I Need That Record!

I Need That Record! (2008)

The death (or possible survival) of the independent record store

  • Genre: Documentary, Music
  • Release Date: 2008-05-03
  • User Rating: 6.5/10 from 13 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 17min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Brendan Toller Productions
  • Production Country: United States of America
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Summary

Guerilla filmmaker Brendan Toller unleashes I NEED THAT RECORD! THE DEATH (OR POSSIBLE SURVIVAL) OF THE INDEPENDENT RECORD STORE, "an elegy for a vanishing subculture...a lively, bittersweet film that examines - with caustic humor, brutal candor, and, ultimately, great affection - why roughly 3,000 indie record stores have closed across the nation over the past decade," (Johnathan Perry, Boston Globe). A tour-de-force tale of greed, media consolidation, homogenized radio, big box stores, downloading, and technological shifts in the music industry told through candid interviews, crestfallen record store owners, startling statistics, and eye-popping animation. Fat cats or our favorite record stores? You decide. Featuring- IAN MACKAYE, NOAM CHOMSKY, MIKE WATT, THURSTON MOORE, LENNY KAYE (Patti Smith), CHRIS FRANTZ (Talking Heads), GLENN BRANCA, PATTERSON HOOD (Drive By Truckers), PAT CARNEY (Black Keys) , LEGS MCNEIL, BOB GRUEN, BP HELIUM, and many indie record stores across the U.S.

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  • Directing Brendan Toller Director
    Production Andrew Marino Producer
    Production Keith Overton Associate Producer
    Production Jeff Slocum Producer
    Production Brendan Toller Producer
    Crew Brendan Toller Cinematography
    Editing Brendan Toller Editor