Lied und populäre Kultur / Song and Popular Culture

Phonograph cylinder, shellac record, wire recording, LP, maxi, tape, compact cassette, VHS, Betacam, CompactDisc, MiniDisc, iPod, and – possibly once again – “vinyl.” Each carrier medium for audio and video recordings as well as the associated formats, playing devices and practices seem to have their own
lifespan, they are ousted by more successful formats or replaced by new, more innovative formats. However, obsolete media do not simply disappear, but often find a new place in cultural and social niches and undergo changes in their use. The contributions in this book bring together very different examples and media, but also represent various disciplines, from cultural studies and philological approaches to musicological questions and archival and conservation research.