{"product_id":"on-the-records-by-graham-sharpe-9780857305879","title":"ON THE RECORDs","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFar from being yesterday's fading, forgotten format, vinyl records have survived and flourished as the music medium of choice for not only baby-boomers, but all ages. Every record a collector acquires comes with a story of its own, and the recent Covid-19 lockdowns prompted many vinylholics, including Graham Sharpe, to look more closely at their reasons for collecting, take stock of existing collections, and rediscover old favourites.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eVinyl Countdown\u003c\/i\u003e followed Sharpe's journey to over a hundred record shops across the globe, from Amsterdam and Angus to Bedfordshire and Budapest, Tennessee and Wellington. Now, \u003ci\u003eON THE RECORDs: Notes from the Vinyl Revival\u003c\/i\u003e explores the impact of recent global events on the record industry and considers the reasons why vinyl remains a beloved and booming format. It includes interviews and contributions from voices across the industry—shop owners, record company insiders, online\/postal sellers, auction organisers, market traders of vinyl, and amateur collectors—who share their stories with candour, warmth, and humour.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA mesmerising blend of memoir, travel, music, and social history that will appeal to anyone who vividly recalls the first LP they bought and any music fan who derives pleasure from the capacity that records have for transporting you back in time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46854727696620,"sku":"9780857305879","price":49.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780857305879.jpg?v=1759253200","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/on-the-records-by-graham-sharpe-9780857305879","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}