CykoMF

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

Organizing and listing this assemblage is a HUGE undertaking, years in the making and it's still in progress.
Just keeping me focused on anything for this long is an amazing feet in it's own right.

It has become painfully apparent that I must thin the herd, considerably. Therefore I've begun the painful process of releasing excessive 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.

Piling up boxes of Cassettes and CDs to trade off in bulk. Inquire within if interested. Take a peek here

Open to chat about things in my personal collection for musical, data / pressing confirmation. Please try to include a release number [r#] or link to the item so I can locate it. Often times I will have multiple copies, different pressings, formats, etc. Not really into ripping stuff, sorry.

[Current ongoing projects]

[Collection listing - The progress]
Still working on the singles... currently hacking my way through the H's!
With the CD's I've made it into the M's
Keep thinking I'm about done with tapes, then here comes another box....
Made a lot of progress on the tapes recently, with a lot of 8-Track repairs!
LP's will all need to be rechecked to confirm pressing plant info. Sigh.

[Collection Growth Chart]
Listed collection by format:
Stats from Excel FALL 2019 / Cogs Sept 2022
LP's: 2717 / 3262
45's: 10241 / 11680
78's: 81 / 94
CD's: 1323 / 1746
Tapes: 391 / 1215
I/O: xx / 115
Videos: xx / 59

Collection by format
Stats from Oggers
Format: Sept 2021 / Sept 2022

Vinyl: 14238 / 14396
CD: 1607 / 1670
Cassette: 479 / 597
8-Track Cartridge: 347 / 360
Flexi-disc: 237 / 241
Shellac: 85 / 86
Box Set: 79 / 81
DVD: 58 / 63
All Media: 33 / 35
Laserdisc: 36 / 36
CDr: 32 / 33
Reels: 26 / 77
File: 21 / 22
Blu-ray: 13 / 13
SACD: 12 / 18
Hybrid: 5 / 5
VHS: 5 / 5
DVDr: 3 / 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 hit 14K & Med value topped $100K. 500th customer & RP 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, thanks to the covid quarantine.
05/20/2020 ~ 15,551 list entry Mystery Tape
06/12/2020 ~ 45 G's completed
08/20/2021 ~ 17,000 list entry Van Halen - And The Cradle Will Rock...
Aug 2021 ~ Another busy week! Collection hit 17K with 74K rack points and max value cracked $300K. Oh yeah, seller FB #666 too.
01/01/2022 ~ Received my 1000th customer.

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 [9] 17,025 [10] 18,160

In Wantlist: [1] 222 [2] 234 [3] 333 [4] 323 [5] 300 [6] 289 [7] 288 [8] 242 [9] 222 [10] 193

Reviews : [1] 73 [2] 106 [3] 133 [4] 205 [5] 293 [6] 352 [7] 383 [8] 412 [9] 297 [10] 312

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 [9] 74,065 [10] 79,624

Votes Received: [1] 118 [2] 230 [3] 400 [4] 608 [5] 815 [6] 1,397 [7] 2,455 [8] 3,443 [9] 3,921 [10] 4,598

Items for sale: [2] 200 [3] 484 [4] 568 [5] 630 [6] 668 [7] 823 [8] 1,065 [9] 1,131 [10] 1,148

Seller FB: [1] 13 [2] 66 [3] 124 [4] 186 [5] 255 [6] 328 [7] 418 [8] 518 [9] 666 [10] 782

Buyer FB: [1] 20 [2] 66 [3] 135 [4] 213 [5] 275 [6] 333 [7] 399 [8] 446 [9] 492 [10] 564

Contributed: [1] 638 [2] 1,178 [3] 1,739 [4] 2,324 [5] 2,792 [6] 3,242 [7] 3,640 [8] 4,277 [9] 4,618 [10] 4.886

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 [9] 6,279 [10] 6,266

Images Uploaded: [2] 6,114 [3] 9,229 [4] 13,544 [5] 17,043 [6] 21,827 [7] 25,525 [8] 31,202 [9] 32,234 [10] 36,650

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
Current Sub Year 9: Abby Jeanne - Somebody To Love / Stop And Listen
Current Sub Year 10: [Today's Million Hits - Heavy Rock

[Frequently typed texts]
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Radio Station Copy
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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:
ALC circle logo = Alco Research And Engineering, Co.
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
Runout descriptors; I.E> Stamped vs Etched:https://web.archive.org/web/20220509172153/https://reference.discogs.com/wiki
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://reference.discogs.com/wiki/undocumented-guidelines#do-not-change-order-of-matrix-variants
Runout guidance: https://www.discogs.com/group/thread/809347
List of non-English groups - https://www.discogs.com/forum/thread/702525
Translucent Black vinyl: https://reference.discogs.com/wiki/undocumented-guidelines#dark-tanslucent-brown-vinyl-is-essentially-black-vinyl
Live tour recordings are to be grouped together: https://reference.discogs.com/wiki/undocumented-guidelines#different-recordings-from-the-same-tour-may-go-in-one-master-release

Undocumented guidelines have moved to: https://web.archive.org/web/20220509172153/https://reference.discogs.com/wiki

[Stuff I type a lot]
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

Please enter a reasonable description of your edits in the submission notes field. RSG §1.6.5

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

Discogs VAT IOSS number: IM5280008075 (2022)

Stuff I need to verify:
The presence of the Warner Communications "W" logo began appearing on mid 1975 Burbank labels with the older 91505 zip code in rim text. In late 1976 to early 1977 the zip code was changed to 91510 with the change to Capitol pressings.
Here is the current accepted timeline:
1) Old Label (no W), Old Logo. Columbia presses (Around 2nd quarter 1973 to 2nd Quarter 1975)
2) New Label (with W), Old Logo, zip 91505 Columbia Presses (~June 1975 to ~July 1975)
3) New Label (with W), New Logo, zip 91505 Columbia Presses (~Aug 1975 to ~Feb 1977)
4) New Label (with W), New Logo, zip 91510 Capitol Presses (Early 1977 to Aug. 1978)
The white 'lined labels' began appearing in 1978
The 'shadow shield' design began appearing in mid 1983 with Capitol pressings ending in 1986.

[An accurate visual representation of database editing trends:]


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