Vinyl Records and Analog Culture in the Digital Age - Pressing Matters (Hardcover)

Vinyl Records and Analog Culture in the Digital Age: Pressing Matters examines the resurgence of vinyl record technologies in the twenty-first century and their place in the history of analog sound and the recording industry. It seeks to answer the questions: why has this supposedly outmoded format made a comeback in a digital culture into which it might appear to be unwelcome? Why, in an era of disembodied pleasures afforded to us in this age of cloud computing would listeners seek out this remnant of the late nineteenth century and bring it seemingly back from the grave? Why do many listeners believe vinyl, with its obvious drawbacks, to be a superior format for conveying music to the relatively noiseless CD or digital file? This book looks at the ways in which music technologies are both inflected by and inflect human interactions, creating discourses, practices, disciplines, and communities.

General

Imprint:	Lexington Books
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	July 2016
Authors:	Paul E. Winters
Dimensions:	236 x 160 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	208
ISBN-13:	978-1-4985-1007-3
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Music > Music recording & reproduction Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Communication studies > Media studies Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > Popular culture Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Anthropology > Social & cultural anthropology > General Books > Music > Music recording & reproduction Promotions
LSN:	1-4985-1007-8
Barcode:	9781498510073

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