I tried Vinyl Hub (major thumbs down). Now, I'm trying Discogs. After everything I've read about it, I was expecting more. I am very unimpressed. Other than the Search, I haven't figured out how to add a new record. Maybe I just need to play with it more. There doesn't seem to be much of a selection in the vinyl catalog category. Any suggestions?
Something other than Discogs?
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I would like a catalog of my vinyl collection, mainly to make sure I don't buy unnecessary duplicates.
It has been a while, but I did enter my CD collection at one time, (for the same reason) and I don't remember it being much of an issue
I also know that several of my friends have their entire vinyl collection on Discogs.
Probably just overlooking some minor step. Have you got anything entered?
EDIT: I just added my latest SACD with no issue.
I also know that several of my friends have their entire vinyl collection on Discogs.
Probably just overlooking some minor step. Have you got anything entered?
EDIT: I just added my latest SACD with no issue.
Only 25 or so. I started to get very frustrated when I entered Beatles, Abbey Road. I showed a couple versions (not the one I have) then, it jumped to several versions of Sgt Pepper. Then, back to a couple Abbey Road, then on to others. I tried the "scan" feature, with no luck. Maybe I'm just techno-stupid. 😕
not sure whats going on there for you. or what you mean by "add a new record". when you find the version you have, you just hit the "add to collection" button to add it to your personal catalog. when its something like abbey road tho - there are waaay too many versions listed to study in a reasonable amount of time. but if by "add" you mean add to discogs a release that is not already listed on discogs, yeah thats a major pita that i could never get right.
Beatles, Stones and Floyd albums can be frustrating due to the sheer number of pressings. For non-barcode releases, I just enter the matrix numbers in the search function to narrow things down. Of course, it could still pop several versions for cover and label variants.
If your pressing truly isn't in the database (it happens), you can add a version by selecting "edit release" then "copy to draft" and finally "add a release" that will copy over all of the details and you can change the relevant info (and photos if needed) and submit for approval. If you have a title that isn't in there at all, you can choose "submit a release" under "explore" drop down on the top menu (on the desktop version).
If someone else has a simpler way of adding a pressing to an existing title in the database, I'd love to know about it because I've input 2,000 titles from my collection so far and the way I've described above is clunky at best....
If your pressing truly isn't in the database (it happens), you can add a version by selecting "edit release" then "copy to draft" and finally "add a release" that will copy over all of the details and you can change the relevant info (and photos if needed) and submit for approval. If you have a title that isn't in there at all, you can choose "submit a release" under "explore" drop down on the top menu (on the desktop version).
If someone else has a simpler way of adding a pressing to an existing title in the database, I'd love to know about it because I've input 2,000 titles from my collection so far and the way I've described above is clunky at best....
That works for modern records, I believe that barcodes did not come into wide use until the early 80s.
Disclaimer: I have no affiliation with Discogs other than being a longtime user.
I've been on Discogs for about 10 yrs and love it - works excellent for all my needs. Dislikes:
- when you search you have to be exact. If you misspell something, it doesn't come up. What's the point of a search engine if it can't be a little intelligent about what you are looking for?
- some of the functions like adding an album and edits aren't always intuitive. The user interface could be more intuitive and easier to use but once you get used to it ...
- making new entries to the site is very strict in how it's done (as it should be) and can be frustrating if you aren't patient. When you have millions of people editing a database there has to be hard rules.
I looked for a long time for sites like this, and this to me still seems the best. Plus anymore, it's where I buy all my vinyl and CDs from. I find the market place sellers are accurate in their descriptions and "get it". I've bought dozens of records and never had a bad deal. I can find anything I want in stereo or mono.
my 2-cents ...
I've been on Discogs for about 10 yrs and love it - works excellent for all my needs. Dislikes:
- when you search you have to be exact. If you misspell something, it doesn't come up. What's the point of a search engine if it can't be a little intelligent about what you are looking for?
- some of the functions like adding an album and edits aren't always intuitive. The user interface could be more intuitive and easier to use but once you get used to it ...
- making new entries to the site is very strict in how it's done (as it should be) and can be frustrating if you aren't patient. When you have millions of people editing a database there has to be hard rules.
I looked for a long time for sites like this, and this to me still seems the best. Plus anymore, it's where I buy all my vinyl and CDs from. I find the market place sellers are accurate in their descriptions and "get it". I've bought dozens of records and never had a bad deal. I can find anything I want in stereo or mono.
my 2-cents ...
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