CykoMF
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50+ remarkable years of music consumption and stiiiiiiiiiill going... ,\m/

Listing this assemblage is a HUGE undertaking. Just keeping me focused for this long is amazing in it's own right.

It's become apparent that I must thin the herd, considerably. Therefore I'll be releasing dupes and stuff I'm less likely to play again back into the wild.

Have officially listed these: Click here to help them find new homes.

Assembled several boxes of stuff on CD to trade off. Inquire within. Take a peek here

Open to chat about things in my personal collection for data / pressing confirmation.
Please try to include a link to subject item so I can locate it. Often times I have multiple copies, different pressings, formats, etc. Not really into ripping, sorry.

[Current ongoing projects]

[Collection list]
Still working on the singles... Currently hung up in the H's!
CD's I've made it into the M's
LP's all need to be rechecked for correct pressing plants.

Listed collection by format:
(From Excel as of: FALL 2019)
LP's: 2717
45's: 10241
78's: 81
CD's: 1323
Tapes: 391

Collection by format stats
from Oggers April 2021:

Vinyl: 13959
CD: 1539
Cassette: 413
8-Track Cartridge: 305
Flexi-disc: 231
Shellac: 84
Box Set: 78
DVD: 58
All Media: 31
Laserdisc: 31
CDr: 29
File: 20
Blu-ray: 13
SACD: 10
Hybrid: 5
VHS: 5
Reel-To-Reel: 3
DVDr: 3

[Selling]
Still have piles of stuff threatening to avalanche. Listing less common titles whenever possible. Boxing up other stuff. It's tough to give them up sometimes but this has to be done. Also have loads of more common titles to move. Stop by and take home an armload or two!

[Special Projects]

[Quadraphonic/Surround]
Guilty pleasure and current fixation. The sensation of 100% immersive audio!
I've been rediscovering a multitude of 'lost' surround recording formats out there. The new box set reissues with 5.1 mixes are pretty cool. Started a list for my reviews items in my collection over here.

[Novelty 45's]
Have a few hundred of these that I'm trying to get sorted and entered. Lots of cool obscure 'Dr. Demento' style stuff and worse. Many that are not yet listed on Cogz.
They recently got pushed together with the soundtracks and kiddie stuff so it's an even bigger mess than before. Started a list for the Novelty stuff found in my collection, so far. Really need a good organizational scheme. Any suggestions?

Also started a list for Picture Discs. Will be adding more as I come across them.

[Local Music]
Always enjoy working on profiles for local MKE area artists and labels. Feel free to message me for assistance getting your profile(s) setup.

Contributor Status
Getting lots of points banked up. Where can I cash em in on something?

*Finished*

Entering the boxes of Holiday records AND making up lists for them. Of course immediately after thinking this I'll find another one... and week later another one...
At least I have these lists: Halloween, Christmas, which are now public so you can check em out. Helpful if you are planning a holiday party playlist and looking for some suggestions.

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Nothing else to see here really, just personal stats and phrases I'm tired of typing:

~Milestones~
09/02/2012 ~ 1st list entry Frank Zappa - Hot Rats
11/11/2012 ~ 45 #'s Completed
11/20/2012 ~ 1,000th list entry Public Enemy - Yo! Bum Rush The Show
03/22/2014 ~ 5,000th list entry The Phantom (3) - Love Me / Whisper Your Love
06/03/2014 ~ 45 A's Completed
12/27/2015 ~ Hit 8,888 items with addition of Frank Zappa - Apostrophe (') in quad! (Seemed appropriate for quadruple infinity.)
05/31/2016 ~ Cracked the top 250 contributors list.
06/06/2016 ~ 45 B's Completed
08/31/2016 ~ 10,000th list entry Ruben And The Jets (4) - Deseri
02/28/2017 ~ 45 C's Completed
03/26/2017 ~ 11,111th list entry Gloria's Rock N' Roll Saloon - Salads / Sandwiches
11/18/2017 ~ 45 D's Completed
12/04/2017 ~ 12,345th list entry Twisted Sister - A Twisted Christmas
06/30/2018 ~ 45 E's Completed
Feb 2019 ~ Busy week! Collection topped 14K items & med value cracked $100K.
Had my 500th customer & RP rolled over 52K
All within a few days of each other.
04/28/2019 ~ Max value cracks $200K with Timothy Leary* + Ash Ra Tempel - Seven Up
06/16/2019 ~ 45 F's completed
07/08/2019 ~ Seller ranking officially overtaken by buyer ranking.
12/01/2019 ~ 15,000 list entry Frank Zappa - Peaches En Regalia
03/21/2020 ~ New personal best single day 42 submissions
05/20/2020 ~ 15,551 list entry Mystery Tape
06/12/2020 ~ 45 G's completed

Personal Discogs™ stats: [anniversary year]

In Collection: [1] 3,883 [2] 5,885 [3] 8,118 [4] 10,018 [5] 11,777 [6] 13,400 [7] 14,743 [8] 15,724

In Wantlist: [1] 222 [2] 234 [3] 333 [4] 323 [5] 300 [6] 289 [7] 288 [8] 242

Reviews : [1] 73 [2] 106 [3] 133 [4] 205 [5] 293 [6] 352 [7] 383 [8] 412

Rank Points: [1] 6,756 [2] 13,350 [3] 20,256 [4] 29,881 [5] 38,030 [6] 48,408 [7] 56,277 [8] 67,501

Votes Received: [1] 118 [2] 230 [3] 400 [4] 608 [5] 815 [6] 1,397 [7] 2,455 [8] 3,443

Items for sale: [2] 200 [3] 484 [4] 568 [5] 630 [6] 668 [7] 823 [8] 1,065

Seller FB: [1] 13 [2] 66 [3] 124 [4] 186 [5] 255 [6] 328 [7] 418 [8] 518

Buyer FB: [1] 20 [2] 66 [3] 135 [4] 213 [5] 275 [6] 333 [7] 399 [8] 446

Contributed: [1] 638 [2] 1,178 [3] 1,739 [4] 2,324 [5] 2,792 [6] 3,242 [7] 3,640 [8] 4,277

Pending: [1] 1,075 [2] 1,920 [3] 2,336 [4] 3,715 [5] 4,754 [6] 5,939 [7] 5,676 [8] 6,033

Images Uploaded: [2] 6,114 [3] 9,229 [4] 13,544 [5] 17,043 [6] 21,827 [7] 25,525 [8] 31,202

Current Sub Year 1: The North German Philharmonic Orchestra* / Wilhelm Brückner-Rüggeberg, Bach*, Mozart* - Eine Kleine Nachtmusik / Brandenburg Concerto No. 3, G-Major
Current Sub Year 2: Herbie Hancock - Fat Albert Rotunda
Current Sub Year 3: Pink Floyd - The Wall
Current Sub Year 4: JMH (3) - JMH
Current Sub Year 5: The Rock-Afire Explosion - School Days
Current Sub Year 6: Linda Manning - Shade Tree Mechanic
Current Sub Year 7: Kraftwerk - Electric Cafe
Current Sub Year 8: The Shadows Of Knight - Gloria

[Frequently typed texts]
Label Variation: Text size and placement.
+ US 7" w/ label variation
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Audition Copy
Radio Station Copy
Demonstration
Promotional Copy
Not For Sale
Disc Jockey
DJ Copy
Japanese Promo: 見本盤
Japanese Not For Sale: 非売品
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Pressing Plant ID's
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Capitol pressing plant logos:
─◁ 'Longhorn' = Winchester
★ ✲ ✩ 'Shining Star' = Los Angeles
IAM Triangle or ☖ 'Lathe' = Scranton
() or 0 'Octogon' = Jacksonville

Decca:
(1) ✤ / ◉ = Gloversville
(2) ◆ = Pinckneyville
(3) ◈ = Richmond
(4) = Bridgeport
(5) ★ = Los Angeles
(6) ?

MCA:
(1) ⧈-G-⧈ = Gloversville
(2) ◈-P-◈ ◇-P-◇ = Pinckneyville
◎—∈—◎ = MCA Records (Canada) up to 1986,
◎—∈—◎ = MCA Records Canada after 1986

RCA:
I = Indianapolis
R = Rockaway
H = Hollywood

RCA year codes
RCA Matrix codes

16 = SOL/SON = Sonic Recording Products, Inc. (1950's - 1975)
16 = GOL = Goldisc Recording Products, Inc. (1975 - 1983)
16 = EMW = Electrosound Group Midwest, Inc. (1979 - 1986)
18 = PR = Presswell Records Mfg. Co., Ancora, NJ
19 = BW = Bestway Products Inc.
22 = AR = ɑ = Allied Record Company, Inc., Los Angeles, CA
24 = MO or MR = Monarch Record Mfg. Co., Los Angeles, CA
25 = CS, S or CSM = Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Santa Maria
26 = PRC Recording Company, Compton, CA
28 = Rainbo Records
30 = PL = Plastic Products, Memphis, TN
49 = SP or SRC = Specialty Records Corporation, Olyphant, PA
53 = Keel Mfg. Corp. (prior to '81); Hauppauge Record Manufacturing Ltd. (after '81)
54 = LY or X or Ƨ = Shelley Products, Huntington Station, NY
56 = CP or P = Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Pitman
60 = Sound Makers N.J.
70 = I = RCA Records Pressing Plant, Indianapolis
72 = RI or PRC Recording Company, Richmond, IN
73 = CT, T or CTH = Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Terre Haute
74 = Electrosound Group Midwest, Inc.
76 = Hub-Servall Record Mfg. Corp.
MG = MGM Record Manufacturing Division Bloomfield, NJ
G/G1 = Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Carrollton, GA
∴ [3 dots in a pyramid] or Λ = CBS Pressing Plant, Aston Clinton (UK Pressings only)
𝓐𝓡𝓟 = American Record Pressing Co.


Mastering / Cutting:
AT/DK = Atlantic Studios / Dennis King
JG Golden = John Golden / Golden Mastering
A Golden = April Golden / Golden Mastering
JJ Golden = JJ Golden / Golden Mastering
W = H.V. Waddell Co.
LW = ︵︵〰 orメ(birds) or ❀ (flower) ] = Brian Gardner
Drumsticks = Artisan Sound Recorders
L-100000-X = Greg Lee Processing
sᴛᴇʀʟɪɴɢ = Sterling Sound

[CD Mastering]
★[D]★ = DADC 1984-2005

Tapes
Chrome 120µs EQ
CrO₂
Dolby HX Pro


Resources:
Dates: http://www.globaldogproductions.info/
Label designs: http://www.cvinyl.com/labelguides-alpha.php
Factory Sleeves: http://www.bigboppa.co.uk/45-sleeves/
http://www.recordcollectorsguild.org/
http://www.goldminemag.com/
http://www.bsnpubs.com/
undocumented guidelines
BMI search
ASCAP search
(C)opyright search
Compilation of Discogs lists
Discogs text formatting sheet
RSG §5.2.c This information should all be added to one 'Matrix number' field. [/G]

http://copypastecharacter.com/all-characters

Styrene vs Vinyl
Tonearm Setup

Forum links
45 titles: https://www.discogs.com/forum/thread/696336
Runout markings (V6): https://www.discogs.com/forum/thread/743281
Picture sleeve vs Generic: https://www.discogs.com/help/forums/topic/203874
Runouts; Stamped vs Etched: https://www.discogs.com/forum/thread/779522#7732376
BAOI stacking: https://www.discogs.com/forum/thread/392356?page=16#7888524
Codes and symbols in BAOI strings: https://www.discogs.com/group/thread/809508
Plant ID's in FTF: https://www.discogs.com/forum/thread/368277?page=2#7523520
Re-numbering of variants: https://www.discogs.com/forum/thread/826798

[Stuff I type alot]
Please read this to get started:
https://www.discogs.com/help/quick-start-guide.html

Here is some information about images and their requirements:
https://www.discogs.com/help/submission-guidelines-images.html

Feel free to ask for assistance but I highly suggest you check out the submission guidelines:
https://www.discogs.com/help/submission-guidelines-general-rules.html

Stuff I need to verify:
Warner Communications "W" logo began in 1975 with 91505 zip code in rim text.
In 1976 zip was changed to 91510.

[An accurate visual representation of database editing trends:]


Inspiration
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(V)usic IS the |3est! ____________ ~ Frank Zappa