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Catalogue white labels and promo vinyl
White labels and promos often fail a search. Add them by hand, with the stamp or the handwritten title in the notes.
Type what is on the label
If the artist is stamped, that is the artist. If you only know the track, store that and say the rest is unknown. An invented name, or a commercial release you hope it might be, will look certain later and be wrong.
A photo of the label is the best identification you will have. Upload it. Handwriting fades in memory faster than it fades on the paper, and a white label has nothing else to recognise.
Put promo, white label, radio edit, or the stamp text in the notes. Those words are the difference between a one-off and a record you could replace in any shop.
Do not force a match
Add it by hand. Do not attach it to a commercial pressing it does not match, even if the song title is the same. The sleeve, the track list, and any guide price would then describe the wrong object.
A market guide may not exist for a one-off promo, and it should not be borrowed from the official issue. Type a price if you want that record in the collection total. Leave it blank if you do not, and the count under the total will leave it out.
How this works in ViniVault
Use manual add. Type what is on the label, upload the photo, and keep the note short and specific. The wishlist can hold the official issue if you still want a finished copy.
The record still belongs on the shelf you own. A promo is not a want, and a want is not a promo. Only the disc in the house goes on the collection.
Questions
- Can I still give it a value?
- Yes. Type a price if you want one in the total. A market guide may not exist for a one-off promo, and a blank price stays out of the sum.
- What if I later find out what it is?
- Edit the record. Add the artist, the title, and the pressing if you now know them. Keep the photo of the label so you can see why you were unsure.