Roy Shuker

Wax Trash and Vinyl Treasures

Record Collecting as a Social Practice

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Produktbeschreibung

The term 'record collecting' is shorthand for a variety of related practices. Foremost is the collection of sound recordings in various formats - although often with a marked preference for vinyl - by individuals, and it is this dimension of record collecting that is the focus of this book. Record collecting, and the public stereotypes associated with it, is frequently linked primarily with rock and pop music. Roy Shuker focuses on these broad styles, but also includes other genres and their collectors, notably jazz, blues, exotica and 'ethnic' music. Accordingly, the study examines the history of record collecting; profiles collectors and the collecting process; considers categories - especially music genres - and types of record collecting and outlines and discusses the infrastructure within which collecting operates. Shuker situates this discussion within the broader literature on collecting, along with issues of cultural consumption, social identity and 'the construction of self' in contemporary society. Record collecting is both fascinating in its own right, and provides insights into broader issues of nostalgia, consumption and material culture.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. April 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 371g
• ISBN-13: 9781472464279
• ISBN-10: 1472464273
• Artikelnr.: 43683639

Autorenporträt

Roy Shuker is Associate Professor in the School of English, Film, Theatre and Media Studies at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand.

Inhaltsangabe

Contents: Introduction
The 78 era: creating a collecting constituency
The contemporary collector: beyond the High Fidelity stereotype
Formats, collectors, and the music industry
Taste, the canon, and the collectable
Collecting practices
Record collecting and the music press
Collector profiles
Appendices
Bibliography
Index.