Vinyl freak : love letters to a dying medium
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Durham : Duke University Press, 2017.
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Published
Durham : Duke University Press, 2017.
Format
Book
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x, 250 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English

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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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From scouring flea markets and eBay to maxing out their credit cards, record collectors will do just about anything to score a long-sought-after album. Music writer, curator, and collector John Corbett burrows deep inside the record fiend's mind, documenting and reflecting on his decades-long love affair with vinyl. Discussing more than 200 rare and out-of-print LPs, Vinyl Freak is composed in part of Corbett's long-running Downbeat magazine column of the same name, which was devoted to records that had not appeared on CD. In other essays where he combines memoir and criticism, Corbett considers the current vinyl boom, explains why vinyl is his preferred medium, profiles collector subcultures, and recounts his adventures assembling the Alton Abraham Sun Ra Archive, an event so all-consuming that he claims it cured his record-collecting addiction. Perfect for vinyl newbies and veteran crate diggers alike, "Vinyl Freak" plumbs the motivations that drive Corbett and collectors everywhere.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Corbett, J. (2017). Vinyl freak: love letters to a dying medium . Duke University Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Corbett, John, 1963-. 2017. Vinyl Freak: Love Letters to a Dying Medium. Duke University Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Corbett, John, 1963-. Vinyl Freak: Love Letters to a Dying Medium Duke University Press, 2017.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Corbett, John. Vinyl Freak: Love Letters to a Dying Medium Duke University Press, 2017.

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