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The Long-Player Goodbye (Paperback)
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The Long-Player Goodbye (Paperback)
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List price R309
Loot Price R270
Discovery Miles 2 700
You Save R39 (13%)
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For nearly 60 years, since the arrival of the long-playing record
in 1948, the album has provided the soundtrack to our lives. Our
record collections, even if they're on CD, or these days, an iPod,
are personal treasure, revealing our loves, errors of jugdement and
lapses in taste. Self-confessed music obsessive, Travis Elborough,
explores the way in which particular albums are deeply embedded in
cultural history, revered as works of art or so ubiqitous as to be
almost invisible. But in the age of the iPod, when we can download
an infinite number of single tracks and need never listen to a
whole album ever again, does the concept of an album still mean
anything? THE LONG-PLAYER GOODBYE is a brilliant piece of popular
history and a celebration of the joy of records. If you've ever had
a favourite album, you'll love Travis Elborough's warm and witty
take on how vinyl changed our world.
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