It Came From Aquarius Records

Jun 3, 2022

1h 49m

★ 8.0

Overview

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.

Genres

Documentary

Music

Production Companies

The Scourge Productions

It Came From Aquarius Records Trailers

Cast

Self

Bruce Ackley

Self

Emil Amos

Self

Chuck Arnold

Self

Jose Angeles

Self

Erik Auerbach

Self

Jacob Bannon

Self

Marianne Basford

Self

J Bennett

Self

John Benson

Self

Heather Bixler

Self

John Botz

Self

Angela Boyle

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