Wax Trash and Vinyl Treasures: Record Collecting as a Social Practice

By:

Roy Shuker

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Paperback / softback

Series:

Ashgate Popular and Folk Music Series

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The term 'record collecting' is shorthand for a variety of related practices. Foremost is the collection of sound recordings in various formats - although often with a marked preference for vinyl - 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 - especially music genres - 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.

Author Biography:

Roy Shuker is Associate Professor in the School of English, Film, Theatre and Media Studies at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand.

Release date Australia

April 28th, 2015

Author

Roy Shuker

Audiences

General (US: Trade)
Tertiary Education (US: College)

Pages

240

Series

Ashgate Popular and Folk Music Series

ISBN-13

9781472464279

Product ID

27512316

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