9781451667059 - Do Not Sell At Any Price: The Wild, Obsessive Hunt for the World's Rarest 78rpm Records von Petrusich, Amanda (5 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Zustand: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Zustand: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. 1st Edition. First Scribner hardcover edition July 2014, 3rd printing. Bright, clean & tight copy, unread, in FINE+ condition. 260pp w/photo insert, Index & Selected Discography. "Before MP3s, CDs, and cassette tapes, even before LPs or 45s, [or streaming] the world listened to music on fragile, 10-inch shellac discs that spun at approximately 78 revolutions per minute. While long-playing vinyl has enjoyed a renaissance in recent years, rare and noteworthy 78 rpm records are exponentially harder to come by. The most sought-after sides now command tens of thousands of dollars, when (and if) they're found at all. [] DO NOT SELL AT ANY PRICE is the untold story of a coterie of record collectors working--desperately--to ensure those songs aren't lost forever. Music critic and author Amanda Petrusich considers the rarefied world of the 78--from its heyday to its near extinction--and examines how a cabal of competitive, quirky individuals have managed to line their shelves with some of the rarest records in the world. [] Through engaging historical research and visits with the most prominent 78 collectors, Amanda Petrusich offers an extraordinary glimpse into the world of 78 collecting and of the astonishing single-mindedness required to amass a significant collection. DO NOT SELL AT ANY PRICE also explores the history of the lost backwoods blues artists from the 1920s and 30s whose work has barely survived (with most prewar vernacular recordings, no masters were kept, meaning the records themselves are the only evidence of these sessions) and introduces the oddball fraternity of men--including Joe Bussard, Chris King, John Tefteller, and others--who are helping to save and digitize the blues, country, jazz and gospel records that ultimately gave seed to the rock, pop and hip-hop we hear today. [From Thomas Edison to Jack White], DO NOT SELL AT ANY PRICE is a fascinating, complex story of preservation, loss, obsession, and art." [jacket copy] "One of the best things I've read about that inexplicably, but endlessly, fascinating group of people, the so-called Serious Collectors of 78s. Petrusich burrows into not just their personalities but the hunger that unites and drives their obsessions. She writes elegantly and makes you think, and most important, manages to hang on to her skepticism in the midst of her own collecting quest."--John Jeremiah Sullivan. "I don't know hillbilly from Blind Willie, but I loved Amanda Petrusich's archaeology of an almost-lost world of American music. DO NOT SELL AT ANY PRICE is like a well-loved 78: it pops, it crackles, it seduces utterly."--Ken Jennings. "This book is so alive to its subject, to the grail of the music. Petrusich will make you desperate not only to hear the records she's writing about, but to feel the way they make her feel, to feel the mask dissolve on your own face."--Greil Marcus, The Believer. "Full of strange, even beautiful, tales of obsession. Even someone who knows little or nothing about 78s will find Petrusich's book an incredibly enjoyable read."--Fine Books Magazine. Pristine & Fine+ hardcover w/brilliant corners & crisp edges, a square & tight binding, quite presentable.

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 272 pages. 8.75x5.75x1.00 inches. In Stock.