The Vinyl Revival, Gender, and Collecting Aesthetics by Skrimsjö, Veronica;

Rövid leírás:

The book considers record collecting and vinyl consumption in the 21^st century and in the context of the vinyl revival. The book highlights gender, and how gender disparity is expressed in vinyl communities.

Hosszú leírás:

The book explores record collecting and vinyl consumption in the 21st century within the context of the vinyl revival. The book highlights gender, and how gender disparity is expressed in vinyl communities.

Veronica Skrimsjö considers vinyl consumerism and collecting and how the collector identifies themselves within the socio-political environment of the Global North, with a particular focus on gender. The book includes considerations of Record Store Day, DIY, and DI-together cultures, as well as the historic context needed to evaluate record collecting in the 21st century.

The work is aimed at both an academic and a general readership and as such strikes a more informal tone. Personal experiences are emphasised throughout because vinyl consumers are not a homogenous group, and it is only via personal experiences that we can understand the complexity of consumption. The personal experience also helps make the content more relatable, which is crucial as old stereotypes helped distance the collector from the everyday consumer. Readers will benefit from a different perspective on record collecting and consumptions as the book highlights active, creative consumption and provides an in-depth, innovative analysis of how gender inequality is constructed within this context.

Tartalomjegyzék:

Preface

Acknowledgements

Chapter 1: Introduction: Record Collecting & Ownership

            Histories & Contexts: The Album Replacement Cycle

            The High Fidelity Stereotype

            Overview of the Book

            Key Concepts

Chapter 2: Decoding Vinyl & the Cultural Pulse

            Listening & Collecting

            Fandom, Audience & Consumption

            Representations of Gender

            Social Media & Online Resources

Chapter 3: Voices in Vinyl: Unpacking Gender Narratives

            Premise

            Women in Vinyl

            Ethnographies

                        Winnie, Liv & Everly

                        Cora, Selma & Billie

Chapter 4: Analogue Echoes: Vinyl as Cultural Artefact

            Physical Formats in the 21^st Century

            Vinyl as an Artefact

            Record Store Day

                        Auto-ethnography

Chapter 5: Cult Collectors: Vertigo’s Swirl Era & the Barton Collection

            Introduction

            Case Study: Vertigo Records

            Case Study: Ritchie Barton Collection

Chapter 6: Bengans: Record Shops, Retail & Cultural Sites in the 21^st Century

            Second-Hand Trade

            Bengans

Chapter 7: Popular Music as Cultural Heritage

            Heritage & Archiving

            Do-It-Yourself

            Do-It-Together

Chapter 8: Conclusion

            Conclusion

Appendix A: Top 40 Selling Cassettes 2022

Appendix B: Vertigo Swirl Catalogue

Index