Maherto

Mainly interested in Spanish, European, US, South American and Classical music - but open to new fields (except rap or reggaeton).

Saving to Wayback: https://archive.org/web/
https://blog.archive.org/2017/01/25/see-something-save-something/
Cat# should be removed from the Company entry.
That field is only used if the company has a specific numbering scheme of its own (other than Cat#).

Useful symbols:
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-superindices and subscripts:
° ¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵ ⁶ ⁷ ⁸ ⁹ ⁿ ₀ ₁ ₂ ₃ ₄ ₅ ₆ ₇ ₈ ₉
- fractions:
½ ⅓ ⅔ ¼ ¾ ⅛ ⅜ ⅝ ⅞

Biblioteca Nacional de España:
http://catalogo.bne.es/uhtbin/webcat
http://datos.bne.es/inicio.html
Hard to locate writers:
https://www.cancioneros.com/
https://enlinea.sgae.es/RepertorioOnline/Disclaimer.aspx
http://www.sadaic.org.ar/ (Argentina)
https://www.agadu.org/yo_creo_cultura_buscador_por_obras.php
http://revistafolklore.com.ar/wp-content/uploads/descargas/historiando-cantos-folklore.pdf
https://autores.uy/ (Uruguay)
http://repertoire.bmi.com/StartPage.aspx
https://www.ascap.com/repertory#/
https://online.gema.de/werke/search.faces
German National Library:
https://portal.dnb.de/opac.htm?method=showSearchForm&selectedCategory=any

Hard to find artists:
Design/Illustrators: F. Marco, Gigi (28), J. Espinosa (4), J. A. Vicente, Mart (19)
Photography: Alfredo (32), Antonio Molina (4), Antonio Romero (14), Berni (12), Cortina (4), J. M. García, Lara (51), Leal (4),
Manolo (36), Mario (145), Ramón Rodríguez (2), Roberto (73), Román (5), José Torres (11)
Artists: Climax (19), David Thomas (17), Steve Taylor (23)

Alias: J.W. Stole, example of foreign alias without complete name,
A. Areta (2), Bazán, A. Belgrano, L. Bas de Bonald, F. de Borja, C. Cuevas, M. Daura, A. Guadalete, T. Ibáñez, G. Kroy,
R. De Leyva, F. Lila, J. Lito, T. Lorca, C. Mapel, V. Merchán, S. Obiol, J. M. Pater, V. F. Romano, M. Vivar, S. Walker (3)

Artists info
Spain artists (SGAE): http://www.cancioncontodos.com/catalogo-de-autores-e-interpretes
Spain 60s/80s: http://lafonoteca.net/
Spain 80s: http://no80s-gruposnacionales.blogspot.com/
Spain 80s/90s: http://www.lascallesdelpop.net/
Beatles: http://www.oocities.org/es/melgarbeatles3/lpbeat/spainlp/spainlp.html
Bob Dylan: http://www.searchingforagem.com/index.htm
Zarzuela: https://atodazarzuela.blogspot.com/2013/11/compositores.html
Flamenco: https://elartedevivirelflamenco.com/guitarristas.html
Heavy rock: https://www.metal-archives.com/
Italian music: http://discografia.dds.it/scheda_titolo.php?idt=8723
Tango/Chamamé music: http://www.todotango.com/creadores/
http://www.fundacionmemoriadelchamame.com
Chile: https://www.musicapopular.cl/
Cuba: https://www.ecured.cu
Latin music: https://gladyspalmera.com/coleccion/buscador/
Rock catalá (p. 20): http://ibdigital.uib.es/greenstone/collect/premsaForanaMallorca/import/Arenal_de_Mallorca/1992/Arenal_de_Mallorca_1992_mes08_n0248.pdf

Dating labels:
Spanish Odeon: https://www.friktech.com/btls/sp/splp.pdf
http://www.45rpmrecords.com/date_rca.php
Info about labels design to check for reissues:
http://www.cvinyl.com/labelguides-alpha.php
http://www.vinylbeat.com/label-index.html
http://logos.wikia.com/
http://www.bsnpubs.com/discog.html
http://www.friktech.com/btls/capitol/capitollabels.pdf
http://spanishcharts.com/index.asp

RSG §6.12.2. Promo - Any item labelled as being released for promotional purposes, (...) Retail releases with stamped, stickered, or similarly altered covers and / or media are to be considered the same as retail, as should retail releases with cut spines, marked or cut barcodes, or other such defacement -- these promo designations are considered to be post-manufacture, and do not require a separate / unique release."

1950-51 Columbia releases: http://bdh-rd.bne.es/viewer.vm?id=0000143357&page=1
1953 Columbia releases 1-D: http://bdh-rd.bne.es/viewer.vm?id=0000143180&page=1
1953 Columbia releases 2-D: http://bdh-rd.bne.es/viewer.vm?id=0000143190&page=1
1953 Columbia releases 3-D: http://bdh-rd.bne.es/viewer.vm?id=0000143186&page=1
1953 Columbia releases 4-D: http://bdh-rd.bne.es/viewer.vm?id=0000143185&page=1
1953 Columbia releases 5-D: http://bdh-rd.bne.es/viewer.vm?id=0000143189&page=1
1953 Columbia releases 6-D:http://bdh-rd.bne.es/viewer.vm?id=0000143183&page=1

1954 Columbia releases 1-E: http://bdh-rd.bne.es/viewer.vm?id=0000143333&page=1
1954 Columbia releases 2-E: http://bdh-rd.bne.es/viewer.vm?id=0000143334&page=1
1954 Columbia releases 3-E: http://bdh-rd.bne.es/viewer.vm?id=0000143181&page=1
1954 Columbia releases 4-E: http://bdh-rd.bne.es/viewer.vm?id=0000143177&page=1
1954 Columbia releases 5-E: http://bdh-rd.bne.es/viewer.vm?id=0000143178&page=1
1954 Columbia releases 2-F: http://bdh-rd.bne.es/viewer.vm?id=0000143179&page=1
1954 Columbia releases 3-F: http://bdh-rd.bne.es/viewer.vm?id=0000143182&page=1
1954 Columbia releases: https://www.eresbil.eus/web/uploads/archivosGeneradorWeb/Catalogos/erelib_NL0212CAT_01_v.pdf

1955 Columbia releases 1-G-78 rpm: http://bdh-rd.bne.es/viewer.vm?id=0000143166&page=1
1955 Columbia releases 1-G-33 rpm: http://bdh-rd.bne.es/viewer.vm?id=0000143167&page=1
1955 Columbia releases 1-G-45 rpm: http://bdh-rd.bne.es/viewer.vm?id=0000143168&page=1
1955 Columbia releases 5-G-45 rpm: http://bdh-rd.bne.es/viewer.vm?id=0000143169&page=1
1955 Columbia releases 5-G-33 rpm: http://bdh-rd.bne.es/viewer.vm?id=0000143170&page=1

1956 Columbia releases 6-G: http://bdh-rd.bne.es/viewer.vm?id=0000143174&page=1
1956 Columbia releases 7-G: http://bdh-rd.bne.es/viewer.vm?id=0000143175&page=1
1956 Columbia releases 8-G: http://bdh-rd.bne.es/viewer.vm?id=0000143176&page=1
1956 Columbia releases 1-H: http://bdh-rd.bne.es/viewer.vm?id=0000143172&page=1
1956 Columbia releases 2-H: http://bdh-rd.bne.es/viewer.vm?id=0000143276&page=1
1956 Columbia releases 3-H: http://bdh-rd.bne.es/viewer.vm?id=0000143277&page=1
1956 Columbia releases 4-H: http://bdh-rd.bne.es/viewer.vm?id=0000143278&page=1

1957 Columbia releases 8: http://bdh-rd.bne.es/viewer.vm?id=0000143222&page=1
1959 Columbia releases 5-B: http://bdh-rd.bne.es/viewer.vm?id=0000143191&page=1

Odeon 1958: Era Una Vez / late: El Cante De Manolo El Malagueño
Odeon 1959: Anoche Hablé Con La Luna / Exitos Internacionales N.º 4 / 1960: No Artist / "In Cimbalis Bene Sonantibus" Orquestra de Cuerda* - Las Campanas de San Pedro / Himno Pontifical
Odeon 1961: Emilio Y Su Gorra / Estilos Flamencos / Torero De España
Odeon 1962: Trio Guadalajara

Others:
Artist or label page empty to edit - type artist/label name after the equal sign.
Blank artist page: http://www.discogs.com/history?artist=
Blank label page: http://www.discogs.com/history?label=
Some characters (like "&") might need to be encoded.
Cleaning profiles page: No Artist - Discogs Dummy Release™
http://www.anorakscorner.com/PressingPlantInfo.html
http://www.progarchives.com/
http://latinpop.fiu.edu/discography.html
http://totalsonicmastering.com/dmm.htm

Descriptions:
Flipback sleeve & laminated on front only - 40s, 50s & 60s sleeves = Pestañas en trasera
Laminated cover = Plastificada
Laminated sleeve in which LP is top loading
Engraved
Etched
Printed inner sleeve
Die-cut cover = Troquelada
Silver injection-moulded labels
Push-out Centre / 3-Prong Centre
Tri-Centre
On-body printing doesn't appear on cassettes in any country until around 1976 or 77.
A/C and B/D sides: Auto-coupled
Lohengrin / Los Maestros Cantores / Sigfredo
https://reference.discogs.com/wiki/packaging#plastic-based-packaging

IVA=VAT on Spain since January 1986:
http://www.muyhistoria.es/curiosidades/preguntas-respuestas/idesde-cuando-existe-el-iva-en-espana
http://www.enciclopedia-juridica.biz14.com/d/impuesto-de-lujo/impuesto-de-lujo.htm
Zip codes (Códigos Postales) introduced officially in Spain in late 1982, useful to date release by address:
http://www.codigopostalde.es/
(1985 according to wikipedia):
https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/C%C3%B3digo_postal_espa%C3%B1ol