Dust & grooves: adventures in record collecting: includes intreviews with Questlove, Gilles Peterson, Four Tet, the Gaslamp Killer, and more

An incredibly cool glimpse into the vinyl collections of known and unknown DJs, producers, record dealers, and everyday enthusiasts, with compelling photographic essays paired with in-depth interviews that delve into collectors’ personal histories and vinyl troves.Dust & Grooves: Adventures in Record Collecting is an inside look into the world of vinyl record collectors in the most intimate of environments — their record rooms. Compelling photographic essays from photographer Eilon Paz are paired with in-depth and insightful interviews to illustrate what motivates these collectors to keep digging for more records. The reader gets an up close and personal look at a variety of well-known vinyl champions, including Gilles Peterson and King Britt, as well as a glimpse into the collections of known and unknown DJs, producers, record dealers, and everyday enthusiasts. Driven by his love for vinyl records, Paz takes us on a five-year journey unearthing the very soul of the vinyl community.Eilon Paz is a professional photographer and the founder of the popular vinyl-collecting website Dust and Grooves. Paz’s work has appeared in worldwide publications such as Wax Poetics, Saveur, Monocle, Conde Nast Traveler, Delta Airlines Sky Magazine, and the French music magazine Vibrations. Content: Preface. I'm really just a casual record collector / Eilon Paz -- Foreword. Sweet analog sounds / The RZA -- Introduction. Own together now / Jeff "Chairman" Mao -- Photographs. Interviews. Tales of a trailblazer : Gilles Peterson -- Shared stereo : Kieran Hebden (Four Tet) -- I'm still digging, man : Rich Medina -- King of '78s : Joe Bussard -- Melody, hooks, and magic : Sheila Burgel -- Back to the roots : Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson -- The mad librarian : Jonny Trunk -- Connecting worlds : Eothen "Egon" Alapatt -- Bribes beers, and bus rides from hell : digging in Ghana with Frank Gossner -- The insider : Dante Carfagna -- What makes a killer collection? : the Gaslamp Killer -- Can you tell me where you dig on Sesame Street? : Dante Candelora -- Beyond the blues : records off the beaten path of Highway 61. Preface. I'm really just a casual record collector / Eilon Paz Foreword. Sweet analog sounds / The RZA Introduction. Own together now / Jeff "Chairman" Mao The photographs Interviews. Tales of a trailblazer : Gilles Peterson Shared stereo : Kieran Hebden (Four Tet) I'm still digging, man : Rich Medina King of '78s : Joe Bussard Melody, hooks, and magic : Sheila Burgel Back to the roots : Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson The mad librarian : Jonny Trunk Connecting worlds : Eothen "Egon" Alapatt Bribes beers, and bus rides from hell : digging in Ghana with Frank Gossner The insider : Dante Carfagna What makes a killer collection? : the Gaslamp Killer Can you tell me where you dig on Sesame Street? : Dante Candelora Beyond the blues : records off the beaten path of Highway 61. "An inside look into the world of vinyl record collectors in the most intimate of environments: their record rooms ... Photographic essays from photographer Eilon Paz are paired with ... interviews to illustrate what motivates these collectors to keep digging for more records"--Amazon.com. Abstract: "An inside look into the world of vinyl record collectors in the most intimate of environments: their record rooms ... Photographic essays from photographer Eilon Paz are paired with ... interviews to illustrate what motivates these collectors to keep digging for more records"--Amazon.com