Stiffed: A True Story of McA, the Music Business, and the Mafia

Author: William Knoedelseder
List Price: $23.00
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ISBN: 0060167459
Publisher: HarperCollins (April, 1993)
Sales Rank: 415,315
Average Customer Rating: 4 out of 5

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Rating: 4 out of 5
Why the music business can be hazardous to your health...
The sordid story of how MCA Records got "mobbed up" during music biz mogul Irving Azoff's tenure as company president. Knoedelseder starts off with a powerful narrative, but as it shifts from an industry expose into a Mafia fetish, and then into a trial book, it starts to drag. Still, the first third tells you a lot about the underside of the record business economy, in particular, how "cutout" records and counterfeits get into the stores. After that, you'll learn that mafia strongmen and government prosecutors can both be bad for your health and livelihood, lessons which are always good to keep in mind, even though they're almost self-apparent.

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