How much is a record worth? Essentially, it’s worth what someone is willing to pay; but that’s not a practical answer and there is a more pragmatic way to put a price on just about anything, even records. Crate dig long enough and pricing records becomes easier after seeing the same albums again and again. But prices change and variables like condition and scarcity affect the value. Using historical sales information makes valuation easier by basing prices off of market data.
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4 Websites for Pricing Records
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Upcoming Releases and A Few Revisited
While we wait for the new year to start in earnest, there are always a few things from the previous 12 months that are worth highlighting again because they were that great. Paired with some info about upcoming releases for 2015, take a look at what you might have missed last year and what you shouldn’t miss this year. Continue Reading
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A Collectors Perspective on Spotify
Spotify’s ambivalence toward what musicians deem acceptable wages plagues the service provider. Overshadowing what seems like the ultimate exposure opportunity, it is encumbering artists and media outlets in a never-ending argument reminiscent of unionized labor disputes. With growing social acceptance for streaming services building momentum based on recent stats that show dramatic growth over the last four years, who’s really losing out when an album isn’t streaming? Continue Reading
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The 10 Best Albums of 2014
Looking back on 2014 and fretting about having to defend a single album as “the best”, I forwent the ranking bit and instead, curated a list of releases that had pretty simple criteria: extensive playtime. Every album here was never too far out of reach and all of them enticed me back again and again. Here’s too The 10 Best Albums of 2014. Continue Reading
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4 Solutions for Wet Cleaning Records
Wet cleaning records can be a chore but it’s one that has potential to provide dramatic improvements in sound by removing dust, grime and other unwanted residue from the surface of records. Investing in a record-cleaning machine changed my listening experience. Originally it was easier to just find the record I wanted to play and drop the needle but now, in an a dual effort to preserve and clean my discs, I wash before I play. Home-brew recipes for record cleaning solutions are published all the time and some of them may be just fine. I’ve even tried a few but still find that the commercially available cleaners outperform any DIY recipe.
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