Gillian G. Gaar, Martin Popoff, Richie Unterberger, Matt Anniss, Ken Micallef

In the Groove (eBook, ePUB)

The Vinyl Record and Turntable Revolution

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Celebrate the 75th anniversary of the first commercial LP with this authoritative, highly illustrated, and multi-faceted look at the history and culture of vinyl record collecting and turntables. Vinyl records continue to be hot commodities among everyone from obsessive audiophiles to newbie collectors getting their toes wet. In the Groove: The Vinyl Record and Turntable Revolution is the book for both-and everyone in between. Published to mark the 75th year since the introduction of the commercial LP, In the Groove is written by a roster of well-known music journalists, vinyl junkies, and stereophiles teaming up to present a gorgeous tribute to the vinyl LP and the culture it has spawned:

• Richie Unterberger explores the history of the 33 1/3 LP, including its predecessor, the 78rpm record, the first commercial LPs, the pressing process, stereo vs. mono, and formats like the 7-inch/45rpm record.
• Gillian Gaar tackles those temples to the turntable: record stores. Inside, she examines the history of LP merchandising everywhere from department stores to headshops, Record Store Day, the artist in-store appearance, and swap meets and record shows.
• Martin Popoff pens a paean to the physical object itself, discussing the advent of the sleeve, the great LP covers, famous sleeve designers, liner notes and packaging, colored vinyl, and more.
• Matt Anniss looks at the collecting hobby and topics like obsessive collectors, what makes a great listening space, playing and caring for vinyl, collecting and vinyl in DJ and hip-hop cultures, and the mixtape phenomenon.
• Ken Micallef, a top hifi journalist, has the gearheads covered with explanations of turntables from portables to audiophile-quality units, the workings and parts of a turntable from motors and tonearms to plinths and cartridges, and the components of a system.

In the Groove is illustrated throughout with images of gear, listening spaces, record stores, sleeve art, and celebrities and musicians enjoying the vinyl hobby through the decades. Brief, entertaining sidebars cover topics like famous labels from Stax to Sub Pop, famous EPs, well-known record stores, milestone LP covers, a beginner's guide to grading, and formats that have challenged the supremacy of the LP, including 8-track, reel-to-reel, and cassette. Feel the groove with this effervescent ode to vinyl.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Motorbooks
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. Oktober 2023
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780760383322
• Artikelnr.: 68020547

Autorenporträt

Gillian G. Gaar has written thirteen books, including The Doors: The Illustrated History, She's A Rebel: The History of Women in Rock & Roll, Entertain Us: The Rise of Nirvana, and Return of the King: Elvis Presley's Great Comeback. She was a contributor to Voyageur Press' Nirvana: The Complete Illustrated History and has also written for numerous publications, including Mojo, Rolling Stone, and Goldmine. She lives and writes in Seattle.

Inhaltsangabe

THE BIRTH OF COOL - THE RISE OF THE LP (AND OTHER VINYL FORMATS)
DROPPING THE NEEDLE - TURNTABLES AND OTHER HI-FI EQUIPMENT
SOMETHING UP THE SLEEVE - THE ART OF THE LP
SHOP AROUND - DOWN AT THE RECORD STORE
BRINGING IT ALL BACK HOME - RECORD-COLLECTING CULTURE
RESOURCES
IMAGE CREDITS
AUTHOR BIOGRAPHIES
INDEX