Musica e dischi(English:"Music and Records") was the oldest and longest-running music industry publication in Italy.
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| Frequency | Monthly |
|---|---|
| Founder | Aldo Mario De Luigi |
| First issue | October 1945 |
| Final issue | June 2014 |
| Country | Italy |
| Based in | Milan |
| Language | Italian |
| Website | www |
| ISSN | 0027-4526 |
| OCLC | 9955628 |
In 1961,Billboarddefined the publication as the "Italian recordbible".[1]
History
editIt was founded in October 1945 in Milan, Italy, on the initiative of the journalist and musicologist Aldo Mario De Luigi, a former record executive at La Voce Del Padrone-Columbia-Marconiphone (VCM, nowEMIItaly).[2]Originally, the magazine was published under the nameMusica(Dischiwas added on the second edition) on a monthly basis.[2]
In the 1960s,Musica e dischistarted to issue a list of best-seller music recordings nationally.[3]After the death of Aldo Mario in 1968, his son Mario De Luigi, already reviewer and editor of the magazine since 1958, became the director.[2]
In 1999, the official website was opened.[2]On its 735th issue in December 2009,Musica e dischidirector Mario De Luigi announced that from March 2010 they would publish an online magazine and stop the publication of the physical magazine after 65 years.[4][2]
In June 2014, the magazine ceased to exist after almost 70 years and 783 issues (737 in physical and 46 in digital format).[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^Steinman, Sam'l (10 July 1961)."Neapolitan Fest Pleases Critics, but Fails to Draw Big Crowds".Billboard.Retrieved29 November2019.
- ^abcde"La Storia".Musica e dischi(in Italian).Archivedfrom the original on 1 July 2019.Retrieved30 September2011.
- ^Dezzani, Mark (5 October 1996)."Italian Industry Breathes Life Into Singles Market"(PDF).Music & Media.p. 1.Retrieved29 November2019.
- ^"Cambia Musica e Dischi: da marzo solo in formato digitale (e in abbonamento)"(in Italian). Rockol. 29 November 2009.Retrieved30 September2011.
- ^"Stampa musicale, dopo 70 anni chiude 'Musica e Dischi'".Rockol(in Italian).Archivedfrom the original on 29 November 2019.Retrieved29 November2019.
External links
edit- (in Italian)Official website
