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 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.
Nibble's Record Shop Guides - - Guide to record and compact disc shops in San Diego, Los Angeles and Albuquerque.
PickNET - - Global trading network and club for guitar pick collectors.
PNPrecords - - Includes a history of Russian rock and information on Russian music labels.
Rare Record Price Guide - - Online guide to UK values for records (and a few CDs), mainly by 80's and 90's artists. Calculated from average prices charged by dealers in the UK magazine "Record Collector..
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.
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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