Jin Ge: A Brief History of Disco

Author: (USA) Andrew L. Afflerbach
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Publish Date: 2006-04-01
Features: This book introduces the historical evolution of disco as a musical form, elaborates on its vitality and specific cultural significance. Through the study of extensive materials and data, readers can gain insights into the various phenomena during the historical process of disco's brief glory, rapid decline, and subsequent revival through nostalgia: the reactions of different social strata, changes in the audience base, sales figures, listening rates, various related disco and anti-disco movements, speculative methods, business strategies, and of course, the dazzling artists in the disco sky and their hit songs.