I stumbled across this mentioned on Marc Wiedenbaum's site: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/075463132X Pop Music-- Technology and Creativity: Trevor Horn and the Digital Revolution by Timothy Warner Publisher: Ashgate Publishing Company; (June 2003) ISBN: 075463132X This is from a textbook publishing company, so it's priced accordingly. Here is the info from their catalog on ashgate.com: Pop Music - Technology and Creativity Trevor Horn and the Digital Revolution Timothy Warner, University of Salford, UK Ashgate Popular and Folk Music Series This highly original and accessible book draws on the author’s personal experience as a musician, producer and teacher of popular music to discuss the ways in which audio technology and musical creativity in pop music are inextricably bound together. This relationship, the book argues, is exemplified by the work of Trevor Horn, who is widely acknowledged as the most important, innovative and successful British pop record producer of the early 1980s. Contents: Introduction; PART ONE: POP MUSIC; Characteristics of pop music; The production of pop music; PART TWO: TECHNOLOGY AND CREATIVITY; ‘Video Killed the Radio Star’ by The Buggles; ‘Buffalo Gals’ by Malcolm McLaren; ‘Owner of a Lonely Heart’ by Yes; ‘Relax’ by Frankie Goes to Hollywood; Who’s Afraid of The Art of Noise?; ‘Jewel’, ‘Duel’ and ‘Jewelled’ by Propaganda; Slave to the Rhythm by Grace Jones; Conclusion; Notes; Appendices; Discography; Bibliography; Index. July 2003 c. 386 pages Paperback 0 7546 3132 X c. $29.95 / c. £15.99 Hardback 0 7546 3131 1 c. $84.95 / c. £47.50