Great vid Morgan. Remember, you didn’t make any mistakes, you just evolved over the last 4 years. I started 9 1/2 years ago and only in the last 6 months did I go about cataloging my 612 LPs on Discogs. Kind of a pain to do but I learned so much in the process. I originally bought milk style crates and found out many are not big or tall enough. Thanks for sharing your wisdom and inspiring others with your vids. Best!
I like what you said, my mistakes were more about learning and evolving. We can all learn from each other! Adding your collection to Discogs sounds like it was a big task, but I'm sure it was worth it in the end.
@@MorganBrandonkeep in mind that any record final 33 RPM record or a 45 made after the late 70s likely has a barcode on the back of it or on the front of it and some of the 45s do all right on the label, with the discogs app you can just scan it with their label scanning app for the most part most record companies had switch over to putting barcodes on the back of or front of a jacket starting around 1979 or 1980, if your records are from the 50s 60s who are the 70s you're going to have to catalog them by hand by typing in each number or letter in the code on the back usually it will tell you they'll be three or four numbers and then they'll be one or two letters on the back of a record but if you're buying records from the 1980s or newer they're going to have a barcode and you can easily scan your vinyl collection or 45 Colleen into your discogs, I think before about 1978 or 79 there were no barcodes at least not on vinyl record so if your records are older than that then you need to enter the numbers and letters you see on the jacket or the label by hand otherwise anything newer it's pretty easy to do and quicker.
This was helpful. It just reminded me how lucky I am to be a cd-guy, not having to deal with vinyl: no storage-space problems, no budget problems and no purchase problems either. I know it might not be the same quality of sound as in case of vinyl, but I am absolutely content with what I have...
CDs are awesome for all the reasons you mentioned. I have a CD collection too, and it's way less complicated lol. My CDs sound pretty decent all things considered. But it's good to be content too!
@@DorianPaige00 I really cannot tell cause I don't have a turntable. All I can say is that if I play, for instance, jazz music on my cd player, the musicians are practically 'present' in my room. It is a level of quality that makes me feel satisfied.
Don't get me wrong CDs are really nice and very convenient and a lot harder to scratch but vinyl is still more durable even though it has to be cleaned a lot and taken care of CDs get something called CD or after about 20 years I have DVDs I've watched once or twice and now they're a copy of a 15 or 20 year old DVD won't play right because something called disc Rock has happened where the data just kind of becomes unreadable or like I have a movie call the rain man which came out in 1988 and they put a DVD copy out sometime in the mid-2000s I have a copy of that I've watched it two or three times and now even though I took care of it cleaned it and made sure it stayed in its case it's still only place halfway through and then the disc will freeze and spin without going to the next section of the DVD.
Great Video and excellent tips! 2 things I would add being a bit further down the road in my collecting journey. 1) When your collection inevitably outgrows your current shelf you can buy something from the Kallax series of shelves from IKEA / used, they fit vinyl records perfectly and come in many designs. 2) Selling records is a bit more effort than it might seem at first. The shipping , dealing with buyers etc. Also you might not be able to recoup the actual perceived value of a given record. I have bought many used records thinking "oh this is actually worth more" but when it comes time to sell, I don't want to let go of it and the overall effort is too much. Anyway Keep up the good work!!
Thank you! I've seen the IKEA shelves they're really nice. If I ever move into a bigger space I'm going to use those shelves for my records. I have my own business and online shop, so I deal with selling/shipping all the time. It's similar to selling records, and I've had no issues with the ones I've sold. But it is a lot of work and annoying buyers do exist. I'm not really looking to make a profit from the records I sell; I just want to make my money back. I'll keep all of your advice in mind, it's very helpful!
Great hints and tips Morgan. Yea space and definitely money are big factors in collecting.... I would hate to add up how much I've spent on buying music Lol. 😂
I should have planned storage before buying records too. That's a very good idea. A few record stores in Milwaukee got 90% of that stimulus check they gave out in 2020. That's the only time I went a bit off budget. My record collection is much nicer because I did though. Record store day happened in April and it will happen again on black Friday as well. They really should call it record store days. Great video again
It’s ok to splurge every now and then! What stores do you go to in Milwaukee, I might check them out next time I go. And yes, it should be record store days lol.
Not to be argumentative with you, Ms. Brandon, but *Discogs* pretty well has every single release, from darn well every single corner of the earth on it. Now granted the really rare & hard to find releases can be rather pricey on there, to say the least. But for someone like myself almost exclusively into Japanese punk/hardcore/crust & d-beat just knowing it exists has been an absolute heaven sent for me. Though I am sure (make that, positive) my better half (not really into music aside from the Top 40 on the radio) wishes it was not. 😋 Oh and *Bandcamp* is another great music resource, as well. In my humble opinion, of course. A blessed day to you & yours. Cheers!!!
I have some records that aren't on Discogs, probably because they're small runs from indie bands/artists. But the majority of my collection is on there. I've seen some crazy prices on Discogs. Thanks for mentioning Bandcamp too! It's a great site although I don't use it as often as I should. I have a few records from Bandcamp, and I've been able to upload and sell my own music on there. It's awesome for indie artists.
@@MorganBrandonno they're definitely are plenty of vinyl releases that are not on discogs especially when it comes to music from before the 1950s a lot of what's called shellac which is a very breakable records they used to have you see them in old movies they spin really fast at 78 RPMs many of them are not on discogs because well there were thousands if not millions of those records made for the first 60 years from like 1890 to the mid-1950s before vinyl really took over so if you are looking for a record from the 1920s 30s or even some in the 1940s a lot of times it's probably not on discogs, there are quite a few 78 on discogs but I own one for instance a really good rhythm and blues singer from the 1950s that I bought in Cincinnati her name was Dolly Cooper (her real name was Linda Peters) discogs says that the 45 and it goes for around $100 to $150 but I bought the 78 copy from record store in Cincinnati called shake it records and there's no information about that copy ever existing, which was a demo record that was made out of aluminum sprayed with a lacquer that was made as a demo the band would bring it back to their parents or give it to a friend or keep one for themselves and if the band was never popular enough then they didn't even record anything else so there's probably only five 10 or 15 copies of most acetate because they were supposed to be demos that would be used to record the real 45 RPM or 33 RPM record copy but if the band broke up who are the record label went under maybe they had a fire before the recordings could be made then all that exists are the acetate discs.
@@MorganBrandon Charlie Plummer is my favorite actor I love him so much. I watched Spontaneous today. The song that plays in the movie Words On Bathroom Walls by The Chainsmokers is called If These Walls Could Talk
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Great vid Morgan. Remember, you didn’t make any mistakes, you just evolved over the last 4 years.
I started 9 1/2 years ago and only in the last 6 months did I go about cataloging my 612 LPs on Discogs. Kind of a pain to do but I learned so much in the process. I originally bought milk style crates and found out many are not big or tall enough.
Thanks for sharing your wisdom and inspiring others with your vids.
Best!
I like what you said, my mistakes were more about learning and evolving. We can all learn from each other! Adding your collection to Discogs sounds like it was a big task, but I'm sure it was worth it in the end.
@@MorganBrandonkeep in mind that any record final 33 RPM record or a 45 made after the late 70s likely has a barcode on the back of it or on the front of it and some of the 45s do all right on the label, with the discogs app you can just scan it with their label scanning app for the most part most record companies had switch over to putting barcodes on the back of or front of a jacket starting around 1979 or 1980, if your records are from the 50s 60s who are the 70s you're going to have to catalog them by hand by typing in each number or letter in the code on the back usually it will tell you they'll be three or four numbers and then they'll be one or two letters on the back of a record but if you're buying records from the 1980s or newer they're going to have a barcode and you can easily scan your vinyl collection or 45 Colleen into your discogs, I think before about 1978 or 79 there were no barcodes at least not on vinyl record so if your records are older than that then you need to enter the numbers and letters you see on the jacket or the label by hand otherwise anything newer it's pretty easy to do and quicker.
vinyl is the future
I think it’s here to stay among the younger generations!
This was helpful. It just reminded me how lucky I am to be a cd-guy, not having to deal with vinyl: no storage-space problems, no budget problems and no purchase problems either. I know it might not be the same quality of sound as in case of vinyl, but I am absolutely content with what I have...
CDs are awesome for all the reasons you mentioned. I have a CD collection too, and it's way less complicated lol. My CDs sound pretty decent all things considered. But it's good to be content too!
@@MorganBrandon I agree
Cd sound is better! No apologies.
@@DorianPaige00 I really cannot tell cause I don't have a turntable. All I can say is that if I play, for instance, jazz music on my cd player, the musicians are practically 'present' in my room. It is a level of quality that makes me feel satisfied.
Don't get me wrong CDs are really nice and very convenient and a lot harder to scratch but vinyl is still more durable even though it has to be cleaned a lot and taken care of CDs get something called CD or after about 20 years I have DVDs I've watched once or twice and now they're a copy of a 15 or 20 year old DVD won't play right because something called disc Rock has happened where the data just kind of becomes unreadable or like I have a movie call the rain man which came out in 1988 and they put a DVD copy out sometime in the mid-2000s I have a copy of that I've watched it two or three times and now even though I took care of it cleaned it and made sure it stayed in its case it's still only place halfway through and then the disc will freeze and spin without going to the next section of the DVD.
Thanks Morgan.
Great video Morgan!!!
Thank you!
Great Video and excellent tips! 2 things I would add being a bit further down the road in my collecting journey. 1) When your collection inevitably outgrows your current shelf you can buy something from the Kallax series of shelves from IKEA / used, they fit vinyl records perfectly and come in many designs. 2) Selling records is a bit more effort than it might seem at first. The shipping , dealing with buyers etc. Also you might not be able to recoup the actual perceived value of a given record. I have bought many used records thinking "oh this is actually worth more" but when it comes time to sell, I don't want to let go of it and the overall effort is too much. Anyway Keep up the good work!!
Thank you! I've seen the IKEA shelves they're really nice. If I ever move into a bigger space I'm going to use those shelves for my records. I have my own business and online shop, so I deal with selling/shipping all the time. It's similar to selling records, and I've had no issues with the ones I've sold. But it is a lot of work and annoying buyers do exist. I'm not really looking to make a profit from the records I sell; I just want to make my money back. I'll keep all of your advice in mind, it's very helpful!
Great hints and tips Morgan. Yea space and definitely money are big factors in collecting.... I would hate to add up how much I've spent on buying music
Lol. 😂
Same I don’t wanna know how much I’ve spent lol
Good video, keep them coming!
Thanks, more to come!
I should have planned storage before buying records too.
That's a very good idea.
A few record stores in Milwaukee got 90% of that stimulus check they gave out in 2020. That's the only time I went a bit off budget. My record collection is much nicer because I did though.
Record store day happened in April and it will happen again on black Friday as well. They really should call it record store days.
Great video again
It’s ok to splurge every now and then! What stores do you go to in Milwaukee,
I might check them out next time I go. And yes, it should be record store days lol.
Not to be argumentative with you, Ms. Brandon, but *Discogs* pretty well has every single release, from darn well every single corner of the earth on it. Now granted the really rare & hard to find releases can be rather pricey on there, to say the least. But for someone like myself almost exclusively into Japanese punk/hardcore/crust & d-beat just knowing it exists has been an absolute heaven sent for me. Though I am sure (make that, positive) my better half (not really into music aside from the Top 40 on the radio) wishes it was not. 😋 Oh and *Bandcamp* is another great music resource, as well. In my humble opinion, of course. A blessed day to you & yours. Cheers!!!
I have some records that aren't on Discogs, probably because they're small runs from indie bands/artists. But the majority of my collection is on there. I've seen some crazy prices on Discogs. Thanks for mentioning Bandcamp too! It's a great site although I don't use it as often as I should. I have a few records from Bandcamp, and I've been able to upload and sell my own music on there. It's awesome for indie artists.
@@MorganBrandonno they're definitely are plenty of vinyl releases that are not on discogs especially when it comes to music from before the 1950s a lot of what's called shellac which is a very breakable records they used to have you see them in old movies they spin really fast at 78 RPMs many of them are not on discogs because well there were thousands if not millions of those records made for the first 60 years from like 1890 to the mid-1950s before vinyl really took over so if you are looking for a record from the 1920s 30s or even some in the 1940s a lot of times it's probably not on discogs, there are quite a few 78 on discogs but I own one for instance a really good rhythm and blues singer from the 1950s that I bought in Cincinnati her name was Dolly Cooper (her real name was Linda Peters) discogs says that the 45 and it goes for around $100 to $150 but I bought the 78 copy from record store in Cincinnati called shake it records and there's no information about that copy ever existing, which was a demo record that was made out of aluminum sprayed with a lacquer that was made as a demo the band would bring it back to their parents or give it to a friend or keep one for themselves and if the band was never popular enough then they didn't even record anything else so there's probably only five 10 or 15 copies of most acetate because they were supposed to be demos that would be used to record the real 45 RPM or 33 RPM record copy but if the band broke up who are the record label went under maybe they had a fire before the recordings could be made then all that exists are the acetate discs.
Hey Morgan today when you have the time you should watch the Words On Bathroom Walls movie in honor of Charlie Plummer cuz his birthday's today
It’s a nice movie, maybe I’ll watch it again soon
@@MorganBrandon Charlie Plummer is my favorite actor I love him so much. I watched Spontaneous today. The song that plays in the movie Words On Bathroom Walls by The Chainsmokers is called If These Walls Could Talk