Into the Groove: The Story of Sound from Tin Foil to Vinyl by Scott, Jonathan
Into the Groove: The Story of Sound from Tin Foil to Vinyl by Scott, Jonathan

Into the Groove: The Story of Sound from Tin Foil to Vinyl

The story of recorded sound--the technological developments, the humans that made them happen and their impact on...
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SKU: 9781472979827
Product Type: Books
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Author: Jonathan Scott
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
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Into the Groove: The Story of Sound from Tin Foil to Vinyl by Scott, Jonathan

Into the Groove: The Story of Sound from Tin Foil to Vinyl

$72.49
Into the Groove: The Story of Sound from Tin Foil to Vinyl by Scott, Jonathan

Into the Groove: The Story of Sound from Tin Foil to Vinyl

$72.49
Author: Jonathan Scott
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Description

The story of recorded sound--the technological developments, the humans that made them happen and their impact on society, from the phonograph to LPs, EPs and the recent resurgence of vinyl.

In Into the Groove, vinyl collector and music buff Jonathan Scott dissects a mind-blowing feat that we all take for granted today--the domestication of sound. Thomas Edison's phonograph, the first device that could both record and reproduce sound, represented an important turning point in the story of recorded sound, but it was only the tip of the iceberg, and came after decades of invention, tinkering and experimentation. Scott traces the birth of sound back to the earliest serious attempts in the 1850s, celebrating the ingenuity, rivalries and science of the modulated groove.

He examines the first attempts to record and reproduce sounds, the origins of the phonograph, and the development of commercial shellac discs. Then he divulges the fascinating story of the LP record, from the rise of electric recording to the fall of 7-inch vinyl, the competing speed and format wars, and an epilogue that takes the story up to the present-day return of vinyl to vogue.

Into the Groove uncovers tales of intrigue and betrayal, court battles and lesser-known names who are often left out of most histories. Discover a new appreciation of the not-so-simple black disc that holds a special place in the history of music and sound.

Author: Jonathan Scott
Publisher: Bloomsbury SIGMA
Published: 05/09/2023
Pages: 320
Binding Type: Hardcover
ISBN: 9781472979827


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 01/15/2023

About the Author
Jonathan Scott is a vinyl collector, journalist and music buff, and has been collecting records since he was seven years old. He's written about weird, rare and collectable vinyl for Record Collector, edited books about Prince, Jefferson Airplane, The Grateful Dead, and written about Nirvana, The Venga Boys and lots of others in between. His first book, The Vinyl Frontier, told the story of NASA's 'golden record' on the Voyager missions.
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