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LITTLE WONDER RECORDS
and BUBBLE BOOKS
An Illustrated History and Discography
By Tim Brooks with Merle Sprinzen
Little Wonder records look like children's toys, but they aren't. Selling by the millions from 1914 to 1923, for just a dime each, many featured leading artists performing the pop tunes of the day. In 1917 they were joined by another diminutive disc line that was for children — the Harper Bubble Books, packaged in richly illustrated albums.
Tim Brooks and Merle Sprinzen reveal the often-turbulent story behind these labels in a richly illustrated and carefully documented history.
The discography identifies the anonymous performers (which, in addition to the usual studio free-lancers of the day included Al Jolson, Wilbur Sweatman's Jazz Band, the California Ramblers, and other stars) and holds many new surprises, including picture discs, a little-known group of operatic recordings issued only in Italy, and a even a speech by presidential candidate Warren G. Harding.
7" x 10" quality softcover • 232 total pages • 50 illustrations
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TIM BROOKS is the author of the multiple-award–winning Lost Sounds: Black and the Birth of the Recording Industry and other books and articles chronicling early recordings and television. He is the recipient of a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Association for Recorded Sound Collections, and a 2007 Grammy Award.
MERLE SPRINZEN is a senior marketing and business strategist, angel investor, and self-described "Little Wonder detective." She earned her Ph.D. from Harvard University while a National Science Foundation Fellow.
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“Significant contributions to discographic research.”
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