Once finished, hopefully you’ve found the record version that’s an exact match to the one in your hands and you can stop here if you don’t want to venture into the information in the runout groove. Leave these open for now, unless there is something in the notes that helps clearly identify that it’s not the version in your hand. Close any browser tab that doesn’t look like it’s a match. Generally, labels are the most likely place to visibly spot any differences between submissions. View the record label images on each release submission and compare them to your own. Spot The Difference Between The Record Labels Once you have all possible different versions open, it’s time to play spot the difference. Open each potential match for your release in different tabs on your browser. Using our example, yours will likely start with SMAL for stereo or MAL for mono (later reissues may just be a long number). These are usually printed smaller than the catalog number and vary on both sides. Be aware that matrix numbers may look similar.
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Once you’ve found the full master release for your record, search the page (ctrl + F or command + F, if Mac) for the catalog number that’s printed on the label of your record. Starting Point For Finding Your Record Version: The Catalog Number If you need more hands on assistance, our help forums are a great resource. I will also be focusing on US releases as those are the ones I am most familiar with. With a few quick tricks, you can find out relatively quickly if your version is in the Discogs database or still needs to be added.įor this example, I will be using one of the largest and most popular master releases: The Beatles’ “Magical Mystery Tour”. This can be incredibly daunting at first. As Discogs seeks to catalog every record, this means that chances are you will need to be able to at least navigate this maze. Traditionally, runout variants have been of limited interest to the incredibly nerdy. Throw in similar situations for pressings in different countries, and the volume can grow exponentially. Throw in promotional versions, test pressings, mispressings, misprints, and other rare edge cases and you end up with a lot of different records. Over time, the label may have changed logo designs, layout, and label color multiple times. If demand remains high, the record will stay in press. When demand is high, different pressing plants are used to fill the needs of different geographical regions. One of the great annoyances of record collection cataloguing is that when a record is popular, there tends to be a lot of different pressing variants. If you have a record that isn’t currently in the Discogs database, now’s the time to add it! Start contributing to the September Pledge Initiative and help us reach 9 million unique releases in the database!
That’s why we made this guide with tricks you can use to find your record version quickly and easily. When you’re submitting records to the Discogs database, it’s important to know if your version of the record already exists there.
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