Wax trash and vinyl treasures : record collecting as a social practice / Roy Shuker.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Shuker, Roy.

Series:

Ashgate popular and folk music series.

Ashgate popular and folk music series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sound recordings--Collectors and collecting.

Sound recordings.

Collectors and collecting--Social aspects.

Collectors and collecting.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (234 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Burlington : Ashgate, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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 histor

Contents:

Cover; Contents; General Editor's Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 The 78 era: creating a collector constituency; 2 The contemporary collector: beyond the High Fidelity stereotype; 3 Formats, collectors and the music industry; 4 Taste, the canon and the collectable; 5 Collecting practices; 6 Record collecting and the music press; 7 Collector profiles; Conclusion; Appendix 1 The collectors; Appendix 2 The author as collector; Appendix 3 Institutional collecting; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1-351-53718-0

1-315-08413-9

1-282-45433-1

9786612454332

0-7546-9916-1

9781315084138

OCLC:

731677142