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Published to mark the 75th year since the introduction of the commercial LP, \u003ci\u003eIn the Groove\u003c\/i\u003e is \u003cb\u003ewritten by a roster of well-known music journalists, vinyl junkies, and stereophiles\u003c\/b\u003e teaming up to present a gorgeous tribute to the vinyl LP and the culture it has spawned:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRichie Unterberger explores the history of the 33 1\/3 LP, including its predecessor, the 78rpm record, the first commercial LPs, the pressing process, stereo vs. mono, and formats like the 7-inch\/45rpm record.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGillian Gaar tackles those temples to the turntable: record stores. Inside, she examines the history of LP merchandising everywhere from department stores to headshops, Record Store Day, the artist in-store appearance, and swap meets and record shows.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMartin Popoff pens a paean to the physical object itself, discussing the advent of the sleeve, the great LP covers, famous sleeve designers, liner notes and packaging, colored vinyl, and more.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMatt Anniss looks at the collecting hobby and topics like obsessive collectors, what makes a great listening space, playing and caring for vinyl, collecting and vinyl in DJ and hip-hop cultures, and the mixtape phenomenon.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKen Micallef, a top hifi journalist, has the gearheads covered with explanations of turntables from portables to audiophile-quality units, the workings and parts of a turntable from motors and tonearms to plinths and cartridges, and the components of a system.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIn the Groove \u003c\/i\u003eis illustrated throughout with \u003cb\u003eimages of gear, listening spaces, record stores, sleeve art, and celebrities and musicians\u003c\/b\u003e enjoying the vinyl hobby through the decades. 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San Francisco’s counterculture movements that shaped our collective consciousness are also featured prominently: the \u003cstrong\u003ebeats of North Beach\u003c\/strong\u003e, the \u003cstrong\u003ehippies of Haight-Ashbury\u003c\/strong\u003e, the \u003cstrong\u003egay communities of Castro\u003c\/strong\u003e, and the \u003cstrong\u003eBlack Panthers of neighboring Oakland\u003c\/strong\u003e. Some of the city’s most famous residents also make appearances: \u003cstrong\u003eRobin Williams, The Grateful Dead, Angela Davis, Janis Joplin, Sylvester, \u003c\/strong\u003eand \u003cstrong\u003eAllen Ginsberg\u003c\/strong\u003e, among others.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eThis book features hundreds of newly found images from dozens of archives including museums, universities, libraries, galleries, private collections, and historical societies\u003c\/strong\u003e, from 19th-century daguerreotypes to mid-century Kodachromes to 21st-century digital pictures. Master photographers include, among others: \u003cstrong\u003eStephen Shore, Imogen Cunningham, Fred Lyon, Steve Schapiro, Minor White, Dorothea Lange, Albert Watson, Robert Frank, Garry Winogrand, William Claxton, Fred Herzog, Ansel Adams, Jim Marshall\u003c\/strong\u003e, and many local shooters. Also includes introductory essays and captions by Bay Area–based author Richie Unterberger and a “Best of San Francisco” books, music, and movies section and biographies of the photographers. Tony Bennett famously sang, “I left my heart in San Francisco,” and this meticulously researched and conceived portrait will equally inspire and make you fall in love with the spirit of the City by the Bay.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56311131275637,"sku":"9783836574853","price":60.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9783836574853_bc1f20cb-278a-4221-941e-7e47664cf644.jpg?v=1786032165"},{"product_id":"9781913172992","title":"Do What You Fear Most","description":"\"Of all the books I have read on the story of the Velvet Underground, Richie’s is probably the best. He brings us the voices of the people who were also important to those times, but who either go unmentioned, unheard, or not written about in a balanced way. I also like the way he writes, and some of the many reviews of recordings and live shows were insightful in a way l have not come across in the work of anyone else. Bravo, Richie!\" Jonathan RichmanNo band has reshaped the possibilities of popular music like The Velvet Underground. Formed in New York in 1965, the Velvets emerged from the nexus of art, fashion, politics, music and counterculture.   Although widespread popularity and acclaim evaded them during their four-album lifespan, their enduring, cross-generational appeal meant the Velvets could count iconic contemporaries like Leonard Cohen, David Bowie and Jimi Hendrix as fans, alongside future legends such as Roxy Music, the Pretenders and Sonic Youth.   Do What You Fear Most chronicles how an unlikely group of upstarts came to define the musical zeitgeist. In a sprawling and engrossing narrative, Richie Unterberger follows the group from their disparate origins to their ascendancy as Andy Warhol's Factory house band in New York City. It explores the creative alchemy between the core trio of Lou Reed, John Cale and Nico, the shocking exits and ever-changing lineups, as well as the wider New York cultural scene of the period.   Rigorously researched and packed with previously undocumented insights, this book features many first-hand interviews with the group's associates, as well as material newly unearthed from the Lou Reed Archive and the Andy Warhol Archive, alongside never-before-seen images and ephemera. This is the most complete story of The Velvet Underground to date.   'A tome finally worthy of Lou Reed's gang. 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