The Vinyl Room · Guides
Guides for record collectors
Grading, first pressings, runouts, mono or stereo, record care and the great jazz labels: our guides explain it with examples from the shop and voices from the Plattenparty.
- Grading explainedWhat the Goldmine scale means for record and sleeve – with a table and examples.
- How to spot a first pressingLabel, catalogue number, runout and cover: how collectors recognise an original.
- How to read the runoutWhat the markings between the last groove and the label tell you – with photos of Blue Note and the White Album.
- Collecting Blue NoteLabels, addresses and markings: how to tell which Blue Note edition you’re holding.
- Mono or stereo?Catalogue number, label, cover and matrix: how to tell the version – and why collectors look for mono.
- Record careHandling, cleaning and storing – so the condition lasts and the record sounds good.
- Danish jazzDebut, SteepleChase and the Copenhagen years – with a story from Thomas at the Plattenparty.
- Record labels A–ZAll labels in the shop at a glance – with the number of records.
- Artists A–ZAll artists in the shop at a glance – from jazz to pop.
