Publication

1990 - Random House

Word Count

96,750 words, Guess

Page Count

387 pages

Physical Format

Hardcover

Identifiers

  • ISBN-100091746019
  • ISBN-139780091746018
  • Goodreads38021
  • Better World Books9780091746018
  • Open LibraryOL9980704M

Classifications

  • DDC338.4/778166/0266

Description

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.

First Sentence

PINK Floyd booked five concert dates at the Los Angeles Sports Arena in February 1980 and sold them out.

Excerpt

PINK Floyd booked five concert dates at the Los Angeles Sports Arena in February 1980 and sold them out.

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