Vinyl Nation

Name: Vinyl Nation
Genre: Documentary
Released: August 28, 2020
Duration: 92 min
Rating: 77

2020

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| Release Date (Streaming): August 28, 2020 | Not Rated

Summary: The vinyl record renaissance over the past decade has brought new fans to a classic format and transformed our idea of a record collector: younger, both male and female, multicultural. This same revival has made buying music more expensive, benefited established bands over independent artists and muddled the question of whether vinylThe vinyl record renaissance over the past decade has brought new fans to a classic format and transformed our idea of a record collector: younger, both male and female, multicultural. This same revival has made buying music more expensive, benefited established bands over independent artists and muddled the question of whether vinyl actually sounds better than other formats. Vinyl Nation digs into the crates of the record resurgence in search of truths set in deep wax: Has the return of vinyl made music fandom more inclusive or divided? What does vinyl say about our past here in the present? How has the second life of vinyl changed how we hear music and how we listen to each other?… Expand

Director: Christopher Boone and Kevin Smokler

Genre(s): Documentary

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 92 min

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Andrew Dansby

May 4, 2022

Rather than simply reveling in nostalgia, “Vinyl Nation” becomes a forward-looking story about connections: between artist, tradesperson, retailer and listener. And also between families, friends and strangers. Read full review

Bobby LePire

Sep 10, 2020

It is visually stimulating and exhaustively covers much of the record industry with keen interest. In regarding each piece as a story, it takes the macro to a personal level. That is quite a feat. Read full review

Chris Willman

May 4, 2022

The clichéd word that’s most bandied about by vinyl enthusiasts really does apply to the movie that’s been made about it: “warmth.” Read full review

Jenny Nulf

Sep 10, 2020

Sometimes a documentary doesn’t have to change the world, but make you feel warm and that your passion for something is matched by another person. Read full review

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