Hit men : power brokers and fast money inside the music business /
Fredric Dannen.
Bok Engelsk 1991 Fredric. Dannen,· Electronic books
| Utgitt | New York : : Vintage Books, , 1991.
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (xvi, 407 p. ) : ill. ;
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| Utgave | 1st Vintage Books ed.
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| Opplysninger | "Updated with a new chapter by the author"--Cover.. - Includes index.. - Education of Dick Asher -- Dick and Walter -- Lullaby of gangland -- Goddard and Clive -- Newark -- Walter's war -- Troika -- Grubman -- Casablanca -- Joey and Freddy -- Boycott -- Thriller -- Firing -- Clive redux -- Dick redux -- Board meeting -- Evening news -- Big score -- Trial -- Walter's fall.. - Copiously researched and documented, Hit Men is the highly controversial portrait of the pop music industry in all its wild, ruthless glory: the insatiable greed and ambition; the enormous egos; the fierce struggles for profits and power; the vendettas, rivalries, shakedowns, and payoffs. Chronicling the evolution of America's largest music labels from the Tin Pan Alley days to the present day, Fredric Dannen examines in depth the often venal, sometimes illegal dealings among the assorted hustlers and kingpins who rule over this multi-billion-dollar business. - Back cover.
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| ISBN | 0-307-80208-6
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