The Symmetric Ambition: How Clive Davis and Barry Manilow Rebuilt the American Pop Paradigm
INTRODUCTION In the autumn of 1974, the atmosphere within the newly inaugurated Arista Records was...
INTRODUCTION In the autumn of 1974, the atmosphere within the newly inaugurated Arista Records was...
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INTRODUCTION In the autumn of 1987, when the hardcover edition of Sweet Life: Adventures on...