Jonathan Scott

Into the Groove (eBook, ePUB)

The Story of Sound From Tin Foil to Vinyl

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

'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 represented an important turning point in the story of recorded sound, it came only after decades of invention, tinkering and experimentation. Into the Groove celebrates the ingenuity, rivalries and science of the modulated groove, from the earliest paper records of the 1850s all the way up to the recent return of vinyl to vogue.
Vinyl collector and music journalist Jonathan Scott dissects a mind-blowing feat that we all take for granted today - the domestication of sound. He examines the first attempts to record and reproduce sounds, the origin of the phonograph, and the development of commercial shellac discs. Later he moves through the fascinating story of the LP record and 7-inch singles, to the competing speed and format wars, and an epilogue charting the decline and then unexpected return of vinyl.
Into the Groove tells the story of the invention that changed us. It explores how these fragile discs not only changed the way we consumed music, but also shaped the way music was made.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury UK
• Seitenzahl: 320
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. März 2023
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781472979803
• Artikelnr.: 67055766

Autorenporträt

Jonathan Scott is a music writer and self-confessed astronomy geek. Formerly a contributing editor to Record Collector magazine, he's since edited books about Prince, Jefferson Airplane and The Grateful Dead, and has written about everything from Sir Isaac Newton to Nirvana. Jonathan's books include The Vinyl Frontier and Into the Groove.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword One: The End Two: The Beginning Three: Oddballs Four: Telegraphs
and Telephones Five: The Barb of a Feather Six: The First Phonograph Seven:
Fade Away Eight: The Volta Lab Nine: Edison Returns Ten: Performers and
Producers Eleven: Crossing Continents Twelve: Berliner, Johnson, Seaman and
Jones Thirteen: Coin Slots and Record Shops Fourteen: Tunes and Tone Tests
Fifteen: Studios, Scouts and Engineers Sixteen: The Electrical Era
Seventeen: The Coming of the 33