Beyond the 'high fidelity' stereotype

Defining the (Contemporary) Record Collector

Bibliographic Data

ID4305028
AuthorsRoy Shuker (corresponding author)
Year2004
Volume23
Issue3
Pages311-330
Publication date2004-10-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePopular Music (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0261-1430 • E-ISSN: 1474-0095
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s0261143004000224
OpenAlexW1965348884
LanguageEN
Citations received17

The popular image of record collectors is of obsessive males, whose 'train spotting' passion for collecting is often a substitute for 'real' social relationships. This image can draw on some support from academic discussions of collectors and collecting, but it represents only a partial account of record collectors. This paper draws on interviews with sixty-seven self-identified record collectors to show how they demonstrate a complex mix of characteristics: a love of music; obsessive-compulsive behaviour, accumulation and completism, selectivity and discrimination; and self-education and scholarship. As a social practice, record collecting presents itself as a core component of individual social identity and a central part of the life cycle

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