Vinyl Nation

2020

Documentary

8
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Certified Fresh 100% · 11 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 79%
IMDb Rating 6.5/10 10 269 269

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Plot 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 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?

Director

Christopher Boone Photo
Christopher Boone

Top cast

Foo Fighters Photo
Foo Fighters as Themselves
Jack White Photo
Jack White as Self - Musician
Ozzy Osbourne Photo
Ozzy Osbourne as Self - Singer
Steve Jobs Photo
Steve Jobs as Self - Co-Founder, Apple Computers
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850.87 MB
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23.976 fps
1 hr 32 min
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854.49 MB
1280*720
English 2.0
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23.976 fps
1 hr 32 min
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1.55 GB
1920*1080
English 2.0
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23.976 fps
1 hr 32 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by chanelpirate

A Look at the Rise and Fall and Rise Again of Vinyl

This does a brief dive into the trend of vinyl, hearing from vinyl fans and people who work behind the scenes of the production of the vinyl records. I enjoyed seeing the behind the scenes of making of the records, and what some record production businesses go through to ensure the quality is what it should be. Seeing someone going through (very throughly) listening to a vinyl for any issues, and looking for any defects to ensure the best quality is there.What bummed me out: for a documentary that insists record collectors are more than the stereotypical white male collector .. they sure do spend a lot of time with white male collectors.
Reviewed by susanmcleangrants 10 / 10

Vinyl Nation warmed my heart

I didn't think I cared about vinyl records--or any audiorecordings, for that matter. But this documentary opened my eyes to a whole subculture of entertainment connoisseurship. This is beautifully filmed movie is multimedia journalism at its best. Unexpected, spontaneous situations happen throughout the film, and the one at the end made me want to hug everyone.

Reviewed by ashleyruffer 10 / 10

A Vinyl Lover's Dream

Vinyl Nation is such a well done documentary, great interviews, timing, music....it had everything a vinyl lover would want to see in a movie!

We loved that it included an emotional component to collecting and listening. Yet also showed pure facts in the history of the industry, as well as the production and engineering of each record.

Music and vinyl lovers unite and see this film! Kudos to everyone involved!

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