Vinyl Nation (2020)
One nation under a groove.
92 min
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?
- Release date
- August 28, 2020
- Country of origin
- United States
Trailer
Cast
- Judy Mills as Self - Owner, Mills Record Company
- Kelly Stacy as Self - Writer
- Kelly Stacy as Poet
- Ashley C. Ford as Self - Writer
- Ashley C. Ford as Host, Profile by Buzzfeed News
- John Vanderslice as Self - Musician, Producer
- John Vanderslice as Owner, Tiny Telephone Recording
- Chris Livengood as Self - Co-Owner, Ember Audio + Design
- Jean-Luc Gaudry as Self - Owner, Headline Records
- Wesley Wolfe as Self - Owner, Tangible Formats
- Gary Salstrom as Self - General Manager, Quality Record Pressings
- Ben Blackwell as Self - Co-Owner, Third Man Records
- Ben Blackwell as Drummer, The Dirtbombs
- Oliver Wang as Self - Professor, CSU Long Beach
- Oliver Wang as Co-Host, Heat Rocks Podcast
Crew
- Christopher Boone · Director
- Kevin Smokler · Director
- Christopher Boone · Producer
- Kevin Smokler · Producer
- Kathryn Bostic · Composer
- Sherri Kauk · Cinematographer
- David Fabelo · Editor
- Jason Wehling · Editor