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Crate Diggers Spotlight: The Mixtape Shop
The Discogs community is and has always been a collaborative effort, and we take pride in supporting our sellers. Last year, Discogs took Crate Diggers events around the world and as a result, we are launching a new series via the Crate Diggers brand that has a simple mission: Highlight record stores and our music collecting community worldwide. For […]
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Why We Collect And What Your Collection Says About You
“What really matters is what you like, not what you are like….Books, records, films — these things matter” – Rob Gordon, High Fidelity Let’s face it, we’re all here for the same reason: we all love buying, owning, and collecting physical media. It’s true that you can access pretty much anything you want online (music, books, […]
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How to Store Vinyl Records
A question many record collectors ask is, where can I put all these records? If you’ve asked yourself this then you’re in luck, as we’ll be doing our best to cover storage options and tips. We’ll begin by outlining the proper, recommended, government-approved guidelines for how to store vinyl records. In a separate post, we’ll […]
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Discogs Mix 71 – DJ Rahdu
DJ Rahdu began his career as a tastemaker the moment he hit the airwaves on the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s internet radio station, BlazeRadio. His captivating capability to move the city’s masses to the sounds of Soul, Hip Hop, Rare Grooves, House and Jazz made him a sought after fixture on the nightlife […]
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Supported Languages & Translating Discogs
Supported Languages & Translating Discogs Hi, from Discogs Community Success! If you’ve never interacted with us, we’re the team that’s there to help you make the most of your Discogs experience, from browsing to collecting to selling and more. We don’t often reach out proactively to speak to the community, but we’re always looking for […]
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The Brooklyn Flea Record Fair
On May 19th, 2018, The Brooklyn Flea Record Fair returns to East River State Park in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, with its spring installment. Taking place every May and September (plus a mini-version in February), The Brooklyn Flea Record Fair connects fifty-plus vendors to thousands of collectors throughout the day, providing heaps of records, books, CDs, cassettes, clothing […]
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The Discogs Top 50 Best Selling Records Of March 2018
I just bought a bunch of these the other weekend at a yard sale and they’re all okay. You should really consider getting into some stuff after this, though. I know I keep saying it, but it’s true and you should listen to me because I have a lot of records. I mean, the new […]
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GDPR Compliance
Protection of your personal data is important to us here at Zink Media, LLC (d/b/a Discogs), whether you use our services through discogs.com, gearogs.com, bookogs.com, filmo.gs, comicogs.com, posterogs.com or vinylhub.com. While we have always operated on a “privacy by design” basis, Discogs is preparing for the specific rules under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) […]
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Staff Picks: Songs For Mother’s Day
Who runs the world? Moms do. As a loving tribute to the moms who raised the music nerds that we have all somehow become, the staff at Discogs decided to share songs that remind them of their mothers. It’s quite an eclectic list, one that skips the expected cliches, instead opting to include no less […]
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Going For A Song: The Most Comprehensive History Of UK Record Shops You’ll Encounter
Record stores in the British isles have a long and storied history – one which Going For A Song author, Garth Cartwright believes should be a source of national pride. He should know; Cartwright has just spent the last couple of years in and out of hundreds of record stores across the UK, talking to […]
