The Long-Player Goodbye (Paperback)

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.

General

Imprint:	Sceptre
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	June 2009
Authors:	Travis Elborough
Dimensions:	199 x 137 x 29mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - B-format
Pages:	464
ISBN-13:	978-0-340-93411-1
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Music > Music recording & reproduction Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > Popular culture Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > Music > Music recording & reproduction Promotions
LSN:	0-340-93411-5
Barcode:	9780340934111

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