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On the Record: Music That Changed America by Anna Harwell Celenza

On the Record: Music That Changed America: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the On the Record: Music That Changed America audiobook runs 12 hours unabridged, narrated by Nan McNamara (about 8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

12listening hrs
Social Sciencestore shelf
2026released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 12 hours of listening.

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1 hour / day12 days
2 hours / day6 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×8 days

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What our data says

  • At 12 hours, it runs longer than 84% of the 9,905 Social Science audiobooks in our catalog.

Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.

About this listen

On the Record: Music That Changed America is an audiobook by Anna Harwell Celenza: a 12-hour unabridged recording, read by Nan McNamara, released July 6, 2026, on the Social Science shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
12 hrs
Narrated by
Nan McNamara
Released
July 6, 2026
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Social Science
ISBN
9781696623339

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the On the Record: Music That Changed America audiobook?

On the Record: Music That Changed America runs 12 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8 hours.

Is the On the Record: Music That Changed America audiobook free?

Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.

Who narrates On the Record: Music That Changed America?

On the Record: Music That Changed America is narrated by Nan McNamara.

Is On the Record: Music That Changed America worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8 hours, saving 4 hours.