New Record Shelves Acoming!

Myles B. Astor said:
Day 2 of the great record project begins!

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Oh Yeah.

Shelves looking good Myles BUT Me thinks you are going to fill them quickly and have the same problem again. :)

I have that problem too and have to hide 2/3 my collection in the basement.

Dre
 
I'll have enough space now that should last me for two or three years. At that point, it'll come down to thinning the heard and in fact, am doing some of that now. :( It hurts like the devil but it's a necessary evil! :(
 
Day 3 (and hopefully last) of record project. Time well spent though since it allowed for a long needed reorganization of the collection!
Mmmmmmmmm....

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So like many things in life, rearranging ones's LP collection is a double edged sword

The good news? Finding a bunch of records that I didn't remember owning. So what ever could be the bad news? Finding a bunch of sealed, test pressings that only have a number stamped on the front and having no idea what they are. So unless break the seal and play them, will never know what's on the LPs.
 
Myles B. Astor said:
I'll have enough space now that should last me for two or three years. At that point, it'll come down to thinning the heard and in fact, am doing some of that now. :( It hurts like the devil but it's a necessary evil! :(
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I feel for you when the time comes. I'm not ready to start thinning yet.

Dre
 
Myles B. Astor said:
... So what ever could be the bad news? Finding a bunch of sealed, test pressings that only have a number stamped on the front and having no idea what they are. So unless break the seal and play them, will never know what's on the LPs.
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Post some of the numbers here. I have a few and I'm sure there are others that may be able to help identify them as well.

Dre
 
Dre_J said:
Post some of the numbers here. I have a few and I'm sure there are others that may be able to help identify them as well.

Dre
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i would look at the various Classic Records RCA, Blue Note and other reissues and see if there are common numbers. i have a number of those test pressings and the numbers typically reference the actual title numbers....and with the 45rpm test pressings it will also include an 'a' or 'b' or 'c' or 'd' or maybe an 'a/b' etc.

or simply 'google' the numbers with 'lp' after them. that might work.
 
Mike Lavigne said:
i would look at the various Classic Records RCA, Blue Note and other reissues and see if there are common numbers. i have a number of those test pressings and the numbers typically reference the actual title numbers....and with the 45rpm test pressings it will also include an 'a' or 'b' or 'c' or 'd' or maybe an 'a/b' etc.

or simply 'google' the numbers with 'lp' after them. that might work.
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Thanks for the suggestions Mike; sometimes there's a correlation. Other times I've gone to Classic's eBay site and correlated the test pressing on sale to the actual album.

And thanks Andre. Will put a list together and email to to you.
 
No, have always thought would be too much work given the size of the collection. Plus few if any LPs in my collection have bar codes. Also not sure what it buys me? :)

That said, the app also seems to also have a database. Wonder how well the database works for different musical genres? Also, that app seems more CD oriented but might be wrong.

Guess also am lucky and have a good memory and don't buy dupes. ;)

Anyone else?
 
Hey Myles,

I use the Collectorz app and am pretty happy. The database is pretty robust and ease of data entry has really improved over the years. They have a Mac app which is pretty useful when you are out shopping. I found cheap labor to get the original data entered (i.e. I worked on the assumption the kids still wanted to eat and parented accordingly :happy:). You can enter data while listening....
 
jazdoc said:
Hey Myles,

I use the Collectorz app and am pretty happy. The database is pretty robust and ease of data entry has really improved over the years. They have a Mac app which is pretty useful when you are out shopping. I found cheap labor to get the original data entered (i.e. I worked on the assumption the kids still wanted to eat and parented accordingly :happy:). You can enter data while listening....
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Will it catalog old albums day like your Blue Notes Mark?
 
Yes! You can note if they are 45 rpm or 33 rpm, Mono, colored vinyl, reissue and original issue dates....check out the website for examples.

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jazdoc said:
Yes! You can note if they are 45 rpm or 33 rpm, Mono, colored vinyl, reissue and original issue dates....check out the website for examples.

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Ok guess will have to give the app a closer look.

Thanks for the info!
 
Software Collection database warrants a new thread. I would love a simple scanning solution with an online db. Discogs members are typically an#l & why should I spend tedious hours building someone else's database.
 
Maybe I'll start a new thread on the Collectorz apps.

I will give the Collectorz apps a go. I've already tried the CLZ Barry Scanner for iPhone/iPad. It is a phone scanning tool that actually works. The downside is that their web service collector database knows nothing about vinyl barcodes for newer albums or reissues UNLESS it is the same barcode used for the equivalent CD title & they have a record for it. Out of a dozen scans, I got one positive match for a Johnny Cash reissue. Nevertheless, I will adopt this system as it operates across a range of platforms. I am hoping that a Windows RT app will be available soon too. As I said in the previous post, the Discogs people have attitude when it comes to contributions & their system is nothing but hard work. At least with Collectorz, you have data ownership & can choose where that data resides depending upon the applications you choose to use.
 
Steve said:
Maybe I'll start a new thread on the Collectorz apps.

I will give the Collectorz apps a go. I've already tried the CLZ Barry Scanner for iPhone/iPad. It is a phone scanning tool that actually works. The downside is that their web service collector database knows nothing about vinyl barcodes for newer albums or reissues UNLESS it is the same barcode used for the equivalent CD title & they have a record for it. Out of a dozen scans, I got one positive match for a Johnny Cash reissue. Nevertheless, I will adopt this system as it operates across a range of platforms. I am hoping that a Windows RT app will be available soon too. As I said in the previous post, the Discogs people have attitude when it comes to contributions & their system is nothing but hard work. At least with Collectorz, you have data ownership & can choose where that data resides depending upon the applications you choose to use.
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I'd be interested in learning more.
 
Myles B. Astor said:
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Yeah, I've been thinking about such a conundrum. Data entry is for mugs. No time for that lifetime. Barcoding will work for CDs but not for vinyl. The Collectorz desktop apps pull down a data record by CD media analysis too. Most LP's have have the catalogue code on the spine. So, the best way to tackle would be to photograph stacks on their shelves, then scan with OCR to pull the catalogue numbers into Excel for subsequent data matching with & extraction from a repository. Perhaps Collectorz or Discogs.

Adobe Acrobat & others can distill a JPG image & then perform OCR for extraction as text.
 
Final piece to puzzle. Last cabinet arrived today! Before and after.

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A piece of Analogue Productions, Classic Records, ORG and MOFI. Clarity 45 rpms nearby. Nice to have most of the collection finally totally organized.
 
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