Music and arts writer Garth Cartwright has a new book called Going For A Song: A Chronicle of the UK Record Shop, in which he traces the history of the record store through more than a century of unprecedented social, cultural and technological change.
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Garth Cartwright is a New Zealand-born, London-based music and arts writer. He's the author of Princes Among Men: Journeys with Gypsy Musicians, and More Miles than Money: Journeys through American Music.
He's written for The Rough Guide, Time Out, The Guardian, The Sunday Times and The NZ Listener.
For his new book, Going For A Song: A Chronicle of the UK Record Shop, Garth conducted more than 100 interviews with icons of the record shop trade and the wider music industry, including Martin Mills (Beggars Banquet), Geoff Travis (Rough Trade) and many more.
From the UK's first record shops, Garth traces their history through more than a century of unprecedented social, cultural and technological change.
