Cataloguing LP's on Discogs
brianlux
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A good while back I read a thread elsewhere that talked about cataloguing a record collection on Discogs. I finally got around to doing so (I'm about half way through my 800 or so LP's). It's a lot of work and can be tedious for some titles, especially if you use the album matrix to narrow it down to the specific pressing, but I like this kind of detail work and it seems like a good idea to have a record of which LP's I have, both for insurance purposes (although I haven't confirmed it can be used for such) and for thinking about which relative I want them to go to when I'm dead and gone (although I hope to have several years left to enjoy them!). I'll do my box of 7" 45's later as well.
It's really cool that Discogs has this feature. Anybody else here use it?
It's really cool that Discogs has this feature. Anybody else here use it?
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I've also heard it's a good idea to have someone go around your house with a video camera and video everything. I'm not sure I'll do that because books and records are difficult to document. Photo every one inside and out? It would take way too long!
*side note, "cataloging" and "cataloguing" both appear to be correct spellings.
Yes, I also read that you should do a video walk through of your home for insurance purposes. They don't expect that to be detailed though. I asked. So no, there is not a need to have a photo or video of every single item in your home like that... However, taking a photo of your most valuable items is probably a good idea, including any particularly valuable vinyl and any other valuable collectables. An remember, your home insurance likely has a collectibles add on, so look into that clause if you haven't already.
I love the detective work finding out what pressings I have and where they came from. To me it's fun.
I've been entering both vinyl and jacket condition plus added notes which is making the process take a long time but it should be good and accurate. Once I'm caught up it will be easy to just add things as they come in.
Thanks M!
Love Discogs, it took me days to catalog it all, but once it was done, easy to keep up to date.
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1995- New Orleans, LA : New Orleans, LA
1996- Charleston, SC
1998- Atlanta, GA: Birmingham, AL: Greenville, SC: Knoxville, TN
2000- Atlanta, GA: New Orleans, LA: Memphis, TN: Nashville, TN
2003- Raleigh, NC: Charlotte, NC: Atlanta, GA
2004- Asheville, NC (hometown show)
2006- Cincinnati, OH
2008- Columbia, SC
2009- Chicago, IL x 2 / Ed Vedder- Atlanta, GA x 2
2010- Bristow, VA
2011- Alpine Valley, WI (PJ20) x 2 / Ed Vedder- Chicago, IL
2012- Atlanta, GA
2013- Charlotte, NC
2014- Cincinnati, OH
2015- New York, NY
2016- Greenville, SC: Hampton, VA:: Columbia, SC: Raleigh, NC : Lexington, KY: Philly, PA 2: (Wrigley) Chicago, IL x 2 (holy shit): Temple of the Dog- Philly, PA
2017- ED VED- Louisville, KY
2018- Chicago, IL x2, Boston, MA x2
2020- Nashville, TN
2022- Smashville
2023- Austin, TX x2
2024- Baltimore
Cool!
I notice that occasionally I can enter the matrix info stamped in the dead wax (AKA vinyl, I don't like calling it "wax" but, hey...) and the version I have will come up, but most of the time I have to enter the catalog number and then search through each version of that number to get the same pressing I have. With some one like J.B. Lenoir, not so difficult. But the Stones or Reatles? Fuggedaboutit! Pain in the butt. Now, if some bright programer at Discogs could just figure out how to put those matrix numbers in the search, that would be very cool!
As of this evening, I'm about 95% of the way through cataloging the LP's. Just classical and Jethro Tull LP's to go plus my 7" singles. I'm starting to see matrix numbers floating before me, probably will start dreaming about them, lol!
i think I have friended everyone here as well, fun to look through everyone's collections.
I'm thinking about cataloging my books too although that would be a daunting task.
I just friended you as well. You have a marvelous collection and it looks like you're very active there too.
One of these days I'll add a few reviews for some of my favorites that have none.
1996: Ft Lauderdale
1998: Birmingham
2000: Charlotte, Tampa
2003: Tampa, Atlanta, Phoenix
2004: Kissimmee
2008: West Palm Beach, Bonnaroo, Columbia
2010: MSG2
2012: Music Midtown
2014: Memphis
2018: Wrigley 1, Fenway 1
2022: Nashville
2023: Ft. Worth II
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