A distribution revolution: Changes in music distribution in the UK 1950--76

Kevin D. Tennent

Business History, 2013, vol. 55, issue 3, 327-347

Abstract: Little business history has been written on the popular music industry while sociological study has tended to focus on the effect of the industry on society. This paper concentrates on how recorded popular music reached the customer, charting the evolution of the industry in the UK from a cartel structure distributing only to specialists, into an industry which allowed upstream entry freely but increasingly emphasised large-scale distribution through mass retailers by the mid-1970s. The paper examines the structure of music distribution in the UK prior to 1965 and how the industry adapted its distribution strategy to the changing environment after 1965.

Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1080/00076791.2012.712963

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