Discogs

Its high time i got back on topic with this.....  To any of you who are either starting their vinyl collection or have a full blown addiction,  there is a site that you should all have on your bookmark list.

Discogs.com

This site is pretty much the equivalent of the US Library of Congress when it comes to music.  They have pretty much every release by every artist/label  ever in their database.  This makes it easy to search for rare or sought after vinyl from any label or artist you may like.  It also allows you to see how the releases varied by geographic region (sometimes an LP released in Canada would have less or more tracks than the same LP released in the UK)

Most importantly (with a login)  you can add records to your wishlist or personal collection which makes cataloging your collection accuratley very simple,  especially if you are like me and have a pile of white label albums where you are not entirely sure who the artist or track title are.  you can search by the stamp imprint on the vinyl and find out what label released the sampler.

I have added a link to my discogs collection on the side bar,  keep in mind that this is not even close to complete,  i had started the list under a different account back in 2003 so i transferred those albums over to my new account but i have not yet added the 1000's of records i have accumulated since then (i think right now its sitting at a pathetic 168 albums....

I encourage you all to start looking up your LP's and find out if you have any truly rare ones.  you never know you may be pleasantly surprised.

Cheers

-The Vinyl Junkie