Ashgate Popular and Folk Music Series : Wax Trash and Vinyl Treasures : Record Collecting as a Social Practice
ISBN: 9780754699163
Platform/Publisher: PQ ebrary / Taylor & Francis
Digital rights: Users: Unlimited; Printing: Limited; Download: 7 Days at a time
Subjects: Sound recordings : Collectors and collecting.;

The term 'record collecting' is shorthand for a variety of related practices. Foremost is the collection of sound recordings in various formats OCo although often with a marked preference for vinyl OCo by individuals, and it is this dimension of record collecting that is the focus of this book. Record collecting, and the public stereotypes associated with it, is frequently linked primarily with rock and pop music. Roy Shuker focuses on these broad styles, but also includes other genres and their collectors, notably jazz, blues, exotica and 'ethnic' music. Accordingly, the study examines the history of record collecting; profiles collectors and the collecting process; considers categories OCo especially music genres OCo and types of record collecting and outlines and discusses the infrastructure within which collecting operates. Shuker situates this discussion within the broader literature on collecting, along with issues of cultural consumption, social identity and 'the construction of self' in contemporary society. Record collecting is both fascinating in its own right, and provides insights into broader issues of nostalgia, consumption and material culture."


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