In the Groove: The Vinyl Record and Turntable Revolution

**Celebrate the 75th anniversary of the first commercial LP with this authoritative, highly illustrated, and multi-faceted look at the history and culture of vinyl record collecting and turntables.** Vinyl records continue to be hot commodities among everyone from obsessive audiophiles to newbie collectors getting their toes wet. *In the Groove: The Vinyl Record and Turntable Revolution* is the book for both-and everyone in between. Published to mark the 75th year since the introduction of the commercial LP, *In the Groove* is **written by a roster of well-known music journalists, vinyl junkies, and stereophiles** teaming up to present a gorgeous tribute to the vinyl LP and the culture it has spawned: - Richie Unterberger explores the history of the 33 1/3 LP, including its predecessor, the 78rpm record, the first commercial LPs, the pressing process, stereo vs. mono, and formats like the 7-inch/45rpm record. - Gillian Gaar tackles those temples to the turntable: record stores. Inside, she examines the history of LP merchandising everywhere from department stores to headshops, Record Store Day, the artist in-store appearance, and swap meets and record shows. - Martin Popoff pens a paean to the physical object itself, discussing the advent of the sleeve, the great LP covers, famous sleeve designers, liner notes and packaging, colored vinyl, and more. - Matt Anniss looks at the collecting hobby and topics like obsessive collectors, what makes a great listening space, playing and caring for vinyl, collecting and vinyl in DJ and hip-hop cultures, and the mixtape phenomenon. - Ken Micallef, a top hifi journalist, has the gearheads covered with explanations of turntables from portables to audiophile-quality units, the workings and parts of a turntable from motors and tonearms to plinths and cartridges, and the components of a system. *In the Groove* is illustrated throughout with **images of gear, listening spaces, record stores, sleeve art, and celebrities and musicians** enjoying the vinyl hobby through the decades. Brief, entertaining sidebars cover topics like **famous labels** from Stax to Sub Pop, **famous EPs**, **well-known record stores**, **milestone LP covers**, a **beginner's guide to grading**, and formats that have challenged the supremacy of the LP, including 8-track, reel-to-reel, and cassette. Feel the groove with this effervescent ode to vinyl.