Collecting Music

• The Care and Handling of Recorded Sound Materials - Technical paper on the archival maintenance of music recordings. Expanded version of an article initially prepared for the National Library of Canada.
• Cylinder, Disc and Tape Care in a Nutshell - Care, handling and storage of musical recordings in a collections environment, from the US Library of Congress. Includes a bibliography.
• Discogs - User built music database. Store and organise personal music collection listings for free. Includes cross-referenced discographies of artists and labels, marketplace, and forums for music and general discussion.
• Gigposters - Images of gig posters, flyers and handbills from around the world.
• The Great Brazilian Virtual Guitar Picks Museum - Listing of a collection with pictures, and a picture dictionary of guitar plectrum terminology.
• The History of Sound Recording Technology - Explores the history and impact of the inventions that changed the way we listen; includes business, cultural, and techological sections.
• International Music Discographies - Online music price guide, available by paid subscription. USA values in dollars; accepts submissions from users.
• The Internet Museum of Flexi / Cardboard / Oddity Records - Devoted to odd promotional and novelty records, usually printed on paper. Images and RealAudio from a collection.
• Metro Detroit Record Show - Includes dates and location.
• More Music Collectors Resource Pages - British guide to music collecting, featuring many annotated links and a glossary.
• Music Price Guide - Includes recent online auction results, free classified ads, and a worldwide directory of record sellers.
• Nibble's Record Shop Guides - Guide to record and compact disc shops in San Diego, Los Angeles and Albuquerque.
• PNPrecords - Includes a history of Russian rock and information on Russian music labels.
• Record Covers Drawn by Comic Artists - Listing of album covers (CD and vinyl) drawn by comic artists and illustrators. Includes many images. In French and English.
• Record Song Book - Private collector presents information about and seeks copies of the UK music magazine published in the 1960s and 1970s.
• Recordjunkie.com - Collectors' community and worldwide record store guide.
• Record-price-guide - German-based database of record and CD prices for independent releases.
• Red Sister - Archive of Mark Arminiski handbills.
• RockPosterCollector.com - History of rock posters and information for collectors.
• Vinyl Bank Record and CD Fairs - UK Midlands based record and CD fair organiser. Find fair dates, venue information, public and dealer information.
• Vinylville - Information about Usenet groups, dealers, resources and supplies, FAQs and discographies, cleaning and storage, and cataloging software; from a music collector.

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