One of my most valued and valuable records is the Air France 2x10". In 2010 I knew that was going to be a tough one to get in the future so made sure I did then.
Maybe way less "cool" but I remember killing myself trying to get that Calexico boxset. Mostly because it contained all of their more experimental leaning tour exclusive albums, and their sonic desert atmosphere evoking experiments are what appeal to me. Don't know how motivated I am to track stuff down like that these days but the biggest thrill might just be stumbling on anything underpriced. Everyone is hip to the online markets and the going rate on anything these days.
― Evan, Tuesday, 31 March 2020 16:12 (four years ago) link
Hey Cow_Art with another huge collection! Great stuff. When it gets that massive I wonder what you come back to the most.
― Evan, Tuesday, 31 March 2020 16:14 (four years ago) link
I ended up with 2(!) copies of DMZ02. One has been sold. Pretty good appreciation on that one! https://www.discogs.com/Digital-Mystikz-Loefah-Dubsession/release/341298
― Psychocandles (Pyschocandles), Tuesday, 31 March 2020 17:03 (four years ago) link
Frank Ocean vinyl is probably some of the most valuable stuff I have.
Evan, I’ve listened to everything at least a couple of times. There’s definitely things I return to and things that I’ll probably never play again.
Marty Robbins Hawaiian albums get a surprising amount of replay.
― Cow_Art, Tuesday, 31 March 2020 17:51 (four years ago) link
My most valuable items are the ones I paid the most for in the first place, although some of them have appreciated considerably in value, notably the VOD box sets.
― the grateful dead can dance (anagram), Tuesday, 31 March 2020 17:59 (four years ago) link
I also have a lot of signed LPs which I imagine increases their value quite significantly, including a NWW LP which Steven Stapleton drew on specially for me.
― the grateful dead can dance (anagram), Tuesday, 31 March 2020 18:02 (four years ago) link
While we’re at it: what do y’all have complete collections of?
I more or less have complete vinyl collections of everything put out by:
Modern Lovers/Jonathan Richman (probably took the most time and $$$)The BreedersSmog/CallahanSilver Jews
― Cow_Art, Tuesday, 31 March 2020 18:16 (four years ago) link
Glenn Jones! The guitarist
― Evan, Tuesday, 31 March 2020 18:18 (four years ago) link
xp
complete:Thinking Fellers Union Local 282
almost complete:UnrestVirgin PrunesMichael Hurley
I used to have some more extensive/impressive collections of stuff like Coil, C93, NWW, Legendary Pink Dots, Muslimgauze, etc but gave on "completism" regarding those artists long ago and have sold lots of it at this point
― sleeve, Tuesday, 31 March 2020 19:42 (four years ago) link
I have almost every Biota release, missing the super rare 1st LP
any luck getting a hold of a copy of hurley's nz/aus tour tape? he must have sold out of them by the time he got to dunedin unfortunately!
― no lime tangier, Tuesday, 31 March 2020 19:47 (four years ago) link
Think I managed to keep up with tful282 until about '95. Well everything except the leonard cassette anyway. Don't think I have a complete run of any band that has more than like 3 releases tbh
― ymo sumac (NickB), Tuesday, 31 March 2020 19:51 (four years ago) link
my desert island tful282 song is Hurricane
― Evan, Tuesday, 31 March 2020 20:08 (four years ago) link
I did get the Hurley AUS/NZ tape right around when it came out.
Thinking Fellers last album "Bob Dinners" is super excellent, highest recommendation
― sleeve, Tuesday, 31 March 2020 20:08 (four years ago) link
sleeve what's the deal with this release:
https://www.discogs.com/Michael-Hurley-Pals-Armchair-Boogie/release/14959679
"Test Pressing of Michael Hurley & Pals* - Armchair Boogie with hand-painted cover." - had not seen that one yet, thanks. Pretty cool looking, from 2019.
My favorite pressing of that is actually the LITA CD version, I think it sounds incredible. Have that and an OG, used to have the Mississippi LP reissue as well but sold it.
― sleeve, Tuesday, 31 March 2020 20:20 (four years ago) link
That is a badass cover.
― Cow_Art, Tuesday, 31 March 2020 20:20 (four years ago) link
it really is
dang I didn't realize there was an 8-track version from 1971!
― sleeve, Tuesday, 31 March 2020 20:22 (four years ago) link
Poked around a little and didn't see any info about the hand-painted one anywhere else.
― Evan, Tuesday, 31 March 2020 20:31 (four years ago) link
I have a feeling the year and the fact that it is its own release as apposed to categorized as a version of the main one are results of a sloppy listing.
― Evan, Tuesday, 31 March 2020 20:41 (four years ago) link
nah if it's really a test pressing for the 2019 reissue then that's a separate entry from the LP reissue itself
― sleeve, Tuesday, 31 March 2020 21:49 (four years ago) link
Yeah but normally it just goes in the list among the versions of the album, in this case next to the retail release version of MR-018.
― Evan, Tuesday, 31 March 2020 22:08 (four years ago) link
OK so yes the year would be correct in that case.
ohh yeah I see what you are saying, yes that's in the wrong place
― sleeve, Tuesday, 31 March 2020 22:13 (four years ago) link
I thought my most valuable record was:
http://www.discogs.com/sell/release/10960799?ev=rbMobile Fidelity Sound Labs reissue of Dark Side of the Moon
but it could be my sealed Let it Be from 1970 with Korvette's $2.99 price tag going by the asking prices.
― Why, I would make a fantastic Nero! (PBKR), Wednesday, 1 April 2020 02:17 (four years ago) link
Beatles collectors can be insane. How much you think it would go for?
― Evan, Wednesday, 1 April 2020 11:48 (four years ago) link
It's kind of hard to tell. First, it's sealed, so I don't know which version it is exactly. Second, sealed/mint copies listed up to $350, but not seeing that copies have sold that high. My guess is I might be able to get $100-$150?
― Why, I would make a fantastic Nero! (PBKR), Wednesday, 1 April 2020 12:12 (four years ago) link
Of course there are a couple copies on ebay between $200-$500 as well.
― Why, I would make a fantastic Nero! (PBKR), Wednesday, 1 April 2020 12:18 (four years ago) link
Well yeah people can ASK for whatever amount they want.
― Evan, Wednesday, 1 April 2020 12:44 (four years ago) link
It's kind of hard to tell. First, it's sealed, so I don't know which version it is exactly. Second, sealed/mint copies listed up to $350, but not seeing that copies have sold that high. My guess is I might be able to get $100-$150?― Why, I would make a fantastic Nero! (PBKR), Wednesday, April 1, 2020 7:12 AM
― Why, I would make a fantastic Nero! (PBKR), Wednesday, April 1, 2020 7:12 AM
Popsike archives sale details for reference.
― felldownawell, Thursday, 2 April 2020 04:17 (four years ago) link
Ha, slow down- you have to add "1970" and sort by new to old, then pick the most recent sale(s) of copies that match yours.
― Evan, Thursday, 2 April 2020 04:52 (four years ago) link
Beatles collectors can be insane
No kidding. I'm shocked to find out that the most (potentially) valuable record I own is this 1978 reissue of the White Album on white vinyl.https://www.discogs.com/The-Beatles-The-Beatles/release/2024459
― Elvis Telecom, Friday, 3 April 2020 01:30 (four years ago) link
to be fair:
"New lacquers were cut for this release."
and from the comments:
"The sound quality on this particular pressing is the very best you'll find, and in my estimation, better than the original UK stereo (I have both). It has a luminous quality that is really compelling."
so it's kind of like that reissue pressing of Bowie's Hunky Dory, where the stars all aligned properly w/r/t sound quality, I hate to sound like a Hot Stamper huckster but sometimes certain pressings really do shine
― sleeve, Friday, 3 April 2020 01:50 (four years ago) link
I've never heard of that White Album on white vinyl. Ha!
― Why, I would make a fantastic Nero! (PBKR), Friday, 3 April 2020 02:03 (four years ago) link
The weird thing is that I didn't know it was on white vinyl until after I bought it. Music Mart (RIP) in Costa Mesa just reshrinkwrapped a promo version and put it out on the floor.
― Elvis Telecom, Friday, 3 April 2020 02:27 (four years ago) link
Behold my entirely middlebrow tastes!
https://www.discogs.com/user/mondosalvo/collection
― Johnny Fever, Friday, 3 April 2020 03:56 (four years ago) link
I've never cared to do any discogs edit but I came across a version of a Swirlies 7" that isn't there... I feel like I could figure out creating the entry but I'm a little intimidated by it. Everything is relatively clear expect the part about how to add a version of a release rather than a standalone. Anyone have experience with this?
― Evan, Monday, 20 April 2020 19:54 (four years ago) link
bump
― Evan, Tuesday, 21 April 2020 18:22 (four years ago) link
whoops- *except
― Evan, Tuesday, 21 April 2020 18:23 (four years ago) link
I suggest a Discogs forum for this question.
― brotherlovesdub, Tuesday, 21 April 2020 19:00 (four years ago) link
this explains it just as well as i could, and with pictures:
https://blog.discogs.com/en/getting-your-records-submitted-faster-without-having-to-start-from-scratch/
if you're having a hard time with any of that i'm happy to help / clarify
― budo jeru, Tuesday, 21 April 2020 19:07 (four years ago) link
I sympathise. I was all ready to add the new Cowboy Junkies album but I got stuck on which format to use, since it's only available on streaming services, not as a CD or a download. A quick look at the discogs forum confirms that albums only released on streaming services are not eligible for inclusion, since it's not possible to "own" them. Which leaves the Cowboy Junkies discography on discogs sadly incomplete.
― the grateful dead can dance (anagram), Tuesday, 21 April 2020 19:11 (four years ago) link
you should just make bootleg CD-R versions of all the streaming-only stuff and then list them as placeholders until the band has the good sense to actually release their records, at which point some future nerd can merge those releases with yours
― budo jeru, Tuesday, 21 April 2020 19:15 (four years ago) link
it’s not incomplete if they didn’t release it. streaming only is dumb.
― brimstead, Tuesday, 21 April 2020 19:21 (four years ago) link
some future nerd will probably not enjoy having to delete some random homemade CD-R from the database
― brimstead, Tuesday, 21 April 2020 19:24 (four years ago) link
it was a joke you dork
― budo jeru, Tuesday, 21 April 2020 19:26 (four years ago) link
lol d’oh
― brimstead, Tuesday, 21 April 2020 19:34 (four years ago) link
it’s not incomplete if they didn’t release it. streaming only is dumb
no you're dumb, why is streaming it not releasing it?
― the grateful dead can dance (anagram), Tuesday, 21 April 2020 22:18 (four years ago) link
This thread is so 2020 right now
― ravedeaf nineHEIN?seventyWHO? (Craig D.), Tuesday, 21 April 2020 23:13 (four years ago) link
so bands as “big” as the cowboy junkies are just streaming albums now, not releasing them? that’s totally awesome.
― brimstead, Wednesday, 22 April 2020 04:01 (four years ago) link