Films about audio and/or collecting?

[decapg]

anyone know any documentary films that talk about either hi fi, audiophiles or record collecting? I remember once walking in a shop and seeing a doc about Les Paul they talked about the evolution of the turntable, unfortunetely, I don't know the title of the film... Anyways, any suggestions?

[whaaat]

Vinyl (http://imdb.com/title/tt0120454/), by Alan Zweig.

[OakBarrel]

Desperate Man Blues, about legendary 78 collector, Joe Bussard.

Fascinating film (all 51 minutes of it.) This is one of those that I hope gets re-released on DVD with a couple of extra hours of bonus footage.

[MBERGHAU]

Not Documentaries, but great movies record collectors will connect with:

American Splendor
High Fidelity
Diner

[rinso white]

I'm working on one at the moment. Tentative title: "Black, Round, & Groovy."

[Gregory Earl]

Tentative title: "Black, Round, & Groovy."

A title for an Aretha Franklin film.

[Jimbo]

The Crumb documentary deals in part with Robert Crumb's obsession with vinyl collecting.

[PROG U.K.]

Empire Records - By the way this movie sucks!

[Ere]

Not Documentaries, but great movies record collectors will connect with:

American Splendor
High Fidelity
Diner


+ Ghost World :righton:

[Vintage Season]

You'll enjoy these:


Command Performance (1942) (http://www.archive.org/details/CommandP1942)
Sound And The Story (1956) (http://www.archive.org/details/SoundAndTheS)
How to Listen To... New Dimensions in Sound (1957) (http://www.archive.org/details/HowtoLis1957)
Living Stereo (1958) (http://www.archive.org/details/LivingSt1958)
Unlocking The Groove - at the Art Projects Gallery, Regina, SK, Canada (2005) (http://www.archive.org/details/Unlocking_The_Groove-At_The_Art_Projects_Gallery)


... and another set, that focuses on Wurlitzer jukeboxes:


Visit to Wurlitzer, A (Part I) (ca. 1950) (http://www.archive.org/details/VisittoW1950)
Visit to Wurlitzer, A (Part II) (ca. 1950) (http://www.archive.org/details/VisittoW1950_2)

- M.

[Adular Zech]

The German members may know the comedy Die Hunde sind schuld (It's all the dogs' fault).

In one scene, there's a vinyl collector who finally found the extremely rare 7 inch single he had been looking for for ages, and while he's full of proud carrying his new purchase home, a giant dog, no a DOG, a D O G jumps at him and he drops the single which is being smashed to pieces. And the dog's owner comments: "Don't be afraid, my friend, He only wants to play!" :realmad:

Since I watched that film, I always carry a .45 when looking for CDs :D

[Dudley Morris]

Not Documentaries, but great movies record collectors will connect with:

American Splendor
High Fidelity
DinerThe Hong Kong movie Infernal Affairs (on which The Deaprted was based) opens with a scene where the two antagonists discuss speakers and cables, and has a scene where one character's Macintosh amp is prominently displayed.

[Dudley Morris]

Desperate Man Blues, about legendary 78 collector, Joe Bussard.

Fascinating film (all 51 minutes of it.) This is one of those that I hope gets re-released on DVD with a couple of extra hours of bonus footage.I notice that it is apparently out on DVD with bonus footage (see here (http://www.desperatemanblues.com.au/dvd.html)), but you get error messages when trying to buy it. Or, do you mean a DVD re-release with even more footage?

[scotto]

+ Ghost World :righton:

Yep, a good one. Steve Buscemi + record collecting in all its geeky glory.

http://img460.imageshack.us/img460/8886/ghostworld0vy.jpg

[OakBarrel]

I notice that it is apparently out on DVD with bonus footage (see here (http://www.desperatemanblues.com.au/dvd.html)), but you get error messages when trying to buy it. Or, do you mean a DVD re-release with even more footage?

I was unaware of this version, I'll have to check it out, thanks.

[Vintage Season]

I notice that it is apparently out on DVD with bonus footage (see here (http://www.desperatemanblues.com.au/dvd.html)), but you get error messages when trying to buy it. Or, do you mean a DVD re-release with even more footage?

I was unaware of this version, I'll have to check it out, thanks.

If the error message persists on that site, you could always buy it from Amazon (http://www.amazon.com/Desperate-Man-Blues-Discovering-American/dp/B000JMK6IU/) ($22.99 new, or $14.00 used).

- M.

[johnny 99]

Vinyl (http://imdb.com/title/tt0120454/), by Alan Zweig.

Not as much about record collecting as it is about obssessive compulsive behaviour. It's amazing how so many of the subjects in the film don't really know all that much about music (at least they don't appear to)

More sad overall than actually entertaining.

[93curr]

Not so much sad as horrifying; how about that episode of 'The Shield' where Vic Mackey smashes into a million pieces some drug dealer's collection of original Blue Note LPs.:cry:

[whaaat]

Not as much about record collecting as it is about obssessive compulsive behaviour.
:laugh: There's a difference? ;)

[acjetnut]

Nicholas Cage's character in "The Rock" is a Beatle-maniac that gets a highly prized vinyl in the beginning.

[Macca]

Nicholas Cage's character in "The Rock" is a Beatle-maniac that gets a highly prized vinyl in the beginning.

Yes, isn't it a Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band he gets?

[Drawer L]

Yes, isn't it a Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band he gets?Mint MEET THE BEATLES.

[Drawer L]

Vinyl (http://imdb.com/title/tt0120454/), by Alan Zweig.Where can I score this on DVD???

[Kevin Bresnahan]

Vinyl (http://imdb.com/title/tt0120454/), by Alan Zweig.

What a strange imdb entry:
Runtime:
180 min / Canada:110 min

I guess Canadian minutes are shorter? :laugh:

[Gregory Earl]

Where can I score this on DVD???

The entire film was posted on the internet but has since been removed. I think a new DVD is unavailable at the moment. Try ebay.