Eilon Paz

Dust & Grooves: Adventures in Record Collecting Eilon Paz

Marc Notes:

• Includes interviews with Questlove, Gilles Peterson, Four Tet, the Gaslamp Killer, Egon and more.
• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Biographical Note:

EILON PAZ is a professional photographer and the founder of the popular vinyl-collecting website Dust and Grooves.

Paz's work has appeared in worldwide publications such as:

• Wax Poetics
• Saveur
• Monocle
• Conde Nast Traveler
• Delta Airlines Sky Magazine
• the French music magazine Vibrations

Review Quotes:

• "A lavishly illustrated coffee-table book...visceral and joyous."
  

  New York Times

• "Fascinating [and] extremely intimate."
  

  Billboard

• "Paz's beautiful coffee table book features 250 staggeringly pretty full-page photos of record store collectors across the world."
  

  People

• "Almost any reader will find something to appreciate in the passion of collectors and the beauty of Paz s images."
  

  Slate

• "Beautiful and engrossing."
  

  Wired

Review Quotes:

lavishly illustrated coffee-table book . . . visceral and joyous.

— Larry Rohter, New York Times

Table of Contents:

• Preface: I m really just a casual record collector
• foreword: sweet analog sounds THE RZA
• introduction: OWN TOGETHER NOW Jeff chairman mao
• the photographs
• vinyl lingo
• the interviews

Interview Sections:

• Tales of a Trailblazer — Gilles Peterson
• Shared Stereo — Kieran Hebden (Four Tet)
• I m always Digging, Man — Rich Medina
• King of 78s — Joe Bussard
• Melody, Hooks, and Magic — Sheila Burgel
• BACK TO THE ROOTS — AHMIR QUESTLOVE THOMPSON
• The Mad Librarian — Jonny Trunk
• Connecting Worlds — Eothen Egon Alapatt
• Bribes, Beers, and Bus Rides from Hell — Digging in ghana with Frank Gossner
• The Insider — Dante Carfagna
• What Makes a Killer Collection? — the Gaslamp Killer
• Can You Tell Me Where To Dig On Sesame Street? — Dante Candelora
• Beyond the Blues — Records Off the Beaten Path of Highway 61

• acknowledgments
• about the author

Publisher Marketing:

Dust & Grooves: Adventures in Record Collecting is an inside look into the world of vinyl record collectors

in the most intimate of environments their record rooms. Compelling photographic essays from photographer Eilon Paz

are paired with in-depth and insightful interviews to illustrate what motivates these collectors to keep digging for more records.

The reader gets an up close and personal look at a variety of well-known vinyl champions, including Gilles Peterson and King Britt,

as well as a glimpse into the collections of known and unknown DJs, producers, record dealers, and everyday enthusiasts.

Driven by his love for vinyl records, Paz takes us on a five-year journey unearthing the very soul of the vinyl community.