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Top 30 Most Expensive Items Sold In Discogs Marketplace For March 2018
Labeling March 2018 as a strong month for expensive records at Discogs probably falls short. With 15 records above the $2,000 price tag and four (!) above $6,000, this is one of the most active months for loaded collectors that comes to mind. Before we start with the rundown of what went down in March, […]
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The Rare Record Collection Of Jo Van Knee
When Jonatha and Marco, the organisers of VENYL Fiera del Disco Venezia, asked us if we were interested in meeting a friend with an amazing record collection, of course we jumped at the chance! So on the beautiful sunny Friday before the fair, Jonatha drives us to the countryside outside Venice. We don’t know what […]
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The Discogs Guide To Record Stores In San Diego
For the past couple years, Discogs has been proudly supporting San Diego, California’s Vinyl Junkies Record Swap, which takes place bi-monthly at legendary local venue The Casbah. In April 2017 and 2018, we’ve made it out to attend the event ourselves. We always make an attempt to visit as many local shops as we can […]
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We Gifted A Personalized Record. Here’s What We Learned
When a colleague leaves the company to pursue his vocation after so many years, you wish him the best on his new path. However, the bittersweet after-taste of knowing he won’t be there anymore to share new moments remains with you for a while. Mark left us a few weeks ago and we wanted to […]
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The Calgary Music Collectors’ Show
On May 6th, 2018, The Calgary Music Collector’s Show returns to Calgary, AB, Canada. This twice-yearly event is the largest record fair in Alberta, and Discogs is excited to be making our second visit to this event! In anticipation of the show, we spoke with event organizer Mark Corner. Can you give us an introduction […]
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The Post Where I Finally Got Up To Speed On Managing My Record Collection And Went Into Grueling Detail About How Well It Worked
Two years have passed since I started to tag my Collection with location ID’s. While this sounds like it took years to accomplish, 90% of the work lumped up in the last month. Now that my LP’s & 12″s are locate-able, it’s time to share some results. The ultimate goal of this project is to […]
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10 Covers That Nearly Out “Iggy” Iggy Pop
By Kat Bein Few men have been more influential to rock’n’roll’s sound, look and spirit than Iggy Pop, and yet his 50-year career has only seen one Top 40 hit. It’s astounding, and it must have been more than a little frustrating at times, but it must be even more inspiring for the singer, […]
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Staff Picks: Record Store Day 2018 Special
We hardly need an excuse to buy records, but Record Store Day is always a good opportunity to support our local record stores, rub shoulders with other vinyl lovers, and maybe catch the odd live act playing in-store. Between us this year we covered a decent number of stores across several cities and scored a pretty […]
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Tropicália: 5 Essential Albums That Defined Tropicalismo
Tropicália. The breakout Brazillian art movement steeped in a deliberately-eclectic ideology paired with psychedelic tendencies. A rare scene that bridged the gap from obscure to mainstream in a little more than a year, and in doing so showed the subversive power of music to the masses decades before waves of punk hit the shores of […]
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5 Tips For Fostering The Love Of Music In Your Kids
Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these. You didn’t see that one coming, huh? Yes, we’re quoting Jesus Christ but only assuming that if he would be born in our time, he would be wearing a Judas Priest T-shirt and […]
