How To Identify a Vinyl LP and Determine Value | Talking About Records

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I really dislike people who want to flip (excuse the pun) records for profit, all it does is push up market values and out of the hands of music loversbut I guess that is like everything these days
Comment from : @thomasowens5824

Yes @rayecker & someone paid $45000 including shipping/duties for a sealed copy of Moody Blues Days of the Future Past first pressing (MFSL) U got to luv Vinyl
Comment from : @crazyfeet6170

Very helpful Thank you
Comment from : @emilymein

Thanks NT this is very clear, I learned a lot😃
Comment from : @RudyDeblieck

There is a huge problem with discogs It differentiates between releases, not pressings A release may be pressed from different lacquers cut with different equipment by different engineers at different plants For example, we may both have a pressing of Rubber Souls, but yours might be pressed from a lacquer cut by the renowned Wally Traugott at using excellent and well-calibrated equipment at Monarch, a plant well known for top quality pressings Mine might not have a signature identifying an engineer, meaning at the very least the master is almost certainly lower quality, having been cut by an engineer of lower calibre, especially if it was cut at the Hollywood plant using a less well-maintained, less well-calibrated lathe Maybe mine was even pressed at Scranton, a plant notorious for inconsistent quality, often producing records with a lot of surface noise, warp and distortion Yours is worth a heck of a lot more than mine I totally get that it would be impractical for discogs to differentiate between every slight difference, but it should be done at least by pressing If I buy a particular record, I want to know what master it came from Yes, I know from experience that that can be challenging My copy of Dark Side of the Moon has side A pressed from a master cut by Ken Perry and side B cut by Wally Traugott However, a single lacquer would be used to cut at least 15,000 records, and as many as 100,000 (possibly more if during a time of high demand and manufactured by a less discerning label, perhaps many of the latter end of the run being used as the notoriously bad club editions), so there are still considerable numbers of each individual pressing I'm currently trying to find a copy of Dark Side of the Moon cut by Harry Moss, but all of his cuts are mixed up with lesser cuts under the same issue What am I going to do, contact 80 different sellers to ask if their matrix bears the HTM signature? So, I would say that the valuations on discogs are at best very loose ballpark figures If you want to know a more accurate value of your records, you'll have to do more research This is why some copies of Are You Experienced sell for upwards of $200 and some sell for less than $20 Yes, condition has a lot to do with it, but it's also a lot to do with whether your copy is a cut made by Bill Lacey or some Tom, Dick or Harry (except Harry Moss 😂)
Comment from : @paulgowler5181

I don't understand why on earth you don't use more filters in the search You're going to potentially manually examine more than 70 releases? Filter additionally by year and label Many of those 76 will be reissues, released in different years by different labels
Comment from : @paulgowler5181

I sometimes don’t trust what i run through Discogs because the first copy’s it shows are unofficial but when you scroll on it shows official releases…I have 2 albums i’m not sure about and it bugs me…
Comment from : @4_the_love_of_london

i would use discogs… but the records i just got were made before the barcode was invented 😂😂 so thank you for this video!!!
Comment from : @heckyeahbrother1613

Excellent Video! So informative and I now have a great understanding of how to reserach my LP's, thank you
Comment from : @dollyhall5696

Great video !
Comment from : @ViculacionRSE

This videos only helps to resellers and scalpers, so you need to pay more silly!!!
Comment from : @JohnSmith-zl8rz

Excellent advice - thank you
Comment from : @harrylakhaney4464

Awesome video Thank you so much from someone getting back into the vinyl game
Comment from : @ultraphobic69

Easily one of the best videos on youtube Thanks for the concise information 👍
Comment from : @spy8464BB

Thanks so much for this video I'm new to the vinyl scene (after years of wanting to finally get into it), and I've discovered Discogs and figured out quite a bit, but your video reaffirmed and also taught me some things! Great video!
Comment from : @TheCollectorCave

Ultimately the value is what someone is willing to pay for it
Comment from : @rayeckert9425

I own a copy of the “Concert for Bangladesh” and the record made a by rs🎉ads aresGeorge Harrison, “All things must Pass” Jackets worn, Vinyl is pristine Any advice for an old Lady trying to return some cash to my own House after years of taking them❤ with me
Comment from : @JanaCoffman-lx1nh

There is something you forgot to mention Selling online has a cost and a 100$ record sold is not 100$ in your pocket There is commissions to pay 9 to Discogs and another 4 to 6 between Paypal and bankstotal is around 15 It means you get 85$ left You have to take this in consideration when you value a record which wont sell on Discogs or Ebay but in a record shop or on a Facebook page!
Comment from : @FredVoomVoom

I have a zepp ll with no barcode still sealed Any idea how much it may be worth Thanks
Comment from : @gw2man35

Thank you so much! You are so patient and helpful in your explanation My LP is still sealed so I can't read those numbers you were talking about What do you do in this instance?
Comment from : @cherylrippey5579

Can you help me find a resource that helps me find the gold mine standards? You mentioned the difference between grading the vinyl and the jacket All I have found online is a grading that combines them both I am trying to sell my collection and be able to understand how to differentiate between the two would be of great help thank you so much
Comment from : @ClassicHits-335artists

What do you do when it is not on DIscogs? I am not completely new to vinyl records, but not an expert, either I bought most of my records from garage sales, and auctions, a few years ago, before the resurgence really caught on I figured out Discogs a few years later, but I now have a couple dozen records that are not on the site In most cases, the version I have is not on there, but I have a few that don't have any listing, at all Is there some way to find out what I have?
Comment from : @keithvincenttucker9923

Very helpful Convinces me I don't have enough time left on the planet to value my 3 boxes of old vinyl recordsbrDon
Comment from : @donaldhumphreys1882

Does an autographed album always boost the value?
Comment from : @rebelwithacause3574

if its sealed your screwed on what one it is
Comment from : @thomasmagray

3:00pm Thank you for making this video, so very much helpful, thanks for breaking everything down to understand
Comment from : @donnalhesler7329

A much better discussion of dead wax which is nearly impossible to read Pitman vs Terra Haute is so difficult May look just the same But a much clearer attempt
Comment from : @skykingimagery899

Thanks for all the great information! One question-- how do you identify the pressing if the record is sealed and you don't want to open it?
Comment from : @lorettaross5146

What’s my records worth? a lot to me and that’s all that matters
Comment from : @garyharper2943

There is also ValueYourMusic
Comment from : @jgarcia6006

Very informative video, learnt a lot, thank you
Comment from : @johnvideozen4821

Bravo GI I’ve begun cataloguing my collection and have already discovered all your pointers But I have a challenge for you I have found a number of records that have no exact matches on Discogs database So I’m starting to figure out how to make a submission And it’s a bear!! How about a ‘how-to’ on that? Thanks
Comment from : @TheGlawton

Thank you for posting such a practical and thorough video! Fantastic info!
Comment from : @springercollectibles

I like the discogs app but when I'm trying to figure out which pressing I have, I use the full website The app is just too limited when you're dealing the a record with a lot of pressings (Dark Side Of The Moon - I'm looking at you!)
Comment from : @andybertaut

Great Chanel 👍 Been a member of Discogs since 2007 Been buying records since 1978 (I’m 54 !! 😮) It was only in your other video about recommending to catalogue one’s collection on Discogs, that I thought, yeh, I definitely should I’ve just started doing it It’s very addictive! True detective work! I have a couple or so thousand, so nothing compared with some of your audience! But the Discogs thing puts a whole new interest on what one has, and secondarily , what they’re worth 👍 brLove the content mate 👍👍👍
Comment from : @C90C60C30

Anyone that pays over $2 for a copy of the LP for Billy Joel The Stranger is an idiot!!
Comment from : @jp1194

No Fuck Discogs for actual value of records Inflated prices set by shitty sellers see a record that sold for $300 1 time and list their vg- copy of a fairly common record and no pics of actual item for sale As a collection database? Great but even that is flawed
Comment from : @jp1194

I'm not, at the moment, interested in those specifics or values, but have often wondered how to determine what you have, and this was a great video! Thanks for it!
Comment from : @mckeemichael1

I’m just starting to educate myself on the Discogs, trying to add to my collection brbrA friend of mine actually showed me his entire collection and on Discogs it came up between $45,000 and $92,000 , between medium to high Unreal
Comment from : @FrankieLovesElvis

Excellent tuition, thank you Pity you don't post to Australia, would love to visit your store one day
Comment from : @cohuna15

Tri colored Are You Experienced? OG pressing Done For vintage, JUST LEARN YOUR LABELS The matrix obsession is weird and annoying Now we got 432 versions of Grease OST or whatever because some newb found a copy with -GH2 on the end and now they're compelled to submit their newly discovered version lol Please make it stop And thanks for not even mentioning popsike Terrible resource for common records
Comment from : @OwlsRNotWhatTheySeem

Maybe its just me, I use Discogs & the amount of information is confusing & overwhelming Many times I give up!
Comment from : @mrgeorge7687

What do u click on when u get on discogs to scan and find out what u have? There's like 50 different things to click on Do i click on buy or sell
Comment from : @nickklapatch2062

Hi GI, thanks a lot for doing this, it’s really helpful for those of us beginning our journey into OG’s Just a question, in which instances would you consider getting a record from a different country vs US?brbrI appreciate it, thank you
Comment from : @sefarba

Very informative - thanks for pointing out Discogs app and handy barcode searchbrNice share
Comment from : @shineonugrzydieman

Thank you for the video I've learned a few short cuts here for Discogs It all boils down to one thing It's only worth as much as what someone's going to give you for it Just like anything you sell
Comment from : @lawrence5368

What is your record worth? Probably not as much as you think!
Comment from : @davidgallistel2083

Amazingly good breakdown of the facts of vinyl life🔥
Comment from : @dimebagdave77

Amazing work GI This is a very good tutorial for someone who is looking to know the value of a certain record I also use Popsike, it's other alternative
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Thanks for making this video Even for an experienced user of Discogs, this can be a tricky process to navigate I miss logged a Rolling Stones Sticky Fingers pressing and oh man, it took a long to time to finally find the one I had
Comment from : @Daydream-Vinyl

Thank you GI 👍 That was very informative for me I knew a little bit, but now I have a broader understanding
Comment from : @wyattfoley100

theres a couple discogs forum posts that also explain different pressing plant symbols that you can find in the deadwax with really common labels like columbia for example, you can really narrow down your choices by knowing which pressing plant it was pressed at its what really got me understanding how to catalogue my records more than any other info on the jacket or deadwax
Comment from : @itsdamianb

Checked out one of your booths and picked up an Aztec Camera album I may already have a copy, but for 5 bucks I wasn't going to pass it up
Comment from : @agomodern

I go straight to discogs, and enter the record label number never fails Except a couple of obscure LPS that had that I can't find any info onbrbrThe funny thing was I was looking through my Pink Floyd LPS and I found a reissue of Dark Side of the Moon I bought years back, turned out it was worth more than the original by far because of how many were printed I had no idea😮
Comment from : @carpo719