- Winner of the ASCAP-Deems Taylor Award for “Outstanding Music Journalism”
- Outstanding Music Reference Book of the Year — American Library Association
- Special Selection of the Writer’s Digest Book Club
- Included in the Selected Bibliography for Musicians of the Copyright Office of the Library of Congress
- Recommended by Henry Mancini on behalf of CBS Television and the Library of Congress on the 1984 internationally-televised Grammy Awards
- Feature articles about author in The New York Times and Pro-Music/Good Times
Detailing the major business and financial aspects of the music industry, The Encyclopedia of the Music Business, is a definitive reference that discusses retailing, publishing, copyright, trade associations, unions, awards, agents, royalties, music licensing organizations, and other important topics.
“This is a book I’ve found very helpful, and I highly recommend it!”
–Elton John
“It’s a staggering work! I’m amazed that someone, anyone, would take the time and interests to put together such a thorough compilation. It should probably be in the time capsule, because it surely contains all the information anyone could want to know about the ‘behind-the-scenes,’ technical and statistical side of the music industry.”
–Pat Boone
“At long last a comprehensive reference book on the business of music. This encyclopedia should probably be most valuable to professionals, and non-professionals as well. The book clarifies the practical aspects of the art of music, and serves as an aid to a better understanding of the world of music as it exists and functions in its many facets.”
–Morton Gould
“Harvey Rachlin’s book is an invaluable guide to everything you wanted to know about the business of music and didn’t know who to ask. It should be on the reference shelf of professional and amateur alike.”
–Johnny Mathis
“This new Encyclopedia of the Music Business is a valuable addition to the literature of music from the business angle. It fills a need both for the professional musician and the general public. It is intelligently put together and the subject matter thoroughly explored.”
–Aaron Copland
“Rachlin’s compilation is all-encompassing, explaining every term imaginable pertaining to the trade side of music.”
—Booklist
“An impressive, extremely comprehensive reference work . . . Rachlin writes in a straightforward style that makes even the most complex entry easy to grasp.”
–Robert Hilburn, The Los Angeles Times Book Review
“This book will surely become the bible for the entire music industry.”
—The Writer’s Digest Book Club Bulletin
“This 524 page book contains a vast amount of information on one of our major industries.”
—Brooklyn Daily Bulletin
“In The Encyclopedia of the Music Business, Harvey Rachlin expertly defines over 450 terms and phrases current in the multibillion industry.”
—Back Stage
“Over 450 entries on most of the legal and historical issues of concern to the professional musician who is working in the field today.”
—Library Journal
“From the quick glance I’ve had at the book so far, it looks as though I might finally be able to learn something about this screwy business we are in — at long last!”
–Gerry Mulligan
“A good comprehensive reference tome.”
—Performance
“A complete reference work making the legally-oriented music business accessible . . . The book is an important, worthy addition to the shelf of anyone seriously interested in the music business.”
—Popular Music & Society
“Comprehensive and convenient to use.”
—American Reference Books Annual
Published in hardcover by Harper & Row in 1981, 524 pages (ISBN 0-06-014913-2)