revolutionizing sound technology as it had been known up to that point: the microgroove record. This system finally made it possible to record sound exactly as it manifested in the real world. Within a few years, the industry that emerged from this development would revolutionize the music market and, with it, the wealth of all the companies that chose this innovative path. In Spain, in the early 1950s, the record company Hispavox was founded with the spirit of defending…

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In a short period of time, the record label became the pioneer of the microgroove industry in Spain, creating a sound benchmark that it maintained throughout its existence. Hispavox sound (known as Torrelaguna Sound) was so important during the 60s and 70s that it marked a whole generation of young people who listened to, danced and fell in love with its music and its artists and now, four decades later, attempts are being made to analyse and understand its existence and the path it followed until its disappearance in 1986. It is not surprising, therefore, that Hispavox is now remembered as the true creator of Sound of an era.

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EAN 9788412532845
AUTHOR Jose Maria Diez Monzon
EDITORIAL LENOIR BOOKS
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