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Catalogue a soul and funk vinyl collection
Soul and funk collections mix albums, 7-inches, and 12-inches. One searchable shelf stops the singles disappearing.
Singles are the collection
A lot of the music never lived on an album you own. Catalogue the single, not a compilation you meant to buy. The shelf should describe the records in the house, including the 7-inch that is the only place you have that song.
Label and catalogue number matter when artwork was reused, which it often was. Note them on the copies you had to add by hand. A picture sleeve can be uploaded so the shelf shows your copy, not a later reissue that happens to share the title.
Albums, 7-inches, and 12-inches can share one vault. Search then finds all of them. A note can say 45 or LP if you want that visible when you open the record.
The single is not a footnote
Write the A-side and the B-side. Search can use the track list, so the B-side you actually wanted is findable without remembering which single it was on. A plain sleeve still needs those titles typed clearly.
Reissues you are still hunting belong on the wishlist, with the label and the price you will not go past. They stay out of the collection value until you own them.
How this works in ViniVault
Add albums and singles to the same account, by search or by hand. Upload a photo of a picture sleeve. Pick the pressing that matches the label when the catalogue offers more than one.
Do I own it? is the check in a shop, before a familiar title becomes a duplicate. Read the label as well. A title match is not always the same issue.
Questions
- Can I keep 45s separate from LPs in the app?
- They share one shelf so search finds both. A note can say 45 or LP if you want that visible on the record.
- Should I catalogue a compilation instead of the singles?
- Catalogue the records you own. If the songs are only on the singles, the singles are the collection. A compilation you do not have is a want, not a substitute row.