{"id":406,"date":"2010-12-23T06:03:51","date_gmt":"2010-12-23T11:03:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/?p=406"},"modified":"2010-12-23T06:03:51","modified_gmt":"2010-12-23T11:03:51","slug":"musoscribes-best-of-2010-books","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/index.php\/2010\/12\/23\/musoscribes-best-of-2010-books\/","title":{"rendered":"Musoscribe\u2019s Best of 2010: Books"},"content":{"rendered":"

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2010 has been an impressive year for music fans. Well, certainly for ones with tastes similar to mine. Over the next few days I\u2019ll be taking a look back at some of the year\u2019s highlights in seven categories: books about music; reissue CDs; music-related DVDs; new CD releases; notable interviews; concerts; and a catch-all category that covers compilations, archival releases and previously-unissued recordings from the vaults. As with any list of this kind, these are completely subjective and reflect my personal tastes and biases.<\/p>\n

Best of 2010: Books<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Five books deserve special mention this year. Two are wistful looks at the age of the record store. James Goss<\/strong>\u2019 Vinyl Lives<\/em><\/a> and Record Store Days<\/em><\/a> by Gary Calamar<\/strong> and Phil Gallo<\/strong> explore the rise and fall (and survival?) of the neighborhood record store from different angles. Goss\u2019 book centers on lengthy essays with store owners, and the beautifully-designed Calamar\/Gallo book includes history, interviews and more.<\/p>\n

Chicago-based music experts Jim DeRogatis<\/strong> and Gary Kot<\/strong> wade into the debate of the ages with their coffee-table-book-with-actual-content, The Beatles vs. the Rolling Stones<\/em><\/a>. Paul Myers<\/strong> takes a detailed and fascinating look at several elpees worth of tunes in A Wizard A True Star: Todd Rundgren in the Studio<\/em><\/a>. It\u2019s exhaustive and essential all at once, whether one is a Todd <\/strong><\/a>fan or (inexplicably) not. Finally, Daniel Durchholz<\/strong> and Gary Graff<\/strong> present Long May You Run: The Illustrated History<\/em><\/a>. It surveys the irascible, inscrutable and iconoclastic career of Neil Young<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

In my next blog post I\u2019ll take a look at my favorite interviews of 2010.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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