Larry Jaffee is the cofounder of Making Vinyl and a New York-based journalist (larryjaffee.com), whose writing has appeared inThe New York Times, Rolling Stone, Billboard, among numerous other publications. When not listening to music on vinyl, Jaffee teaches writing and journalism at local colleges.
“A complete and colourful book that needed to be written. Hats off
to Larry Jaffee who stepped up to give us the definitive history of
a phenomenon that, for all its crowds and mayhem, changed the
course of independent music—saving not just thousands of stores,
but easily as many indie labels. When it comes to Record Store Day,
the Churchillian formulation surely applies: never have so many
owed so much to so few. This story stands testament to what we’ve
all seen and know to be true: when counter culture gets organised
in clever ways, it can turn battles that once seemed so
lost.” —Gareth Murphy, author of Cowboys and Indies: The Epic
History of the Record Industry
"I've spent much of my life in record shops, observing the world
from both sides of the counter. Larry Jaffee's book really captures
the atmosphere and importance of the independent record store, and
the fresh injection of life given to the trade by Record Store Day.
Indies provide a unique service; the knowledge and passion of the
people who work there is matched only by the passion of their
customers. As more and more of our purchases are being made online,
it is essential that we do whatever we can to bolster and support
the independent specialist. Record Store Day gives us an annual
reminder of the importance of our local, independent
experts."—Darryl W. Bullock, author of The Velvet Mafia, David
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