{"product_id":"why-vinyl-matters-a-manifesto-from-musicians-and-fans","title":"Why Vinyl Matters: A Manifesto from Musicians and Fans","description":"Vinyl is back and in a big way; this book anticipates a continuing rise in interest In a bold declaration of love for pre-digital music technology  pop culture historian Jennifer Otter Bickerdike celebrates the vinyl revival Features interviews with 25 stars - Fatboy Slim  Lars Ulrich from Metallica  Henry Rollins  Portia Sabine and Tim Burgess among them \"Its the ritual element of it. Its running your finger down the side of the record  trying to open the plastic wrap  and then pulling it out  seeing if there is an inner sleeve  hoping for a gatefold. Nowadays  you just walk over to your computer  you click three times  and you have 140 000 songs at your fingertips. Vinyl was just a different kind of thing - and it still is.\" - Lars Ulrich  Metallica  In 2015  vinyl sales in the US increased by 30% - a raise for the tenth year in succession - and 1.29 million vinyl albums were sold in the UK in 2014  the first time the million mark has been surpassed since 1996. Vinyl  once thought to be a dying market  is now facing a major revival.  Pop culture writer and historian Jennifer Otter Bickerdike interviews some of our most iconic artists  including hip-hop stars  Indie legends  DJs  producers  album cover designers  photographers  label founders and record store owners. Each superstar and superfan talks about their own experiences of vinyl and what it means to them  and the importance of its re-emergence - seemingly against all odds - as a physical format in the era of the digital economy.  Why Vinyl Matters is part history  part future forecasting  part nostalgia and all celebration. A collection of more than 25 interviews  all illustrated with photos  sidebars  quotes  album covers  outtakes and much more. This is the book for anyone who has ever gone to the store and bought music on vinyl.  Includes interviews with: Fatboy Slim; Tim Burgess (Charlatans); Henry Rollins (musician  actor  writer  comedian); Gaz Coombes (Supergrass); Lars Ulrich (Metallica); Maxi Jazz (Faithless); Rob da Bank (DJ and founder of Bestival); Clint Boone (Inspiral Carpets); Mike Ness (Social Distortion); Chief Xcel (Blackalicious); Cut Chemist (Jurassic 5); Fab 5 Freddy (hip hop pioneer  visual artist); Fat Mike (NOFX); Julia Ruzicka (Future of the Left); Steve Hackett (Genesis); Nick Hornby.","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44667450425397,"sku":"ByrdShop_185149863X","price":226.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/ByrdShop_185149863X_142992e0-5522-48d6-853f-73577229ec3c.jpg?v=1756378348","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/why-vinyl-matters-a-manifesto-from-musicians-and-fans","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}