Sonic Boom: The Impossible Rise of Warner Bros. Records, From Hendrix to Fleetwood Mac to Madonna to Prince” (Henry Holt and Company), out now, chronicles how the company did just that and became the most successful record label in “the history of rock and roll.” Warner Bros.
Records was founded in 1958, mostly as a place to release the movie studio’s soundtracks. One of the first releases was a collection of songs from no-name studio musicians.
Records advertising chief Cornyn was tasked with creating a package to sell it. He decided to credit the album to a mysterious fake artist named Ira Ironstrings and called the album “Music for People with $3.98 Plus Tax (If Any).” At the time, the fledgling Warner Bros.
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