{"id":209,"date":"2010-04-14T08:45:30","date_gmt":"2010-04-14T13:45:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/?p=209"},"modified":"2010-04-14T08:45:30","modified_gmt":"2010-04-14T13:45:30","slug":"book-review-record-store-days","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/index.php\/2010\/04\/14\/book-review-record-store-days\/","title":{"rendered":"Book Review: Record Store Days"},"content":{"rendered":"

Viewed through one particular prism, Record Store Days<\/em> is one long mash note to the bygone era of brick-and-mortar retail record shops. The book by a pair of serious musos — Gary Calamar<\/strong> and Phil Gallo<\/strong> — is chock full of heartfelt reminiscences of those bygone days. But Record Store Days<\/em> is much more than that.<\/p>\n

The book does chart a social history of sorts: the development, rise and eventual fall of the record store. Within the book’s 200-plus pages is a clear argument as to why record stores were valuable. But Record Store Days<\/em> makes a clear and convincing case for why the shops remain important in the 21st century. Supporting the authors’ assertions are mini-essays and select quotes from musicians well known and obscure.<\/p>\n

And the book is even more than all that. Lovingly designed — it’s no accident that the book is square, like a record sleeve — Record Store Days<\/em> is full of vintage photos of long-gone stores. But the book is, in the end, more about people. People that owned the stores, worked in the stores, hung out and shopped in the stores: those are the real stars of Record Store Days<\/em>. And in the end it’s people that made those stores what they were (and are). Flesh, blood, brick and mortar.<\/p>\n

Record Store Days<\/em> manages to pack a lot of history into its pages. The rise of bootlegs, the changes in the industry brought on by digital technology, the success of independent shops, the popularity of in-store performances…all are touched upon in a thoughtful and incisive manner.<\/p>\n

In the end, Record Store Days<\/em> strikes a tone more hopeful than nostalgic. The authors argue in favor of your ongoing support of indie shops, and if you’re the sort who’d enjoy this book (which does have a wide appeal) then you’ll likely be swayed by their argument. If you even need such persuasion.<\/p>\n

The book works equally well as oral history, coffee table decoration, picture book, and more. The only thing that’s lacking is a CD, but then if you want one of those, go to a record store.<\/p>\n

Click here to order Record Store Days<\/em> from Amazon<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Record Store Day 2010 is April 17.<\/p>\n

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