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14 OF THE BEST VINYL DOCUMENTARIES TO BUY, RENT OR WATCH FOR FREE

People who like vinyl, really like vinyl. And when you cherish something so much, naturally you want to spread the love. That’s just what plenty of vinyl lovers have done via the medium of documentary.

As part of our vinyl special, we have collected some of the best related documentaries around. They include a delve into the private record collection of one of Britain’s legendary radio DJs, everything you could want to know about the turntablism movement, a profile of a man who spent more than 100 hours a week manning the desk in the same record shop for over 40 years, an exploration of the psyche of an obsessive record collector, and much more.

In their own unique way, each captures part of the essence of vinyl culture, from the completists to the factories producing the records and of

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