Perfecting sound forever : an aural history of recorded music - Milner, Greg. (New York : Faber and Faber, 2010)
The point of commencement -- From the new world -- Aluminum cowboys : a pretape parable -- Pink pseudo-realism -- Presence -- Perfect sound? Whatever -- The story of the band that clipped itself to death (and other dispatches from the loudness war) -- Tubby's ghost.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [373]-391) and index.
Keywords: Musical perception; Sound -- Recording and reproducing -- History; Sound -- Recording and reproducing -- Psychological aspects