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Entertainment weekly the only good indians is a masterpiece. Hear from over 20 record shop owners and music industry leaders as well as musicians including paul weller, johnny marr, norman cook, billy bragg, richard hawley and nerina pallot as they all tell us how the shops became and still are a part of their own musical education, a place to cherish and discover new bands and new music. Hes back with the story of vinyl, that scratchable, oversized and unlikely commodity which is back in fashion big time. His first book, the last shop standing, chronicled the decline of the record shop and celebrated our own selectadisc and arcade records. Last shop standing which was made in to a film featuring paul weller, johnny marr and lots of record shops, as well as strange. He was there during the years of plenty and has witnessed the tragic decline of a business blighted by corruption and corporate greed. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. Some of the links in this website are affiliate links providing me with a small commission when you purchase an item.
Sales genius makes it easy to apply what researchers know about brilliant selling to the real world. Top 10 music books entertainment lancaster guardian. All of which makes this a most timely and important book. Over the years graham jones author of last shop standing and with thirty years experience in music sales has collected a vast number of funny stories and anecdotes. Visit musicmagpie for great deals and super savings with free delivery today. Graham has amassed a fantastic collection of anecdotes on his travels around the record shops of britain, and last shop standing is a unique slice of social history and record industry folklore. We deliver the joy of reading in 100% recycled packaging with free standard shipping on u. See all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Explore books by graham jones with our selection at. Record shop devotee graham jones will follow his survey of the rise, fall and rebirth of the independent record shop last shop standing with. The last final girl is like quentin tarantinos take on the cabin in the woods. Whatever happened to record shops by graham jones from waterstones today. His books are aimed at businesses and sole traders, to help them use psychological principles to improve their use of the internet. Intervista a graham jones, londra 26 settembre 2012.
Last shop standing graham jones paperback musicmagpie store. Now in its 6th reprint, last shop standing lifts the lid on an industry in tatters. Graham joness most popular book is thrive on pressure. This was long before cosplay or larping, but i already had the instinct. Whatever happened to record shops paperback april 22, 2014 3. Graham jones, the internet psychologist, is the author of more than 30 books and is also a contributing author to several others. Last shop standing graham jones paperback musicmagpie. Jones is also an associate lecturer in psychology at the open university, and visiting lecturer in ecommerce at buckingham university. A lifes work of sorts strange requests and comic tales collects the anecdotes jones has gathered from thirty years in music sales fraternising with. He relates the best of them in his hysterical new coffee table book strange requests and comic tales from record shops. Graham jones has worked at the heart of the music retail business since the golden era of the 1980s. Apr 06, 2009 graham has some lists of his own, and in last shop standing he has amassed many extraordinary tales of the best shops he has done business with over the years and hilarious accounts of the worst. We are 5 star rated on trustpilot heres what you say about us. Mar 31, 2020 the story of how independent record shops save vinyl and vinyl saved them.
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