Old Records Never Die: One Man's Quest for His Vinyl and His Past
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| Rating | : | 4.42 (547 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B0125VU8LC |
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| Number of Pages | : | 262 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-06-08 |
| Language | : | English |
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Eric Spitznagel, author, humorist, and journalist, writes the Compare and Contrast column every Sunday for the New York Times Magazine. He is a frequent contributor to the Believer, Esquire, Playboy, Details, and Men's Health, among many other publications. He has also appeared on stage in New York and in numerous regional productions.. He has written and coauthored several books, including The Junk Food Compa
The KISS Alive II he once shared with his little brother. He explores the magic of music and memory as he interweaves his adventures in record-culture with questions about our connection to our past, the possibility of ever recapturing it, and whether we would want to if we could."Memories are far more indelible when married to the physical world, and Spitznagel proves the point in this vivid book. To find out for sure, he sets out on a quest to find the original vinyl artifacts from his past. The records he sold in a financial pinch? Definitely. As he embarks on his hero's journey, he reminisces about the actual records, the music, and the people he listened to it with—old girlfriends, his high school pals, and, most poignantly, his father and his young son. The Replacements Let It Be he’s pretty sure, 20 years later, would still smell like weed. We love vinyl records because they combine the tactile, the visual, the seeable effects of age and care and carelessness. A Hudson Booksellers Best Non-Fi
It's a Must-read! T. K. Scott What can I say, beyond the fact that Eric Spitznagel is a master at his craft, and hysterically funny, to boot. He's also very skilled at pulling the reader into the moment, making you a willing participant (without being maudlin!) in his wild chase for the things in our youth that we think got away.The book arrived within 48 hours, so order yours now and set aside the third day to dive into a melee of memories which you will, on one level or another, identify with.. Sort of like a mashup of Fast Times at Ridgemont High and The Maltese Falcon! John Eric's musical past and mine are quite similar. He writes about the visceral 'album' experience with wit and honesty. If you're around fifty, you will especially enjoy his various recollections of teenage lust and social awkwardness against the backdrop of the 1980s and 90s music world. His decision to track down not just the music of his youth but the actual, physical record ALBUMS leads to several humorous adventures and inevitable self-realizations. Also, the subjects of aging, parenting and marriage are occasion. S. Costantino said good easy quick read, entertaining!. I can honestly say i loved this book. It does go off without explanation often, and some of his musical taste is a bit obscure, but i couldn't stop reading it. He writes well, and this hit close to home. I am a music hoarder, who recently discobered i need my records nack (I will settle for other copies, or reissues, as i always cared for my records).
We love vinyl records because they combine the tactile, the visual, the seeable effects of age and care and carelessness. (Spoiler alert.)" —Rob Tannenbaum, co-author of I Want My MTV: The Uncensored Story of the Music Video Revolution. Really, Eric Spitznagel's energetic and endlessly engaging memoir is a book about the ways we seek to discover and recover our essential selves. When he searches for the records he lost and sold, Spitznagel is trying to return to a tangible past, and he details that process with great sensitivity and impact."—Dave Eggers, autho