“Contrary to what conventional wisdom would have you believe…record collecting isn’t about music. Not entirely, anyway,” says music writer Jeff “Chairman” Mao in Dust & Grooves. Rather, it’s about the passion of collecting, and that’s what this captivating book is about.
Photographer Eilon Paz spent six years traveling to forty cities in twelve countries to meet the world’s most enthusiastic vinyl collectors. The result is the seductive book, Dust & Grooves, originally published as a Kickstarter project but released today in this newer edition by Ten Speed Press. The book is split into two hefty sections. The first half is the “coffee table” section of glossy, sumptuous images of collectors with their records. The second half is the magazine-style section of interviews on wonderfully textured matte pages. In both sections Paz plops us into the rooms of these collectors, giving us a voyeuristic glimpse into their vinyl-obsessed lives. What we take away is that every collection is unique and is a reflection of its avid collector’s personal story. This book isn’t for music lovers as much as it is for anyone interested in seeing what makes a passionate collector – of any kind – tick.
Dust & Grooves: Adventures in Record Collecting
by Eilon Paz
Ten Speed Press
2015, 428 pages, 9.8 x 12.2 x 1.4 inches
