{"product_id":"9781472979834-into-the-groove-the-story-of-sound-from-tin-foil-to-vinyl","title":"Into the Groove","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Story of Sound From Tin Foil to Vinyl\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'By mixing lo-fi charm into hi-fi science \u003ci\u003eInto the Groove\u003c\/i\u003e captures all the wonder and absurdity of its subject, jumping and skipping with real analogue delight\u003ci\u003e.' - Sunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe story of recorded sound – the technological developments, the people that made them happen and the impact they had on society – from the earliest inventions via the phonograph to LPs, EPs and the recent resurgence of vinyl.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhile Thomas Edison's phonograph, the first device that could both record and reproduce sound, represented an important turning point in the story of recorded sound, it was really only the tip of the iceberg, and came after decades of invention, tinkering and experiment. \u003ci\u003eInto the Groove\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of the birth of recorded sound, from the earliest serious attempts in the 1850s all the way up to the recent vinyl resurgence. This book celebrates the ingenuity, rivalries and science of the modulated groove.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVinyl collector and music buff Jonathan Scott dissects a mind-blowing feat that we all take for granted today – the domestication of sound. He examines the first attempts to record and reproduce sounds, the origin of the phonograph, and the development of commercial shellac discs. Later he moves through the fascinating story of the LP record, from the rise of electric recording to the fall of 7-inch vinyl, the competing speed and format wars, and an epilogue that takes the story up to the present-day return of vinyl to vogue. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eInto the Groove\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of the science of sound – the technological developments, the humans that made them happen and the impact they had on society.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41601093042273,"sku":"9781472979834","price":10.81,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_29911449.jpg?v=1725869048","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781472979834-into-the-groove-the-story-of-sound-from-tin-foil-to-vinyl","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}