On Midcentury Vinyl and Cultural History: Instructional Records, American Notions of Success, and the Rise of Self-Help, Betterment, and Wellness. A McKenzie Salon Series Event

The history of the recording industry often focuses on greatness—great inventors, great musical artists, greatest hits, but another facet of the story concerns the early promise of records as instructional tools and the ways in which such records tapped into America’s deepest longings.