{"product_id":"9781783524020","title":"Ruth and Martin's Album Club","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe concept behind the Ruth and Martin’s Album Club blog is simple: Make people listen to a classic album they’ve never heard before. Make them listen to it two more times. Get them to explain why they never bothered with it before. Then ask them to review it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat began as a simple whim quickly grew in popularity, and now Ruth and Martin’s Album Club has featured some remarkable guests: Ian Rankin on Madonna’s \u003ci\u003eMadonna\u003c\/i\u003e. Chris Addison on Marvin Gaye’s \u003ci\u003eWhat’s Going On\u003c\/i\u003e. Brian Koppelman on The Smiths’ \u003ci\u003eMeat is Murder\u003c\/i\u003e. JK Rowling on the Violent Femmes’ \u003ci\u003eViolent Femmes\u003c\/i\u003e. Bonnie Greer on The Beach Boys’ \u003ci\u003ePet Sounds\u003c\/i\u003e. Martin Carr on Paul McCartney’s \u003ci\u003eRam\u003c\/i\u003e. Brian Bilston on Neil Young’s \u003ci\u003eHarvest\u003c\/i\u003e. Anita Rani on The Strokes’ \u003ci\u003eIs This It\u003c\/i\u003e. Richard Osman on Roxy Music’s \u003ci\u003eFor Your Pleasure\u003c\/i\u003e. And many, many more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach entry features an introduction to each album by blog creator Martin Fitzgerald. What follows are delightful, humorous and insightful contributions from each guest as they have an album forced upon them and – for better or worse – they discover some of the world’s favourite music. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eRuth and Martin’s Album Club\u003c\/i\u003e is a compilation of some of the blog’s greatest hits as well as some exclusive material that has never appeared anywhere before. Throughout, we get an insight into why some people opt out of some music, and what happens when you force them to opt in.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Random House Adult Trade Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47161809502448,"sku":"9781783524020","price":21.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781783524020_p0.jpg?v=1763724257","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781783524020","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}