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A 2022 documentary focusing on how [1]Eugene Tam's Play De Record [2] fostered Hip-Hop and Electronic Music culture in Toronto, Canada and beyond, for 30+ years.

Drop the Needle Documentary
Directed by
Written by
  • Neil Acharya[4]
  • Rob Freeman [5]
Produced by
Starring
Cinematography


Edited by
Rob Freeman[10]


Distributed byLevelfilm[11]
Release date
  •  2023, Toronto 2022 (Toronto 2022-Toronto-2023) (Canada)
Running time
1 hr 53 minutes[12]
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

Official Trailer

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Watch the Drop the Needle trailer released by LevelFILM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kpi0SqjMVA8

Summary

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In August 1990, a record store opened on Yonge Street in Toronto,Canada that began providing source material to college radio disc jockeys and local DJs who were spinning new sounds in the underground music scene. The founder Eugene Tam's  hard to find vinyl kept the shelves stocked with albums patrons could use. Play de Record store soon became the place where curated Dance music and the other sub-genres emerged helping the Hip-Hop and Electronic culture to flourish. Today its impact on Toronto & greater Canada is recorded. This is the story of Play De Record.

Drop the Needle playlist

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Apparently, customers at Play De Record have been asking what song is what during Drop the Needle, and the request for a cheat sheet was made. If you were curious as to what songs you heard during the film, here is the list.

— Canterbury Crescent Filmworks, 2x 2023 Calgary Underground Film Festival winner.
1:23 PM · Aug 25, 2024, [14]

Tracks featured in the documentary.[15] There is no official soundtrack compilation release, however it isn't entirely off the table.

No.TitleFeat. Artist(s)Length
1."Love is Blind"Nick Holder5:10 [16]
2."Certified"Ghetto Concept4:01 [17]
3."Monopoly Money"Citizen Kane4:06 [18]
4."Super Educated"Arcee ft. Fatski3:02 [19]
5."Silver Surfer"Solitair3:53 [20]
6."Sunset"Nick Holder1:14 [21]
7."Rhyme Training (remix)"Mathematik5:07 [22]
8."We'll Be Together"Hollis P. Monroe7:08 [23]
9."Feel the Drums (Sweaty Drums Mix)"M16:41 [24]
10."Deliver Me"Paranoid Jack7:10 [25]
11."Boiling Point"Concrete Mob3:18 [26]
12."UV"Frankenstein ft. Meesah4:20 [27]
13."Soul Obligation (Much Obligation Edit)"Rascalz3:34 [28]
14."Passionate Stare (Radio Edit)"Crooks of the Round Table ft Angel Duss3:59 [29]
15."Elements of Mind (Black Reign Remix)"Citizen Kane[30]
16."Hill Topics"Sic Sense[31]
17."Set U Free"Planet Soul[32]
18."Stop, Look, Listen"BrassMunk[33]
19."21 Years"Choclair[34]
20."INI"Citizen Kane[35]
21."Now a Daze"Shad[36]
22."Reasons"lotosh[37]
23."Dear Hip Hop"Dan-e-o[38]
24."EZ on da Motion"Ghetto Concept[39]
25."Hate Runs Deep"Saukrates[40]
26."Still Caught Up"Saukrates ft Kardinal[41]
27."Take A Look"Infinite[42]

Executive Producers[43]

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Sound Editor[44]

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Sound Recordist[45]

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Music Supervisor[46]

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Additional Credits[47]

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Photographic models appearing in the film.

Film Release Countries

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Australia, Canada, France, Israel, Italy, South Africa.

Film Awards[48]

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2022 Winner Honourable Mention Best Documentary Feature | Rob Freeman

2022 Winner Jury Award - Honourable Mention Best Documentary Feature | Rob Freeman

2022 Nominee Audience Award Best Documentary Feature | Rob Freeman

Additional Notes

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Notes

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  1. ^ founder
  2. ^ store
  3. ^ Dir
  4. ^ WC
  5. ^ WC
  6. ^ prod
  7. ^ prod
  8. ^ cast
  9. ^ cin
  10. ^ ed
  11. ^ dist
  12. ^ length
  13. ^ db
  14. ^ Awards, CUFF.Docs (2022). "CUFF Award Winners (2023)". Calgary Underground Film Festival.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  15. ^ Filmworks, Canterbury Crescent (2024). "(@CanterburyPro)tweet: Drop the Needle Playlist". Twitter.
  16. ^ °"Nick Holder – Version 5.0". Discogs.
  17. ^ °"Ghetto Concept – Deifitrec / Certified". Discogs.
  18. ^ °"Citizen Kane (2) – Monopoly Money". Discogs.
  19. ^ °"Arcee – Super Educated (45 mix)". Discogs.
  20. ^ °"Choclair / Solitair – Internal Affairs / Silver Surfer". Discogs. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
  21. ^ °"Nick Holder / Sirus – Elements Of Mood Vol3". Discogs.
  22. ^ °"Mathematik – Following Goals (Remix)". Discogs.
  23. ^ °"Hollis P. Monroe – We'll Be Together". Discogs.
  24. ^ °"M1 – Feel The Drums". Discogs.
  25. ^ °"Paranoid Jack – U". Discogs.
  26. ^ °"Concrete Mob – Boiling Point / Sleepless Nights". Discogs.
  27. ^ °"Frankenstein – UV". Discogs.
  28. ^ °"Rascalz – Soul Obligation". Discogs.
  29. ^ °"Crooks Of Da Round Table – Stairway To Heaven". Discogs.
  30. ^ °Discogs. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help); Missing or empty |url= (help)
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  43. ^ EP
  44. ^ SE
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  46. ^ MS
  47. ^ AC
  48. ^ FA

WikiProject Tags

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Draft:Film, Draft:Songs, Draft:History, Draft:Cities, Draft:Muscicians, Draft:Electronic Music, Draft:Biography/Arts and entertainment, Draft:Culture, Draft:Community, Draft:R&B and Soul, Music Draft:Roots Music, Draft:Rave, Draft:Canadian Music,

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