The photographic volume 'Long Play' by Arme Reimer, which has long been out of print at the publisher, is an insightful photo book about the era of the long-playing record. Over the past ten years, photographer Arne Reimer has visited old record stores and also record collectors in Europe and the USA. His contemporary portraits as well as his interior shots are carefully dedicated to the past. 'The vinyl record was once the dominant medium,' writes Ulf Erdmann Ziegler in his essay on this subject, 'but its true significance only became apparent when second-hand stores started selling the record again 25 years ago.' ContentIn the photo book 'Long Play' photographer Arne Reimer looks back to the analog age: stacks of record covers, exterior views of stores and boxes with a certain patina show up in his photographs. His photo book is additionally complemented by old, found photographs that focus on the development of the medium and show how the record became part of everyday life and pop culture.