In the Groove

The Vinyl Record and Turntable Revolution

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<div><b>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.</b><br><br>Vinyl records continue to be hot commodities among everyone from obsessive audiophiles to newbie collectors getting their toes wet. <i>In the Groove: The Vinyl Record and Turntable Revolution </i>is the book for both—and everyone in between. Published to mark the 75th year since the introduction of the commercial LP, <i>In the Groove</i> is <b>written by a roster of well-known music journalists, vinyl junkies, and stereophiles</b> teaming up to present a gorgeous tribute to the vinyl LP and the culture it has spawned:<br> <ul><li>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.</li><li>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.</li><li>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.</li><li>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.</li><li>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.</li></ul><br><i>In the Groove </i>is illustrated throughout with <b>images of

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EAN

9780760383315

Sprache

Englisch

Einband / Art

Buch

Maße

275 x 240 x 20 mm

Erscheinungsjahr

2023

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