12 November 2008
Mapping England reviewed in The Times!
30 October 2008
Michael Peters on Radio 4!
Michael Peters appeared on BBC Radio 4 Midweek show on Wedsnesday 29th Oct.
Listen to the full interview here
3 July 2008
More Praise for Old Rare New
Old Rare New: The Independent Record Shop has been reviewed in The Times' Books supplement, the Evening Standard, Buzz magazine, by Playboy.com and on the DJ History website. Here are some quotes from the reviews:
"Ostensibly its a book about the independent record shop but the psychology of the collectors who contribute is the tasty meat."
Bob Stanley
Read the full The Times review here.
"There's a feeling of celebration about Old Rare New, a collection of atmospheric photographs, essays about the joy of snuffling for obscure vinyl... Of the musicians interviewed, folk mystic Banhart does the best job of making the vinyl experience, being caught in a 'magnetic rip tide of 7-inch lust', sound so magical that you'll want to bin you MacBook there and then."
Evening Standard
Read the full Evening Standard article here.
"Accessible to semi-curious music fans, rather than just list-updating OCD Vitamin C-lackers... highly readable and there are some beautiful images."
Buzz
"A massive chronicle of vinyl culture."
Playboy.com
Read the full Playboy review here.
"Here’s a book of people who measure their time on earth in dusty vinyl: collectors sleeping in warehouses, shopkeepers too attached to their stock, handmade signs, groaning shelves. Inspired by a US road trip (film to follow), and centred on a touching memoir from Bob Stanley. Lovely and loving."
DJ History
Read the full DJ History review here.