London's Record Shops

Häftad, Engelska, 2026

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Beskrivning

A Notting Hill Carnival city. A rock city. A rave city. A reggae city. A city of deep soul and funky jazz. A city where, from the Rolling Stones to Stormzy, cutting-edge music has constantly been created … London rules the game.London’s Record Shops celebrates the greatest vendors of recorded music in the world's foremost record-shop-city. From Brixton dub shacks and Hackney vinyl boutiques to Camden’s rockabilly ravers and Soho's feted jazz and dance shops, through Rough Trade and Honest Jon's to Sound of the Universe – these brilliant (sometimes eccentric, always engaging) emporiums are documented with striking photographs and incisive interviews. Anyone who loves music and/or London will find this book engaging and informative.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2026-06-04
Mått:190 x 245 x undefined mm
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Förlag:The History Press Ltd
ISBN:9781837052738

Utforska kategorier

Fotografisamlingar inom Kultur
Musikböcker inom Kultur
Socialhistoria och kulturhistoria inom Historia och arkeologi

Mer om författaren

Garth Cartwright is a freelance journalist and author of 5 books, including the 2018 title Going for a Song: a Chronicle of the UK Record Shop. His writing has appeared in all the leading UK broadsheets and many magazines and websites. He is a regular guest on BBC London and Radio 6 Music. He is an authority on all kinds of music, London history and record shops. He lives in Peckham.Quintina is an award-winning photojournalist whose photos have appeared in The Observer, Sunday Times and others.

Recensioner i media

‘Full of facts, fantastic photos and heaps of social history of the areas and stores depicted in the book.’

Innehållsförteckning

CoverTitleCopyrightContentsForeword By CornershopIntroductionIntroduction: 2026 EditionSoho Reckless RecordsSister RayPhonicaSounds Of The Universe (Sotu)Ray’s Jazz Camden Town Sounds That SwingRock ’N’ Roll RescueAll Ages RecordsOut On The Floor RecordsLet It Roll Ladbroke Grove Honest Jon’sRough Trade WestPeople’s Sound Records Brixton Supertone RecordsLion VibesContainer RecordsUniversal RootsPure Vinyl Peckham & Camberwell Rat RecordsMaestroRye WaxPeckham Soul Hackney EldicaEcstatic Peace LibraryHidden SoundsAtlantis RecordsJelly RecordsTome RecordsBbe Music StoreStranger Than Paradise Whitechapel Rough Trade EastFlashback RecordsWorld Of EchoCrypt Of The WizardYo-Yo RecordsLove Vinyl Final NoteAcknowledgements