Vinyl Freak: Love Letters to a Dying Medium
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.20 (898 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0822363666 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 264 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-04-10 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
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. 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. Discussing more than 200 rare and out-of-print LPs, Vinyl Freak is composed in part of Corbett's long-running DownBeat
You can practically smell the musty cardboard.". As an avid record collector and close listener to a broad array of music, Corbett really knows his subject. "John Corbett has the too-rare ability to combine academic rigor with very readable prose, and he tells good stories