As we continue to practice social distancing for the foreseeable future, the COVID-19 pandemic has hit physical record stores hard. The impact started with drops in foot-traffic and escalated to stores needing to shut down entirely, ultimately leading to big drops in revenue. record stores have always been at the forefront of our community; whether […]
“Helping people grow through music” is the motto and since 2016 The Fenner Frost Foundation has done exactly that, nurturing confidence and teaching transferable skills to students with learning difficulties by running a record shop with some truly heartwarming success stories. We visited RPM Records a few weeks ago to get a feel of their […]
We’ll be heading back to Utrecht, The Netherlands for the spring edition of the biggest record fair in the world! Record Planet Mega Record & CD Fair will take place on the April 13 and 14. With around 500 stalls full of records, CDs, books, memorabilia and more, there is something there for everyone. We’re looking forward […]
In the weekend of 17 and 18 November, the biggest record fair in the world will be celebrating its 50th edition! Record Planet Mega Record & CD Fair takes place in Utrecht, The Netherlands. And if you have time to spare with 500 stalls to dig through, please drop by our booth, because we’d love to meet you […]
Ever wanted to see all the tracks from a single artist on one page? To see all your favourite artist’s tracks you don’t have in your collection? To find a track you want on a specific format? Now you can. We’ve been working on a suite of new features to help surface more information about […]
Five years ago, Anouk Rijnders and Robert Haagsma published their book Passion For Vinyl – A Tribute To All Who Dig The Groove. A book full of interviews with vinyl aficionados and record collectors from around the world. This month, their second book Passion For Vinyl Part II – An Ode To Analog (featuring our very […]
Join us next weekend, 11-12 November, at the Record Planet Mega Record & CD Fair in Utrecht, The Netherlands! We’re looking forward to meeting you and hearing about your experiences with buying and selling records on Discogs and any ideas you have for the future of Discogs! If you have time that is; with around 500 dealers in […]
Unfortunately, the world has lost yet another legendary artist. The news that Tom Petty passed away after suffering a heart attack yesterday came as a total shock. With more tour dates announced recently, it was clear that he had so much more to give. Some of us are lucky to have attended his memorable live shows, […]
September is here, and that means the September Pledge Initiative is underway! Start submitting records to the Discogs database and preserve music history! The database is the very heart and soul of Discogs. Our mission is to create the biggest and most comprehensive database of music releases and recordings from every corner of the world. […]
The ’90s was truly a golden age for music videos. While these days you’ll find MTV is more reality TV than music videos, the ubiquity of YouTube, Vimeo and the like means the music video is far from dead. Even so, the ’00s can’t quite measure up to the sheer creativity, opulence and…fish-eye lens that […]
