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• Hardcover: 400 pages \
• Publisher: Thames and Hudson Ltd (14 Mar. 2016) \
• Language: English \
• ISBN-10: 0500518297 \
• ISBN-13: 978-0500518298 \
• Product Dimensions: 21.6 x 3.8 x 27.7 cm

Motown: The Sound of Young America is the definitive, authorised visual history of the Detroit-based independent record company which became a style unto itself, a prolific and hugely successful production line of suave, sassy and sophisticated music through the sixties, seventies and eighties. Featuring extensive, specially commissioned photography of treasures gathered from the archives, this landmark publication also captures the graphic and design iconography which underpinned Motown’s extraordinary creativity. Packed with fresh insights gleaned from scores of interviews with key players, this exceptional, revealing book delves into the workings of the Motown machine and details how a dedicated team of backroom believers, white and black, turned a small family business into a popular music powerhouse. This was the home of Stevie Wonder, Smokey Robinson & the Miracles, Diana Ross & the Supremes, Marvin Gaye, the Jackson 5, the Temptations and many more. Motown: The Sound of Young America is a spectacular labour of love befitting an incredible story

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摩城的音乐定义了一个时代。从杰克逊5到戴安娜·罗斯和斯莫基·罗宾逊、柏瑞·高迪和他的得力助手巴尼·阿莱斯，他们铸就世界上最成功的独立唱片公司。魔城不仅代表了当时最具代表性的录音艺术家和无数全球热点音乐，它还造就并了一个冲次年定义流行音乐的文化机构，并给与我们一个新的美国愿景：充满活力、创新、种族平等。

在这本书中，图像琳琅满目，用前所未有的方式探索摩城的成就和明星档案，用新的眼光洞察其经典传说。除了来自摩城档案的资料照片，还有巴尼·阿莱斯和其他摩城明星的私人藏品。一千多张插图为读者揭秘摩城之声。