Editorial Reviews
Review
“Forty Years of Steel is an admirable accomplishment that does justice to its subject. Not only does it provide research with an invaluable reference tool, but it furnishes indisputable proof of the richness and vitality of the Caribbean steel band tradition, and gives an idea of the considerable inroads it has made elsewhere in the world. One can only hope that it will not be long before other Caribbean musical styles and traditions can boast discographies of a comparable caliber.”–
“This discography is worth having, especially for its broad compilation of steel band LPs from a wide variety of sources.”–
Book Description
The first book of its kind, this discography covers the history of steel band and pan music on recordings. In more than 775 entries, it comprises all known recordings on phonograph records, cassettes, and compact disks in which one or more steel pans is featured or used in an accompanying role. For each entry, information is provided on the location of the recording session, release date, record company catalog number, and complete contents. Indexes facilitate access to artists, arrangers/conductors/musical directors, record titles, years of release, and compositions; and appendices provide information on record companies, calypsonians, and sources. A reference bibliography completes the work. While serving as a guide for locating these recordings, this discography also will function as a research tool for investigation into other aspects of the steel pan movement, a history largely undocumented except in audio recordings.
Forty Years of Steel : An Annotated Discography of Steel Band and Pan Recordings, 1951-1991 (Discographies)
Forty Years of Steel : An Annotated Discography of Steel Band and Pan Recordings, 1951-1991 (Discographies),Jeffrey Thomas,Greenwood Press,0313279527,Band Music,Bibliographies & Indexes,Discography,Discography & Buyer's Guides,General,History & Criticism - General,Music,Reference,Steel band music,Music / General
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