Off The Record (2021) | Short documentary film

[@rocdocs]

Really enjoyed this - thanks so much! Record shops are gems that must be preserved and supported! Excellent work.

[@stanleycostello3350]

"Sometimes you don't know what you're looking for until you find it." Exactly.

[@carltwidle9046]

There is a sadness to this documentary. People reminiscing about childhood etc. I'm in my sixties now, and sometimes i like to put music on and think about things from the past. I'm listening to the Beach Boys album Pet Sounds from 1966 as I'm sending this message , and thinking about my school days back then.

[@infex1965]

There (sadly) are not as much vinyl stores in my city as there used to be. In fact, we only have 1 left. I really hope that these stores last forever now that vinyls are getting "trendy" again. Big thanks for doing what you are doing and may god bless you.

[@shb8124]

Love a proper record shop, there's nothing like it apart from that first spin of the gem you've just found and couldn't wait to play.

[@tonysmith5878]

THESE VINYL DOCS ARE VERY MOTIVATIONAL....FOR THE ALREADY MOTIVATED.

[@pl-cc7rv]

Went to school with Mark (Marek) - Good to see him doing well - All the best, Peter

[@nigelcarren]

This was a wonderfully gentle float downstream! BRAVO from a French forest. 🇬🇧⚒️🎵🌞

[@michaelvaladez6570]

I would love if this trend/ interest brings in more to which more stores will make a comeback. Bring the interest to those who nevertheless knew what this experience was like..!!!! I'm 69 years old and I miss those years of searching and the thrill of the hunt..yes the thrill of it all.

[@streamtease1]

Very nice video. Love the atmosphere there

[@hawaiisteve932]

Brilliant film , my memories of buying vinyl as a kid in Birmingham England are still vivid , Rory Gallagher live in Europe was 1st , Dark Side of the Moon , Close to the Edge , Led Zeppelin IV , all from the original small Virgin Records in Brum . Tiny place with Airplane seats & headphones , in an old Victorian building by the law courts . Happy Days . I'm now in Hawaii , buying collections & visiting thrift stores for my Vinyl Habit . Thanks for uploading your Film.

[@JWD1992]

Wow, that's incredible! Did you ever imagine them launching spaceships one day?

[@dahlbergt]

What a nice film, good work! :-D

[@opieart]

Makes me nostalgic for the little family of my own local record store....oh and to visit this one.

[@sarahbarry718]

Wonderful film. Thanks so much for sharing, lovely analogue vibe!

[@davidellis5141]

Love stores like this where you just know you'll find something you've wanted for ages .. like a Comsat Angels or Chameleons or Sound album & you are so excited ! It's like being a teenager again. 👍

[@synthzz9178]

Mate, you just mentioned 3 of the bands that would make me smile for sure and that I would buy, probably for gifts bc i already own the records.

[@xprs1257]

Totally agree.. Takes me back to simpler times.. Used to really enjoy buying vinyl and getting home putting the record on and reading the record cover as I listened to the album .

[@yyzyyz706]

Worked for WEA and we couldn’t give the Sound records away. Never could understand why they didn’t gain traction.

[@stephenbudd3771]

I was The Sounds manager … they did well in Holland but sadly they weren’t cool enough for the UK. Overshadowed by the Bunnymen. But one of the best live bands you’d ever see !

[@davidellis5141]

@@stephenbudd3771 I saw The Sound at Club Lingerie in Hollywood in 84 or 85 .. the brief time they were on A&M. Awesome 👌 show. I worked for an import distributor & we sold loads of the 3 Korova albums particularly From The Lions Mouth. I saw a dark wave band from Italy called Ash Code who are fairly popular & cover I Can't Escape Myself .. The YT clip of that song has over 6 Million views !

[@christopherrippel2463]

Great job making this film! (From Phoenix).

[@bertroost1675]

I dread the day that the dictionary gets edited and they add the word "vinyls"

[@JWD1992]

That guy's story about being soothed by Dark Side as a baby is hilarious. I was kind of creeped out by it as a young kid, especially "On The Run."

[@yorkemar]

Ye ole shure cartridge. One of the best

[@uktumbleweed]

Wonderful. Thank you for sharing this.

[@jameslloyd2085]

What a lovely film. 👍

[@dinosaursr]

My store is Cheap Thrills in Montreal. Going there since 1974.

[@michaelevanteo]

Mate this is really good. The team must be really proud of it

[@KRAFTWERK2K6]

The guy talking about how Pink Floyd soothed him as a Baby is cute. Reminds me of how i basically got exposed to Depeche Mode when i was really really young (Four maybe five years old). And yes, also heard them on Vinyl first as well.

[@davidatkinson-lifematters4826]

Nice video. 👏🏻

[@altohippiegabber]

These stores are almost all gone now, in the city where I live and have grown up we had 2 recordstores (both gone now), 8 videostores (all gone now), 5 bookstores (only 1 left now), a big (3 floors) library and 2 smaller ones (only 1 tiny one room library is left now), 2 arcades (one is gone and the other has transformed into gambling only) and a local youth-center (also gone now). Makes me sad knowing culturally interested young people nowadays don't have all these places to go to anymore and are forced to find everything on their own online instead of going out to these places to browse and interact with local like minded people who can guide them better than any algorithm can.

[@janedoe6350]

Nice film! Thank you for making it! I feel sad for those people that don't own some records and a record player. Can't imagine what it would be like to only live with streamed music. But like Mr Klaus Schwab says "you WILL own nothing and be happy!" But, what happens if Apple or Spotify turn off their servers because electricity becomes too expensive for their business model to still be profitable? It seems a bit crazy having big server centres full of storage drives for you to stream music as and when you want it. I know it's convenient but to me... doesn't make scene.

[@colderwar]

Exactly what I'm thinking as well. I want physical copies of music. I don't like the idea of big tech being the gatekeeper of what I can listen to, or deciding if I can listen to anything at all.

[@Fam4ever127]

I feel your able to discover more of your favorite songs by playing vinyl lps.

[@VinylPro]

cool news !

[@BadEnglishRecs]

Awesome!

[@duckbrew]

CD's are the best. Most convenient. I stopped collecting records at age 35. I dont have the room ar the time to spin platters anymore. twas a good memory

[@djwreck1200]

this was a dope doc!

[@goodnightmoon]

beautiful

[@analogworld7]

Vinyl rules 🥰🔥

[@smartgenes1]

Is this RPM in Newcastle? I think it moved a couple of times.

[@nigelcampag1290]

Great shop, great little doc.

[@SamuelRivera_DAMN]

Excellent video!

[@patrickbooten9149]

I want to see the whole picture

[@seand67]

Great documentary

[@sumitgenzyme]

Missing those shops in India

[@TinLeadHammer]

GenX-ers reminiscing about their past. Analog audio has long gone, it became outdated when CDs came out. Pressed or recorded media is not needed anymore, you can download any music you want from the Net. If you want to keep it within reach, sure, make your own copy, drop it on an external HDD/SSD and burn a BD as well, store them in different locations, this will be your own very physical stash. But printing, stamping, recording music en masse is not needed anymore and is not environmentally friendly. I mean, re-use what has been manufactured, play old LPs and cassettes, but please do not make new ones.

[@Punlio]

That Justin Timberlake story haha. Might have been Justin’s kid.

[@SudneyJames]

I like to think it is Justin's