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It Came From Aquarius Records

It Came From Aquarius Records

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Status

Released

Release Date

Jun 3, 2022

Runtime

1h 49m

Genres

Documentary, Music

Original Title

It Came From Aquarius Records

Production Companies

The Scourge Productions

Director

Kenneth Thomas

Description

IT CAME FROM AQUARIUS RECORDS tells the story about the San Francisco based independent record store, Aquarius Records. Having closed in 2016 after 47 years, this small apartment-sized store championed local, underground, independent, and challenging music to the masses - most memorably with their infamous bi-weekly, college essay-length, new-release lists. Six years in the making, interviewing collectors, musicians, and store owners, the film has a very personal angle, with lots of behind-the-scenes footage (and drama) that shows both the joy and excruciating stress that comes with running — and closing — a store like this, helped in no part by the changing city around them.