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Edition Type: Limited Edition Slipcover

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This special limited edition slipcover (designed by Tom Ralston) is limited to 1,000 units and is only available on our website and at select indie retailers. Absolutely no major retailers will be stocking them.

From arthouse to Canuxploitation, Canadian International Pictures (CIP) is devoted to resurrecting vital, distinctive, and overlooked triumphs of Canadian cinema. This label is focused on the country’s original cinematic boom years – spanning the ’60s, ’70s, and ’80s – occasionally venturing past that period (and the country’s borders) to highlight the films of Canada’s most inspired actors and filmmakers. Vinegar Syndrome’s sister company, OCN Distribution, is thrilled to be representing CIP's brand new line of home video releases!

25th anniversary special edition

Often discussed, but rarely understood, collectors are driven by an obsessiveness that mainstream society struggles to understand. Through conversations with dozens of devoted record collectors, Vinyl offers an unblinking and amusing look at this phenomenon, exploring the personal struggles that lead to collecting, the negative ways it impacts some, and the essential joy it brings to others, helping them achieve a sense of meaning, purpose, and comfort. 

The first feature-length documentary from one-of-a-kind filmmaker Alan Zweig, Vinyl introduced his trademark idiosyncrasies and confessional approach fully formed. Resisting traditional notions of likability, he reveals as much about himself as he does about his subjects, which include a mix of everyday vinyl devotees alongside cultural figures like Bruce LaBruce, Guy Maddin, Don McKellar, and Harvey Pekar. But even as Zweig reckons with the debilitating side of collecting, he reveals his own deep commitment to the subject with an honesty that will resonate with collectors and non-collectors alike.

directed by: Alan Zweig
starring: Alan Zweig, Bruce LaBruce, Guy Maddin, Don McKellar, Harvey Pekar, Geoff Pevere
2000 / 110 min / 1.33:1 / English DTS-HD MA 2.0

Additional info:

  • Region A Blu-ray
  • Transferred from the best surviving tape master
  • New extended mirror introduction by director Alan Zweig
  • New audio commentary featuring Zweig moderated by filmmaker/podcaster Jay Cheel
  • New audio commentary featuring Zweig in conversation with editor Christopher Donaldson and producer Greg Klymkiw
  • New audio commentary featuring Zweig in conversation with critic/author Geoff Pevere and Vinyl superfan August Dorney
  • New audio commentary featuring Zweig in conversation with composer Scott Cramer (Drysdale)
  • Vinyl: The Alternate Take (2011, 96 min.) – Feature-length companion film comprised entirely of footage cut from Vinyl
  • New audio commentary on Vinyl: The Alternate Take featuring Zweig and Cheel
  • Extended interviews with Guy Maddin, Don McKellar, and Harvey Pekar
  • Additional outtakes
  • Booklet featuring an essay on Vinyl by filmmaker and executive producer Bruce McDonald
  • Double-sided poster
  • Reversible cover artwork
  • English SDH subtitles

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