"Special Edition ele-king VINYL GOES AROUND presents RECORD - In the era of the revival of records" VINYL GOES AROUND (Supervisor)
ISBN:978-4-910511-87-0
For all those who love record collecting and music culture...
A guide to stepping one step further into the profound world of vinyl records
In today's age of streaming, records are also receiving a lot of attention.
Why does vinyl have such a strong appeal to music lovers?
From how to buy and listen to records, to their history and even prospects for the future, we'll take a thorough look at the unique appeal of records!
・The collecting philosophy of ultimate record collectors such as MURO and Eddie Motta ・The lifestyle of record lovers ・A journey of buying records overseas ・An encounter with a new record in an unknown place ・Five records that you vividly remember buying (JAZZMAN Gerald, Matthew Halsall, Mayer Hawthorne, Shintaro Sakamoto, MOODMAN, Wataru Kadohara, Kantaro Ihara, Sven Wonder, Yuka Mizuhara, Takuro Okada, Licaxxx, Masayuki Shiota, T-Groove, and others)
・VINYL GOES AROUND PRESSING: A complete collector's guide that explores the appeal of records from various angles, including an undercover report on a pressing factory, a cross-industry famous shop run by analog enthusiasts, film introductions related to records, tips for becoming a master collector, and an audio environment for enjoying music on vinyl.
Chrysanthemum size / 160 pages
table of contents
Introduction
MURO talks again about his love of records - from visiting a pressing factory to his record history and current collecting habits (by Tsutomu Noda)
Interview with Eddie Motta - Records are works of art that you can hold in your hands and enjoy (by Jun Fukunaga)
●#1 Searching for Records
Buying Records is a Mix of Joys and Sorrows - A Buyer's Journey Through America A Day in the Life of a Record Store Owner by Shin Nagatomo (Upstairs Records & Bar)
What happened in Indonesia while searching for records Masamichi Baba (KIKI RECORD)
VINYLVERSE app / How to enjoy phygital vinyl - Suzuki Hiroshi's record collecting techniques that create a community of vinyl addicts - How did music lovers get information and discover records in the days when there was no internet and few record stores?
●#2 Five records that I remember buying fondly
Jazzman Gerard/MOODMAN/Shintaro Sakamoto/Matthew Halsall/Mayer Hawthorne/Wataru Kadohara/Kantarou Ihara/Sven Wonder/Takuro Okada/Yuka Mizuhara/T-GROOVE/Masayuki Shiota/Licaxxx/Tsuyoshi Tanoue
●#3 How records are made
Record pressing factory tour report - VINYL GOES AROUND PRESSING (by Takuto Kobayashi)
I made a 78RPM record. ~The road to 78 RPM by the VINYL GOES AROUND team, part 1~ Toshio Mizutani x Mao Yamazaki x Kantaro Ihara
●#4 Deeper discussion of records
The charm of collecting SP records is in prewar blues. An introduction to Akira Takachi's original records - their magic and the recommendation to dig. Akira Yamanaka, owner of Lighthouse Records, talks about the essence of the record experience brought out by audio (by Jun Fukunaga)
How the SL-1200 became a standard DJ piece of equipment - Technics x VINYL GOES AROUND Special roundtable discussion A screen spreading at the tip of the needle - Records and movies meet Sohei Tsuruya (Santora Brothers)
TANGRAM beauty salon owner Tatsuhiko Sakamoto talks about his encounters with rare records (by Jun Fukunaga)
BIG LOVE RECORDS owner Masashi Naka's vision for what a record store should be (by Jun Fukunaga)
My personal guide to record bags from the 90s to the 00s TOMITA
Why do we continue to waste time and money on something so inconvenient?
After Talk Records Are Not Just Decorations - Toshio Mizutani x Mao Yamazaki x Takune Kobayashi
Cover photo by SUGINO TERUKAZU (TONPETTY Inc.)
Customers who purchase the special edition of ele-king Magazine: "VINYL GOES AROUND presents 'RECORD' — In the Era of Vinyl Revival" will receive a high-tech bookmark that grants access to an exclusive NFT audio file of MIGHTY RYEDERS’ "EVIL VIBRATIONS (MURO EDIT)", which is not available through any other digital platform.
Additionally, 50 lucky winners will be selected by lottery to receive a 7-inch vinyl record of "EVIL VIBRATIONS (MURO EDIT)", personally pressed by MURO himself.
Application period: Until Wednesday, June 11 at 23:59 (JST)
Winners will be notified by the shipment of the prize.
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