Documentary record collecting book

Pdf goldmines essential guide to record collecting. This is an exlibrary book and may have the usual libraryused book markings inside. Were not talking about making sure you buy the latest britney album when it comes out, were talking about spending lots of time, money, and social capital seeking out the one guided by voices seven inch you need to complete your collection. By every record tells a story on april 1, 2020 2 part 3 of a reallife test to see whether you can make decent money from selling vinyl. A few decades later came the advent of movable type and the printing press which greatly reduced the cost of. Record safari music collecting documentary steve hoffman. Metropolitan books, an imprint of macmillan publishers, announced thursday that snowdens permanent record will be released simultaneously in more than 20 countries, including the u. Record collection is home to a diverse roster which includes music from current red hot chili peppers guitarist john frusciante, the walkmen, blake mills, dawes, murs, black knights and management clients blake mills, matt sweeney and fiona apple. This time warp is the heart of the antiquarian book trade, and the opening scene of the booksellers, a documentary taking stock of a longstanding, niche trade in flux. This barcode number lets you verify that youre getting exactly the right version or edition of a book. Filmmaker leslie ann coles discusses her new documentary, melody makers, which traces the ascent of rock n roll and the british magazine that chronicled the music and musicians that defined an age by harvey kubernik a new music documentary melody makers, which had its theatrical premiere in december 2019, is now available on dvd via cleopatra entertainment. With a foreword by the rza, compelling photographic essays are paired with indepth interviews to illustrate what motivates record collectors to keep digging for more records. Possessed, a short documentary about hoarders metafilter. Making sense of documentary photography provides a place for students and teachers to grapple with the documentary images that often illustrate textbooks but are almost never considered as historical evidence in their own right.

Price guide books were published, codifying exactly how much certain rare items were supposed to be worth. Plain living and high thinking in american culture and facing facts. If its a line on a chart, theres a copy in his vault. A documentary by canadian filmmaker and record collector alan zweig who. Photographic and filmic documentation, as mitman and wilder conceive of it, is an active process that transforms subjects, relationships, environments, and disc. Mar 14, 20 paul mawhinney was born and raised in pittsburgh, pa.

This is an exlibrary book and may have the usual libraryusedbook markings inside. Eilon pazs 436page coffeetable book illuminates over vinyl collectors and their collections in the most intimate of environmentstheir record rooms. Mar 04, 2020 this time warp is the heart of the antiquarian book trade, and the opening scene of the booksellers, a documentary taking stock of a longstanding, niche trade in flux. An incredibly cool glimpse into the vinyl collections of known and unknown djs, producers, record dealers, and everyday enthusiasts, with compelling photographic essays paired with indepth interviews that delve into collectors personal histories and vinyl troves. In the film, zweig seeks not to talk to people who collect vinyl records to discuss music, but rather to discuss what drives someone to collect records in the first place. The book presents an introduction to documentary techniques shaped by new digital technologies, and will appeal to documentary scholars, students, and filmmakers alike. Born in 1936 in frederick, maryland, he started playing records on his parents phonograph and by the end of world war ii, he had the collecting bug. A record label in england is compiling less obvious collectors sets by gillian g.

The first book to explore the documentary impulse in photographic media from a crossdisciplinary perspective and with theoretical sophistication. Over the years he has amassed what has become the worlds largest record collection. Listen as they share there thoughts on the subject of vinyl digging as you enter the realm of the last true culture where music is key and collecting is a part of life. Book collecting, in the popular imagination, is an elite pursuit, framed by news of recordsetting sales of shakespeare folios and audubons.

Brett milano dives deep into the piles of old vinyl to uncover the subculture of record collecting. Six books on record stores, collecting, and vinyl obsessions. In 2000, alan zweig investigates the wacky world of record collecting. Nov 10, 2003 vinyl junkies is a very entertaining little book about hard core record collecting. Youll find the royalty of rock elvis, the beatles, the rolling stones, the pioneers of punk the sex pistols, the clash, the ramones, motowns movers and shakers berry gordy, marvin gaye, gladys knight, jazz kings charlie parker, john coltrane. Book collecting is an activity that dates back to the renaissance, in the 15th century, when the educated elite amassed collections of illuminated manuscripts to display both their wealth and knowledge. For those with a more specific eye, the publisher has follow ups. This video has just a few tips on starting and caring for a record collection, i havent mentioned much about condition and buying as i plan on making other videos with. In the film, zweig seeks not to talk to people who collect vinyl records to.

Vinyl is a 2000 documentary film by toronto filmmaker record collector alan zweig. Beautifully wrought on colour film, his photographs illustrate how each. The book by the man whose leaks of classified documents transformed the debate about government surveillance is coming out september 17. A few decades later came the advent of movable type and the printing press which greatly reduced the cost of books. Red beans and rice is a film which tells of the world of record collecting as seen through the eyes of the collectors themselves. Earlier this month, the booksellers, a documentary on the antiquarian book trade and the buyers and sellers of rare books, hit theaters to overall acclaim, and while the film is very much about its characters, its also about the trade as a whole, and how its. The tendency to call record collecting a male pastime is annoying, though milano does interview several female collectors even if. This presentation rethinks collecting as an activity open to anyone, surveying a range of creative and accessible approaches to everyday collecting. Paul mawhinney was born and raised in pittsburgh, pa. Gaar box sets are the big ticket item of the music industry.

A vinyl junkie is not the person who has a few old 45s shoved in. Zweig spends a large portion of the film in stylized selffilmed confessions, where he expounds on his life in regard to record collecting. A new documentary chronicling the creation of the creedence clearwater revival song fortunate son will feature a brief appearance from the obscure, 20year vietnam war, according to a press release distributed this morning. Peeking into the world of rare books the new york times. A documentary collection is a trade transaction in which the exporter hands over the task of collecting payment for goods supplied to his or her bank, which sends the. Every record tells a story a blog about music, vinyl. A prime of example of a book you can judge by its cover, taschens record covers is an encyclopaedia of the lp sleeve from the 60s to the 90s, delivering exactly what it promises at great value about 12p a sleeve. Last shop standing inspired by the book of the same name by.

Book collecting, in the popular imagination, is an elite pursuit, framed by news of record setting sales of shakespeare folios and audubons. In the film, zweig seeks not to talk to people who collect records to discuss music, but rather to discuss what drives someone to collect records in the first place. This calls to mind the film vinyl, a record collecting documentary. Download the term record collecting is shorthand for a variety of related practices.

Its a good, but pretty obscure film that i recommend you attempt to track down if you like records or human behavior quirks. Books are constantly being made into movies, but rarely is a movie actually about bookslet alone the people who sell them. He has also been something of a record collecting mentor to me, as im sure he has been to countless others, directly or indirectly. Every record tells a story a blog about music, vinyl, more. While the book does get into the obsessive and competitive aspects of record collecting, i appreciate that the main focus is love of the music. If you feel like you are teetering towards the hoarding side of things, give it a watch. Dec 09, 2010 canadian filmmaker record collector alan zweig seriocomically endeavors to get to the bottom of his obsession, in part by talking to other wax nerds including a sprinkling of semicelebrities like filmmakers don mckellar and atom egoyan and the late comic book author harvey pekar but often by turning the camera on himself or rather on his. Parttime audiophile six books on record stores, collecting, and vinyl. He has also been something of a record collecting mentor to me, as im sure he has been to. A short history of the gramophone the player piano collecting historical recordings the violin on record collecting historical piano recordings historical orchestral recordings spoken and documentary records the composers own interpretation on record. John peels record box is a documentary film made by elaine shepherd, released on 14 november 2005 on channel 4.

Documenting the world posits the fascinating impulse for documentation that emerged in the late nineteenth century as a desire to visualize, order, and preserve the world. Home rare books book collecting guide best books about book collecting best books about book collecting while our book collecting guide is a useful resource for novice collectors who want to learn more, we would be hard pressed to include everything there is to know about rare books. He is currently writing a book on jazz record collecting. The contributors highlight the questions raised for documentary makers and scholars as new production methods, narrative forms, and participation practices emerge.

The documentary starts in the cavernous drill hall of the park avenue armory, site of the antiquarian book fair, and zeroes in on some of the characters who haul their milk crates there every year, following them to the apartments where they keep their enviable private libraries and the bookstores where you can share in their obsessions. The documentary is an independent cross media documentary about vinyl collecting and the shop record collector in. Vinyl definitely takes a turn from lighthearted to introspective, which makes it very compelling and thoughtprovoking. Oct 08, 2019 the documentary starts in the cavernous drill hall of the park avenue armory, site of the antiquarian book fair, and zeroes in on some of the characters who haul their milk crates there every year, following them to the apartments where they keep their enviable private libraries and the bookstores where you can share in their obsessions. The book does have chapters that are about collecting specific artists like the beatles, things to look for in their albums, different volumes etc.

From spinning brooklyn basement parties together in the 90s to allnight mixing sessions at my studio. Snyder is professor of communication at the university of wisconsin, oshkosh. Documentary the booksellers speaks volumes this delightful homage to the world of antiquarian books in new york city features celebrity talking heads but comes alive when it. This isnt a full documentary, but it is a great little minidoc piece on numero group living the vinyl collectors dream here in chicago. Newyork historical society next generation book collecting.

He is the author of several books on american cultural history, including the awardwinning the simple life. And 2019 saw the release of a lot of lavish sets by the likes of the beatles, pink floyd, elvis, david bowie, and a 38disc set. Vinyl junkies is a very entertaining little book about hard core record collecting. Documentary research, serving as both a complement to and extension of biographical inquiry, takes on different meanings in the field of education. A documentary collection is a trade transaction in which the exporter hands over the task of collecting payment for goods. Red beans and rice is a film which tells of the world of record collecting as seen through. Mar 20, 2020 books are constantly being made into movies, but rarely is a movie actually about bookslet alone the people who sell them. While our book collecting guide is a useful resource for novice collectors who want to learn more, we would be hard pressed to include everything there is to know about rare books. Vinyl is a 2000 documentary film by toronto filmmakerrecord collector alan zweig. Six books on record stores, collecting, and vinyl obsessions posted on february 28, 2017 by rafe arnott in lifestyle 4 comments love me some books on the hobby to read while listening to vinyl. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,450grams, isbn. I loved this book and if you are a record collector and if you grew up in the age of vinyl records you will like it too. Joe bussard frederick, md adventures in record collecting. David emory shi is a professor of history and the president emeritus of furman university.

In one sense, documentary research becomes synonymous with archival research and addresses issues related to the role and use of documents and public and private records. Film, photography, and the scientific record, edited by gregg mitman and kelley wilder is published by university of chicago press. Written by james curtis, this guide offers a brief history of documentary photography, examples of what questions to. Six books on record stores, collecting, and vinyl obsessions part. My top 10 most valuable vinyl albums according to discogs. Apr 17, 2020 by every record tells a story on april 1, 2020 2 part 3 of a reallife test to see whether you can make decent money from selling vinyl. A documentary by canadian filmmaker and record collector alan zweig who investigates the wacky world of record collecting and tries to get to the bottom of his obsession. In one sense, documentary research becomes synonymous with archival research and addresses issues related to the role and use of. Foremost is the collection of sound recordings in various formats although often with a marked preference for vinyl by individuals, and it is this dimension of record collecting that is the focus of this book. I have been lucky enough to work with and for him many times over the years. Although there are numerous great shorts floating around on youtube focusing on vinyl culture, digging and record collecting, here is a list of some mustsee feature length documentaries and miniseries that capture all that it means to be a vinyl fanatic and look at record collecting from every possible angle.

The archive the worlds largest record collection youtube. As record collectings resurgence continues to grow, so does the subindustry of proffering opinions about the phenomenon. Documentary about fortunate son to feature vietnam war. At the end of the day, performance artist aside, logan melissa is a record collector at heart. Collectors can be an unusual bunch and this book shows several sides and viewpoints from that perspective. Due to health issues and a struggling record industry. During the 1950s, 60s, and 70s, he led thousands of record expeditions through the midatlantic region and the south, looking for 78s of jazz, blues. Your vinyl answer goldmines essential guide to record collecting celebrates some of the finest vinyl ever pressed by musics greatest artists.

Apr 28, 2016 record covers michael ochs taschen buy. Survival of books, and of the rarebook business itself is a major theme of the documentary, which plunges viewers into this world via the. The tendency to call record collecting a male pastime is annoying, though milano does interview several female collectors even if theyre somehow portrayed as less hardcore. Mar 05, 2020 survival of books, and of the rarebook business itself is a major theme of the documentary, which plunges viewers into this world via the passionate, eclectic, undersung people who make.