Vinyl Freak: Love Letters to a Dying Medium Contributor(s): Corbett, John (Author) |
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ISBN: 0822363666 ISBN-13: 9780822363668 Publisher: Duke University Press
Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: June 2017 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Music | Discography & Buyer's Guides - Music | Genres & Styles - Jazz - Music | History & Criticism - General |
LCCN: 2016048113 |
Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.9" W x 9" L (0.95 lbs) 264 pages |
Review Citations: Foreword 04/26/2017 Library Journal 05/15/2017 Choice 12/01/2017 |
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Publisher Description: From scouring flea markets and eBay to maxing out their credit cards, record collectors will do just about anything to score a long-sought-after album. In Vinyl Freak, music writer, curator, and collector John Corbett burrows deep inside the record fiend's mind, documenting and reflecting on his decades-long love affair with vinyl. Discussing more than 200 rare and out-of-print LPs, Vinyl Freak is composed in part of Corbett's long-running DownBeat magazine column of the same name, which was devoted to records that had not appeared on CD. In other essays where he combines memoir and criticism, Corbett considers the current vinyl boom, explains why vinyl is his preferred medium, profiles collector subcultures, and recounts his adventures assembling the Alton Abraham Sun Ra Archive, an event so all-consuming that he claims it cured his record-collecting addiction. Perfect for vinyl newbies and veteran crate diggers alike, Vinyl Freak plumbs the motivations that drive Corbett and collectors everywhere. |
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