Win One of Three Copies of Making Records: The Scenes Behind the Music By Phil Ramone

By Ryan the Admin in Books, Contests, Non-Fiction · November 3, 2007 · 71 comments

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Literary Illusions is proud to be giving away three copies of Making Records: The Scenes Behind the Music. If you want to win one of these copies you just need to be from the US and leave us a comment letting us know that you want to win. In order to win you cannot have won any contests in the past month. So if you’re interested in winning leave us a comment. The contest ends on November 23, 2007 at midnight. We will be picking a winner on November 24, 2007. Keep reading to learn more about Making Records.

From the Hyperion Book Page:

Sinatra. Streisand. Dylan. Pavarotti. McCartney. Sting. Madonna. What do these musicians have in common besides their super-stardom? They have all worked with legendary music producer Phil Ramone.

For almost five decades, Phil Ramone has been a force in the music industry. He has produced records and collaborated with almost every major talent in the business. There is a craft to making records, and Phil has spent his life mastering it. For the first time ever, he shares the secrets of his trade.

Making Records is a fascinating look “behind the glass” of a recording studio. From Phil’s exhilarating early days recording jazz and commercial jingles at A&R, to his first studio, and eventual legendary producer status, Phil allows you to sit in on the sessions that created some of the most memorable music of the 20th century — including Frank Sinatra’s Duets album, Bob Dylan’s Blood on the Tracks, Ray Charles’s Genius Loves Company and Paul Simon’s Still Crazy After All These Years.

In addition to being a ringside seat for contemporary popular music history, Making Records is an unprecedented tutorial on the magic behind what music producers and engineers do. In these pages, Phil offers a rare peek inside the way music is made . . . illuminating the creative thought processes behind some of the most influential sessions in music history.

This is a book about the art that is making records — the way it began, the way it is now, and everything in between.

Good Luck!

We’ve chosen our winners – They are:

Charlene Kuser
A. Ashley
Ruth Utterback!

Congrats Folks! Please contact us with your mailing address so we can send you your prize!

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Anthony Hedden says:

November 19, 2007 at 4:46 pm

Enter me.

Miranda Allen says:

November 20, 2007 at 3:10 am

Please enter me thanks!

Cassie Farrar says:

November 20, 2007 at 10:45 am

Looks interesting. Thanks for the chance!

Kayce C. says:

November 20, 2007 at 5:59 pm

Enter me please

Rachel Prieto says:

November 21, 2007 at 2:37 am

I’m a huge music fan. Enter me!

mike kittle says:

November 21, 2007 at 3:13 am

This would be a really cool read!

Susan Ledet says:

November 21, 2007 at 10:50 pm

Thank you for the great contest!

Jim Cincinello says:

November 22, 2007 at 4:36 am

Thank you for the chance to win.

A. Ashley says:

November 22, 2007 at 4:51 am

I’ve been wanting to read this book because it gives insight into the making of some great albums.
I’ve always been interested in recording and the process of how music is made. Plus, I love memoirs and will happily sit watching VH1 Behind the Music for hours.
Phil Ramone has worked with so many great people that it must be fascinating to read about the experiences and diva rock-star attitudes that he went through with producing each album.
Please count me in for the contest.
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