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.
| ISBN: | 9780340934111 |
| Publication date: | 11th June 2009 |
| Author: | Travis Elborough |
| Publisher: | Sceptre an imprint of Hodder & Stoughton |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 452 pages |
| Genres: |
Music |
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.
The Long-Player Goodbye features in the following genres: Music
Paperback. £9.89, down from the £10.99 cover price. Print on Demand / Special Order.
The Long-Player Goodbye was written by Travis Elborough and published by Sceptre an imprint of Hodder & Stoughton
The Long-Player Goodbye has 452 pages
£9.89, reduced from £10.99. Print on Demand / Special Order.