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''By mixing lo-fi charm into hi-fi science Into the Groove captures all the wonder and absurdity of its subject, jumping and skipping with real analogue delight.'' - Sunday Times

The story of recorded sound the technological developments, the people that made them happen and the impact they had on society from the earliest inventions via the phonograph to LPs, EPs and the recent resurgence of vinyl.

While 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, it was really only the tip of the iceberg, and came after decades of invention, tinkering and experiment. Into the Groove tells the story of the birth of recorded sound, from the earliest serious attempts in the 1850s all the way up to the recent vinyl resurgence. This book celebrates the ingenuity, rivalries and science of the modulated groove.

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Into the Groove

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    A Paperback by Jonathan Scott

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      Publisher Bloomsbury
      Imprint Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
      Published 9/26/2024
      ISBN-13 9781472979834
      978-1472979834
      ISBN-10 1472979834
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      Entertainment Music recording and reproduction

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      ''By mixing lo-fi charm into hi-fi science Into the Groove captures all the wonder and absurdity of its subject, jumping and skipping with real analogue delight.'' - Sunday Times

      The story of recorded sound the technological developments, the people that made them happen and the impact they had on society from the earliest inventions via the phonograph to LPs, EPs and the recent resurgence of vinyl.

      While 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, it was really only the tip of the iceberg, and came after decades of invention, tinkering and experiment. Into the Groove tells the story of the birth of recorded sound, from the earliest serious attempts in the 1850s all the way up to the recent vinyl resurgence. This book celebrates the ingenuity, rivalries and science of the modulated groove.

      Vinyl collector and music bu

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