[78-L] "Selling Sounds" reviewed

[David Lennick]

The dog looks pretty joyful to me..also his eyes are open, something we 
probably couldn't see on the original version of the picture.

A dog knocked off its feet would be better represented (if not accurately) by 
showing Nipper tilted back 90 degrees, like a Terry Gilliam cutout, but that 
would have been a clear copyright violation.

dl

Ron L wrote:
> Maybe they should have had the dog rolling in crap then, or at least upright
> with a surprised/pained expression.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:78-l-bounces at klickitat.78online.com] On Behalf Of Bill McClung
> Sent: Wednesday, May 13, 2009 1:08 PM
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> Subject: Re: [78-L] "Selling Sounds" reviewed
> 
> I called a friend in the Harvard Univ Press sales department <snip>
> 
> My friend said that the dog has been knocked off its feet by the revolution
> in the music industry which is the way I saw it.  At least that was what
> they were trying to convey.
> 
> 
>> [Original Message]
>> From: Michael Biel <mbiel at mbiel.com>
>> To: 78-L Mail List <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
>> Date: 5/13/2009 12:41:25 PM
>> Subject: Re: [78-L] "Selling Sounds" reviewed
>>
>> From: "Bill McClung" <bmcclung at ix.netcom.com>
>>> And I'm thinking that cover was drawn and not photographed.
>>
> http://www.amazon.com/Selling-Sounds-Commercial-Revolution-American/dp/image
> s/067403337X
>> This enlargement shows pretty clearly that this is a photograph. 
>> Although it might have photoshopped the dog into the picture, if it was
>> a painting why would they have used an unmodified Crapophone when even
>> if the artist had used a Crapophone as a model he could have modified
>> that horn joint so it would look like a legit machine.  If it was a
>> painting and it was left looking like a Crapophone, that is WORSE than
>> using a photograph!  Plus the reproducer is on the wrong side of the
>> turntable.  This is from HARVARD UNIVERSITY PRESS.  I expect higher
>> academic standards from a university press, especially from Harvard.  
>>
>>> I thought it was a pretty effective visual joke.
>> OK, what is your interpretation of the cover?  What does the visual joke
>> mean? Is the dog dead, or is it rolling in ecstasy?  There seem to be
>> two opinions in the matter.  
>>
>> Mike Biel  mbiel at mbiel.com
>>
>>
>> lherault at bu.edu writes:
>>>>>> It looks like the dog died too.  Ron L
>> From:  Dnjchi at aol.com
>>>>> What killed the dog?  dc
>> Ron L wrote:
>>>>> He ate burned horseflesh, but other than that, there is no news. 
> Ron L
>> From: David Lennick <dlennick at sympatico.ca>
>>>> The dog COULD be rolling in glee while the crapophone spins
>>>> "What d'ye Mean You Lost Your Dog" or "The Whistler And His Dog"
>>>> or "I Want A Hot Dog For My Roll".  dl
>>