The New-East holds more mysteries for a Western-born person than its political and cultural situation might suggest. The sphere of record digging is definitely one of them! Limited to one state border for a long, Soviet, time, one would think that censorship and political omnipresence would prevent peculiar gems from seeing the light of day. […]
70 years-old and still looking this fresh! Our best buddy, the LP vinyl record, is turning 70. Vinyl is the most beloved music format by the Discogs community, and the LP was perhaps the biggest revolution for the format, so let’s celebrate together! The history of the LP The LP (Long Player) vinyl record was […]
From the garish to the alluring, records come in all shapes, sizes and (sometimes) smells with artists and labels alike constantly trying to one-up each other. While some of the more cynical types may view these unique records as nothing more than cheap marketing ploys, we like to think of them more as extensions of […]
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Maybe it’s about time we started demanding real new content in our lives. How many times are we going to give the few remaining major labels our hard earned money over and over again while other artists are consistently ignored? Do we need every remaining bit of back catalog scraped up and smeared onto a […]
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 […]
Or: Stop Making Me Want Records I Didn’t Previously Know Existed… By Ben Blackwell Third Man Records I’ve got enough I’m searching out already. I’ve got my hands full — from unknown, forgotten and unheralded discs from the region of my birth (Detroit, MI) spanning all popular musical formats to diving way too deep into […]
There may be no better genre for kicking back than reggae. Are you stuck in traffic? Reggae will temper that road rage. Need to get some cleaning done? Reggae gives you the feel-good energy to scrub and rub for hours. It’s always good for a party, and there’s no better soundtrack for smoking, whatever your […]
Discogs Mix 72 by DJ Mamabear, comes in support of Modern Funk Fest 2018, presented by Discogs, taking place on June 16th at the Grand Star Jazz Club in Los Angeles, CA. MFF ’18 will feature performances by many of the top movers and shakers in the Modern Funk scene, including: The Egyptian Lover (with […]
We’ve been hard at work improving the Official Discogs mobile apps! The mobile apps are still far from feature complete, but we just released a major upgrade for the Android app. The Discogs Android app now includes a way to explore the discography, a “Wantlist Roulette” feature, blog content, an upgraded VinylHub integration, video streaming, and […]