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The Online Guitar Store - Vinyl Junkies: Adventures in Record Collecting
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Manufacturer: St. Martin's Griffin
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 780.266075
EAN: 9780312304270
ISBN: 0312304277
Label: St. Martin's Griffin
Manufacturer: St. Martin's Griffin
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 240
Publication Date: 2003-11-10
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Studio: St. Martin's Griffin
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Editorial Reviews:
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Not too far away from the flea markets, dusty attics, cluttered used record stores and Ebay is the world of the vinyl junkies. Brett Milano dives deep into the piles of old vinyl to uncover the subculture of record collecting. A vinyl junkie is not the person who has a few old 45s shoved in the cuboard from their days in high school. Vinyl Junkies are the people who will travel over 3,000 miles to hear a rare b-side by a German band that has only recorded two songs since 1962, vinyl junkies are the people who own every copy of every record produced by the favorite artist from every pressing and printing in existance, vinyl junkies are the people who may just love that black plastic more than anything else in their lives. Brett Milano traveled the U.S. seeking out the most die-hard and fanatical collectors to capture all that it means to be a vinyl junkie. Includes interviews with Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth, Peter Buck from R.E.M and Robert Crumb, creator of Fritz the cat and many more underground comics.
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Summary: A great read
Comment: This book read like a newspaper article, never slowing down, always keeping you interested. Be careful though, after I read it I immediately got the urge to go out search for that ever elusive copy of my latest must have... Darn you gemm.com and your great marketplace pricing... If you are a vinyl junkie like me beware, you may just head over to gemm as well... Great read and a fascinating look at what makes the junkie inside all of us tick.
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Summary: A Must Have for the Serious Record Collector!
Comment: Everything you wanted to know about those with the urge to collect pre-CD recordings. Lots of fun to read. Don't be surprised if many of the characters in the book hit close to home. Nostalgia abounds. If you are reading this review -- you are already pegged as a collector. Just wear the label, smile, and read the book.
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Summary: Ride the grooves.
Comment: This book made me break into a grin-and-nod combo more than once in recognition (frequently scaring other subway passengers). No matter. Reading about others chasing the elusive high of the vinyl dragon was comforting - and totally entertaining.
I also liked the fact that this book that this book bemoaned the rarity of female collectors (Crumb's quote, "it never gets them hot," is hilarious). I'm one of those rarities myself (26 and trolling flea markets for records since I was 9 or 10), so it was interesting -if not really particularly surprising - to find out there's not a lot of us out there. "There's not many women who want to sit around and debate the best Elvis Costello album" line made me laugh, too - `cause I do!
I'd recommend this for anyone who's ever collected anything - you're likely to find kindred spirits within these covers.
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Summary: For people who are [...] about their music
Comment: If you read and/or watched High Fidelity and thought, "That's me!", then this book is for you. Keep a pad of paper with you as you read, because you'll learn about some interesting collectibles you never knew existed. The segments where rock stars talk about their personal history/obsession with record collecting are particularly fun. Milano has an easy-going style that makes it feel like you're having a private conversation about a topic close to both your hearts. The best place to buy this book would be a used record store, but do get it.
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Summary: Don't Bother
Comment: Reads like a magazine article padded out to book length. Completely disposable. For record collectors like me, it says nothing new. For the rest it won't mean much. Don't bother, unless you see it in a bargain bin for $2 (which you probably will.)
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