Collection Notes
An Old Home Recording Needs a Listening Plan Before a Play Button
A tape labelled with a relative’s handwriting can feel like an invitation to press play immediately. If it may contain an irreplaceable recording, a pause…
Music, kept close
Collection Notes
Names, versions and listening notes that keep the context attached to a recording.
Collection Notes
Keep Your Genre Tags Separate from the Words Printed on the Sleeve
A record may sit comfortably in two parts of your collection even though the sleeve uses only one genre label, or none. Your catalogue can accommodate that…
Collection Notes
A Record’s Runout Inscription Deserves an Exact Transcription
Small marks near the centre of a record can be difficult to read and easy to overinterpret. If you are documenting your own copy, begin with the characters…
Collection Notes
When the Sleeve Names a Studio, Ask Which Part of the Recording It Describes
A studio name in the credits can become a memorable part of an album’s identity. Read the verb beside it before treating it as the place where every sound…
Collection Notes
A Record’s Manufacturing Country Is Not the Artist’s Nationality
A sleeve may name a country of manufacture, a recording location, and a label address. These details describe different relationships and should not be…
Collection Notes
The Price Sticker Is Part of Your Copy’s Story, Even When You Leave It Alone
A shop sticker on an old record sleeve can bring back the place where a collection began. You can record that detail without immediately deciding to remove…
Collection Notes
An Empty Sleeve Deserves a Different Collection Entry from a Complete Record
Finding a sleeve without its record creates an odd catalogue problem: you own part of the release, but cannot play it. A clear entry keeps that distinction…
Collection Notes
Printed Track Times and Player Times May Need Separate Notes
A booklet lists one duration while your player displays another. Before deciding that the recording is different, check exactly what each time refers to.