{"product_id":"listening-to-the-wind-9781785586309","title":"Listening to the Wind","description":"If there's a cultural artefact capable of withstanding the vagaries and fickleness of the digital age as well as the printed book, it's the vinyl record . . . In Listening to the Wind, Ian Preece sets out on an international road trip to capture the essence of life for independent record labels operating in the twenty-first century. Despite it all - from algorithms and streaming to the death of the high street and the gutting of the music press - releasing a record to serve its 'own beautiful purpose', as 4AD's Ivo Watts Russell once said, is a flame that still burns through these pages. With countless labels, albums and artists to be discovered, this book is for those who share that inextinguishable love for music.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIan Preece\u003c\/b\u003e was a commissioning editor for Victor Gollancz and Orion for nearly two decades. These days he works as a freelance book editor and occasional ghostwriter, writes for \u003ci\u003eCaught by the River \u003c\/i\u003eand plays records all day. DJ opportunities aren't what they were, but you can catch 'Third Light Home' on Seeks Music. He has written for \u003ci\u003eWhen Saturday Comes \u003c\/i\u003eand is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Heyday of the Football Annual \u003c\/i\u003e(with Doug Cheeseman), as well as \u003ci\u003eStats, Records \u0026amp; Rock 'n' Roll \u003c\/i\u003e(with Daniel Tatarsky).\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Omnibus Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50475542970642,"sku":"9781785586309","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_fffd9c9a-942d-4385-8efe-011bf3955435.jpg?v=1730237618","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/listening-to-the-wind-9781785586309","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}