Old Records Never Die: One Man's Quest for His Vinyl and His Past

It's a Must-read! What can I say, beyond the fact that Eric Spitznagel is a master at his craft, and hysterically funny, to boot. He's also very skilled at pulling the reader into the moment, making you a willing participant (without being maudlin!) in his wild chase . Sort of like a mashup of Fast Times at Ridgemont High and The Maltese Falcon! John Eric's musical past and mine are quite similar. He writes about the visceral 'album' experience with wit and honesty. If you're around fifty, you will especially enjoy his various recollections of teenage lust and social awkwardness against the backd. good easy quick read, entertaining! S. Costantino I can honestly say i loved this book. It does go off without explanation often, and some of his musical taste is a bit obscure, but i couldn't stop reading it. He writes well, and this hit close to home. I am a music hoarder, who recently discobered

Freedom? Maybe. Coolness? Could be. As he embarks on his hero's journey, he reminisces about the actual records, the music, and the people he listened to it with—old girlfriends, his high school pals, and, most poignantly, his father and his young son. He explores the magic of music and memory as he interweaves his adventures in record-culture with questions about our connection to our past, the possibility of ever recapturing it, and whether we would want to if we could."Memories are far more indelible when married to the physical world, and Spitznagel proves the point in this vivid book. When he searches for the records he lost and sold, Spi

As he recounts in this very funny book, Spitznagel found way more than he bargained for. Something on every page to stoke the geek heart with sad recognition and hope." —Marc Spitz, author of Poseur: A Memoir of Downtown New York City in the 90s"Eric Spitznagel is just like Captain Ahab, if Ahab were chasing Billy Joel albums instead of a white whale. And just like Ahab, he dies in the end. It’s a classic, High Fidelity-esque revelation that has Spitznagel in the midst of a 'what does it all mean?' moment wherein he begins exploring what-if situations and finding that things often pan out just as they should.”—Pop Matters  “Spitznagel knows that a good story can sometimes lead to a greater truth.”—KQED“Think of it as an updated version of High Fidelity.”—Pause and Play "Memories are far more indelible when married to the physic

Eric Spitznagel is an Executive Writer at Men's Health. He's the author of six books, one of which was translated into German and features a cat on the cover for no apparent reason. (That's now in print, so the author intends to hold him to it.) . He's also written for magazines like Rolling Stone, Playboy, Esquire, Billboard, and the New York Times Magazine, among many others. He lives