Every Record Tells a Story: A Vinyl Handbook

by Steve Carr, Pete Paphides (Foreword)

i40 Publishing is proud to publish 'Every Record Tells A Story', the debut from Steve Carr (BBC4, Pop Charts Britannia, Record Collector, Classic Rock and the ERTAS blog).

190 pages, Paperback

First published September 21, 2020

About the author

Librarian Note: There is more than one author in the GoodReads database with this name.
For other authors of this name, see:

see: Steve Carr - American Southwest Mystery, Travel

see: Steve Carr - Christian Counseling

see: Steve Carr - Illustrator

see: Steve Carr - Short Stories, Fiction

Reviews

[Adrian Turner · Rating 3 out of 5]

A compilation ("Greatest Hits" perhaps, in the parlance of the book) of pieces from the titular blog, this is a fairly random collection of thoughts on the nature of record collecting (vinyl, of course), interspersed with stories of how certain artists came to prominence, the making of specific albums, and actual challenges to purchase records by a specific artist in a given timescale and budget. It's a brisk, fun, conversational read for the target audience, let down primarily by attacks of rather puerile humour, which lost it a 'star' from my rating. I can't help thinking it might have been improved by imposing some kind of narrative structure upon it, but hey, it's a compilation of blog writing, what do I expect?

It's not great art, but just about earns its thin slice on the music reference bookshelf, and it's certainly an ideal gift for the record collector or music obsessive in your life.