Archive Daddy Home Video

01 / ARCHIVE DADDY HOME VIDEO

Movie
Night.

Original gay home video, documented as an object—not treated like disposable media.

PLAY ▶CH 03HOME
VIDEO
SP / TRACKING00:00:00
POWER / ONAD—VHS—001
PLAY ▶REC ●SPLPTRACKINGNO RETURN DATE
OBJECT STANDARD / MAGNETIC MEDIA

The tape is the object.

What survives is the original release: its box, cassette, labels, artwork, playback history and place in gay film culture.

01 / COMPLETEBox + tape + labels

Original packaging and cassette are photographed completely, with substitutions clearly identified.

02 / GRADEDTwo condition records

Sleeve and cassette are graded separately so surface wear never stands in for playback condition.

03 / CHECKEDBeginning, middle, end

Playback is checked at three points. Tracking, audio, mold and other issues are disclosed.

04 / PRESERVEDNo stickers added

Each copy receives a protective polypropylene sleeve and removable Archive Daddy belly band.

LIVE CATALOG / VHS

Available tapes

ONE ORIGINAL COPY / OBJECT-SPECIFIC CONDITION

Playback checks in progressFirst catalog drop loading / VHS inventory 001—011
EDITORIAL RECORD / WHY IT MATTERS

The story behind the tape.

Every film record identifies the studio, year, director, performers and original catalog number—then explains why that release matters: a defining performer, an important studio period, unusual packaging, or a title that changed the visual language of gay film.

The product card stays consistent with the Archive Daddy catalog. Open the record for the full story, object photographs, separate condition grades and playback report.

REUSABLE PRODUCT RECORD / AD—VHS

What each record holds

SPINE + TITLE + PRODUCT / CATALOG NUMBER

FIELD / ACatalog spine

Archive Daddy inventory number, format and object identifier—built into every reusable VHS record.

FIELD / BFilm context

Studio, year, director, performers and the original product or catalog number.

FIELD / CWhy it matters

A concise editorial note about the performer, film, packaging or place in gay home-video history.

FIELD / DPlayback report

Recorded check date, sleeve grade, cassette grade, tracking, audio and disclosed issues.