Men Magazines | Enjoy The Experience: Homemade Records 1958-1992

“The Greatest Coffee Table Book Ever Made” – Larry Clark

Enjoy The Experience’ Is The Largest Collection Of American Privatepress Vinyl Ever Amassed And Presented, Featuring Over 1,000Reproductions Of The Cover Art Of Self Released Titles From 1958-1992. The Recordings Collected Here Across 500 Pages Are Artifacts Of A Mediauniverse That No Longer Exists, Created – Against Very High Odds – In Aworld In Which Both The Means Of Production And The Means Ofdistribution Were Held As Near-Complete Monopolies By The Establishedindustry.

The Subjects Of ‘Enjoy The Experience’ Range From Lesbian Folksingers To Psychedelic Disco Bands, Awkward Teen Pop Combos To Pizzaparlor Organists, Religious Cult Leaders To Swank Sinatra Imitators. Butthis Is Not A Novelty Freak Show; Also Profiled And Discussed Are Someof The Most Highly Regarded Rock, Soul, Jazz, Funk And Singer /Songwriter Albums From The Latter Half Of The Twentieth Century. Fromthe Awkward-Yet-Talented To The Genius-Yet-Bizarre, One Thing Unites Allmusicians Presented Here: They Sincerely Hoped To Become Stars, Theycommitted Themselves To Record, And They Left Themselves Vulnerable Toan Industry Not Understanding Of Nuance, Nor Appreciative Of Character.

‘Enjoy The Experience’ Includes An Introduction By Editor Johankugelberg, A Lengthy Overview By Legendary Rare Record Dealer Paulmajor, And Commentaries With Hundreds Of Reviews And Over Fiftybiographies By Noted Enthusiasts And Collectors Like Gregg Turkington,Will Louviere, Brandan Kearney, Geoffrey Weiss, Jack Streitman, Eothenalapatt, Rich Haupt And Mike Ascherman.

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