{"product_id":"the-longplayer-goodbye-9780340934111","title":"The LongPlayer Goodbye","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor nearly 60 years, since the arrival of the long-playing record in 1948, the album has provided the soundtrack to our lives. Our record collections, even if they''re on CD, or these days, an iPod, are personal treasure, revealing our loves, errors of jugdement and lapses in taste. \u003cbr\u003eSelf-confessed music obsessive, Travis Elborough, explores the way in which particular albums are deeply embedded in cultural history, revered as works of art or so ubiqitous as to be almost invisible. \u003cbr\u003eBut in the age of the iPod, when we can download an infinite number of single tracks and need never listen to a whole album ever again, does the concept of an album still mean anything? \u003cbr\u003eTHE LONG-PLAYER GOODBYE is a brilliant piece of popular history and a celebration of the joy of records. If you''ve ever had a favourite album, you''ll love Travis Elborough''s warm and witty take on how vinyl changed our world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe's got a happy knack of stuffing sentences with facts, colour and incident * \u003ci\u003eScotland on Sunday\u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\u003ePleasingly compelling... Elborough is a charming, funny and frequently fascinating guide * \u003ci\u003eDaily Telgraph\u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\u003eReassuring air of cultural authority... impressive depth of perspective... admirably persuasive * \u003ci\u003eIndependent on Sunday\u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\u003eFascinating... very fresh and clear * \u003ci\u003e Guardian \u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\u003eWonderful book... a great thundering roar of nostalgia for the LP record. * \u003ci\u003eSpectator\u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\u003eElborough has the passion of a true enthusiast... but he's also an indefatigable researcher, who has somehow seen a clear path through the vast amount of material to write a book that reads easily and well but also wholly coherently. Richly enjoyable. * \u003ci\u003eMail on Sunday\u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\u003ehighly entertaining * \u003ci\u003eIndependent\u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\u003ean affectionate adieu to the format * \u003ci\u003eThe Long-Player Goobye\u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\u003eLovingly researched * \u003ci\u003eTLS\u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\u003epacey narrative * \u003ci\u003eNew Statesman\u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\u003eVery good * \u003ci\u003eHerald\u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\u003ea P.G. Wodehouse guide to pop history * \u003ci\u003eTimes Online \u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\u003ea timely paean to the sound of the needle hitting the record * \u003ci\u003eMetro\u003c\/i\u003e *","brand":"Hodder \u0026 Stoughton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49083480113495,"sku":"9780340934111","price":13.27,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-longplayer-goodbye-9780340934111","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}