Records ruin the landscape : John Cage, the sixties, and sound recording / David Grubbs.

John Cage's disdain for records was legendary. It was shared by other experimental and avant-garde musicians in the 1960s. Scholar and longtime musician David Grubbs explores the present-day musical landscape, as listeners encounter experimental music through the recorded artifacts of composers...

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Online Access:	Full Text (via Duke)
Main Author:	Grubbs, David, 1967- (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Durham : Duke University Press, 2014.
Subjects:	Cage, John > Criticism and interpretation. Improvisation (Music) > History and criticism. Avant-garde (Music) > History and criticism. Sound recordings. Cage, John. Avant-garde (Music) Improvisation (Music) Criticism, interpretation, etc.