{"product_id":"the-vinyl-countdown-the-album-from-lp-to-ipod-and-back-again-paperback","title":"The Vinyl Countdown: The Album from LP to iPod and Back Again - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTravis Elborough\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVINYL MAY BE FINAL NAIL IN CD'S COFFIN ran the headline in a \u003ci\u003eWired\u003c\/i\u003e magazine article in October 2007. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEver since the arrival of the long--playing record in 1948, the album has acted as the soundtrack to our lives. Record collections--even on a CD or iPod-are personal treasures, revealing our loves, errors in judgment, and lapses in taste. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Vinyl Countdown\u003c\/i\u003e, Travis Elborough explores the way in which particular albums are deeply embedded in cultural history or so ubiquitous as to be almost invisible. While music itself has experienced several different movements over the past sixty years, the album has remained a constant. But the way we listen to music has changed in the last ten years. In the age of the iPod, when we can download an infinite number of single tracks instantaneously, does the concept of the album mean anything? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eElborough moves chronologically through relevant periods, letting the story of the LP, certain genres, youth cults, and topics like sleeve designs, shops, drugs, and education unfurl as he goes along. \u003ci\u003eThe Vinyl Countdown\u003c\/i\u003e is a brilliant piece of popular history, an idiosyncratic tribute to a much-loved part of our shared consciousness, and a celebration of the joy of records.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTravis Elborough\u003c\/b\u003e is an author and social commentator. His books include \u003ci\u003eThe Bus We Loved\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Long-Player Goodbye\u003c\/i\u003e, published as \u003ci\u003eThe Vinyl Countdown\u003c\/i\u003e in the Unites States; \u003ci\u003eWish You Were Here\u003c\/i\u003e, a survey of the British beside the seaside and \u003ci\u003eA Walk in the Park\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eAtlas of Improbable Places\u003c\/i\u003e, his collaboration with the cartographer Alan Horsfield, was saluted by \u003ci\u003eMonocle\u003c\/i\u003e magazine for \"making the world feel bigger.\" He has also compiled such anthologies as \u003ci\u003eOur History of the 20th Century: As Told in Diaries\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLetters to Change the World: From Pankhurst to Orwell\u003c\/i\u003e. A regular contributor to international print and broadcast media, he has penned articles on all aspects of travel and culture, from pirates in the Caribbean to donkeys at the British seaside.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 464\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 8 x 5.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 01, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51751112311072,"sku":"9781593762377","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/84985676a0132364d50ed13b14fce3e8.webp?v=1779964577","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-vinyl-countdown-the-album-from-lp-to-ipod-and-back-again-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}