{"product_id":"9781472956132","title":"The Vinyl Frontier : The Story of NASA's Interstellar Mixtape","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eThe Vinyl Frontier\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Jonathan Scott\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe fascinating story behind the mission, music, and message of NASA's Voyager Golden Record--humanity's message to the stars.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1977, a team led by the great Carl Sagan was assembled to create a record that would travel to the stars on NASA’s Voyager probe. \u003ci\u003eThe Vinyl Frontier\u003c\/i\u003e reveals the inside story of how the record was created, from the first phone call to the final launch, when Voyager 1 and 2 left Earth with a playlist that would represent humanity to any future alien races that come into contact with the probe. Each song, sound and picture that made the final cut has a story to tell.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Golden Record is a 90-minute playlist of music from across the globe, a sound essay of life on Earth, spoken greetings in multiple languages, and more than 100 photographs, all painstakingly chosen by Sagan and his team to create an aliens' guide to Earthlings. The final playlist contains music written and performed by well-known names such as Bach, Beethoven, Chuck Berry and Blind Willie Johnson, as well as music from China, India and more remote cultures, such as a community in Small Malaita in the Solomon Islands. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThrough interviews with all of the key players involved with the record, this book pieces together the whole story of the Golden Record. It addresses the myth that the Beatles were left off of the record because of copyright reasons and will include new information about US president Jimmy Carter’s role in the record, as well as many other fascinating insights that have never been reported before. It also tells the love story between Carl Sagan and the project’s creative director Ann Druyan that flourishes as the record is being created.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Golden Record is more than just a time capsule. It is a unique combination of science and art, and a testament to the genius of its driving force, the great polymath Carl Sagan.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Both a detailed history of and a thoughtful exegesis on caution-by-committee and the sometimes \u003cb\u003eremarkable synergy between art and science\u003c\/b\u003e. Crucially, Scott's narrative blends \u003cb\u003eextraterrestrial wonder with earthbound charm and brims with poignant revelations\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e(4*)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e” —\u003ci\u003eMojo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Bursts with gloriously geeky detail. \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e(5*)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e” —\u003ci\u003eThe Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“You may have heard of the Voyager Golden Record, but Scott's \u003cb\u003eilluminating\u003c\/b\u003e backstory brings a new appreciation to this simple object. It's not just a record. \u003cb\u003eIt's science's most thoughtful and optimistic act.\u003c\/b\u003e” —\u003ci\u003eAmy Shira Teitel, author of Breaking the Chains of Gravity\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“An \u003cb\u003eentertaining, compelling, brilliantly-researched and inspiring\u003c\/b\u003e account of the Voyager spaceship's curious passenger, the Golden Record, and the wonderful team of dreamers who made it happen.” —\u003ci\u003eEmer Reynolds, writer and director of The Farthest\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Music journalist and \u003ci\u003eRecord Collector \u003c\/i\u003econtributor Scott creates a high-energy, interplanetary pop song of a book...Delivered with effortless grace, this buoyant look at one of NASA's most unusual but oft-overlooked efforts will appeal to music fans and astronomy buffs alike.” —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly starred reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“The story of the Voyager record is fascinating...Scott makes the tale even more intriguing with occasional asides\u003cbr\u003eand well-deserved moments of disbelief...Insightful, engaging, and thoroughly enjoyable, this is the sort of popular history book clubs adore.” —\u003ci\u003eColleen Mondor, Booklist starred reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eThe Vinyl Frontier: The Story of the Voyager Golden Record\u003c\/i\u003e is a fascinating look at the group who created the record with insight into the music and photographs that were selected...Scott does an excellent job of discussing the facts in an entertaining and conversational way.” —\u003ci\u003eKyra Leseberg, Roots and Reads\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“The unknown and untold story behind the Voyager golden record. Jonathan Scott has done a superb job at recounting a phase of U.S. space history few know about.” —\u003ci\u003eEric Nagel, NetGalley\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“...Scott has the benefit of a wider range of information and sources and an objective view of the process. This is also a very relatable and human way to approach deep space exploration. VERDICT: A must for all libraries.” —\u003ci\u003eKirkus starred reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Vinyl Frontier\u003c\/i\u003e tells the tale well, doing a particularly good job of giving a feel for the people involved and the day-to-day aspects of the project...\u003ci\u003eThe Vinyl Frontier\u003c\/i\u003e’s major contribution to the Voyager story is showing how many different narratives surround it...\" - \u003ci\u003eMatthew Stanley, Science\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Jonathan Scott, author of a new history of the Voyager Golden Record called \u003ci\u003eThe Vinyl Frontier\u003c\/i\u003e, is a music writer who's edited books on Prince and Cher. His description of the music selection process alone is worth the book's price, but it was clear from the beginning that music couldn't be the only audio on the record.\" - \u003ci\u003eJay Gabler, The Current, Minnesota Public Radio\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The Vinyl Frontier: The Story of the Voyager Golden Record is \u003cb\u003ean extraordinary chronicle of a monumentally ambitious project\u003c\/b\u003e - to create a representation of human culture that would be sent to the stars...Extensively researched, yet thoroughly accessible to readers of all backgrounds, the story of the Voyager Golden Record is highly recommended especially for public library collections.\" - \u003ci\u003eMidwest Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The Golden Record is more than just a time capsule. It is a\u003cb\u003e unique combination of science and art\u003c\/b\u003e, and a testament to the genius of its driving force, the great polymath Carl Sagan.\" - \u003ci\u003eEric Alper, ThatEricAlper.com\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003c\/i\u003eScott’s book is a testimony to the amount of work that Sagan, who died in 1996, and his team put into the Golden Record...And while this is about the production of the record and not the Voyager mission itself, \u003cb\u003eScott masters the technical details, often with a touch of humor.\u003c\/b\u003e\" - \u003ci\u003eJames Hill, The Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"More than a time capsule, Jonathan Scott describes in this book a brilliant combination of science and art, which together created a weird but wonderful artefact compiled by an amazing group of people. Created from a strange marriage of politics, bureaucracy, budget, ambition, innovation, and beauty, \u003cb\u003eScott describes a portrait of humanity that is still travelling out among the stars\u003c\/b\u003e.\" - \u003ci\u003eThe Nerd Daily\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"\u003c\/i\u003eMore than four decades ago, a team led by the famous Cornell astronomer Carl Sagan — himself a devout believer that we were not alone in the cosmos — created a message from Earth to be sent into the heavens on the Voyager spacecraft. This message, encoded on what is known as the Golden Record, is still hurtling through space, destination relatively unknown, recipient of the message completely unknown…Music writer and self-described astronomy geek Jonathan Scott is our cheerful tour guide on this mission, and \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Vinyl Frontier\u003c\/i\u003e is our comprehensive and comprehensible itinerary.\u003c\/b\u003e\" - \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"\u003c\/i\u003e[Scott] has done his homework. He has the nerd’s determination to track down details, to badger surviving protagonists with questions no one else has asked.\" - \u003ci\u003eEvan Eisenberg, The Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781472956132\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Bloomsbury Sigma","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":40708878827726,"sku":"9781472956132","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_604e1137-d98c-4cc1-a2d9-6b3d4ad3d291.jpg?v=1640665753","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781472956132","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}