Record Store Days: From Vinyl to Digital and Back Again by Calamar, Gary and Phil Gallo; edited by Scott Calamar - 2009

New York: Sterling Publishing Company, 2009. Hardbound . 1st Printing. BINDING/CONDITION: pictorial boards; a Very Good book, with a Near Fine dust jacket; publisher's price on the jacket flap is intact. Profusely illustrated. The publisher's blurb reads: ''The history of the record store -- whether a hot jazz emporium selling 78s or a psychedelic underground shop or a punk rock haven -- parallels the history of recorded music itself. The great record stores that sprang up across America reflected not only the evolution of music, but revolutions in culture as well. This traces the growth of an industry that became inextricably entwined in the fabric of American life in the twentieth century. Through interviews, anecdotes, photographs, and memorabilia, the book takes us to the country's most iconic record stores, including Tower, Sam Goody's, Ernest Tubb, Ear X-Tacy, Rhino, Dolphins of Hollywood, Bleecker Bob's, Dusty Groove, and Amoeba.'' about 8.5 inches tall by 8.25 inches wide 238 pages. Index. Printed endpapers.