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The hobby of collecting consists of acquiring specific items based on a particular interest of the collector. These collections of things are often highly organized, carefully cataloged, and attractively displayed.
Since collecting depends on the interests of the individual collector, it may deal with almost any subject. The depth and breadth of the collection may also vary. Some collectors choose to focus on a specific subtopic within their area of general interest: for example, 19th Century postage stamps, milk bottle labels from Sussex, or Mongolian harnesses and tack. Others prefer to keep a more general collection, accumulating Star Trek merchandise, or stamps from all countries of the world.
Some collections are capable of being completed, at least to the extent of owning one sample of each possible item in the collection (e.g. a copy of every book by Agatha Christie). Collectors who specifically try to assemble complete collections in this way are sometimes called "completists." Upon completing a particular collection, they may stop collecting, expand the collection to include related items, or begin an entirely new collection.
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Beware Rare Book Forgeries
Tom Post Thu, 03 Dec 2009 23:00:00 -0000
Autographed first editions are a cool way to collect rare books. Forgers think so, too.
The Art of Being Charles Saatchi
Susan Adams Thu, 03 Dec 2009 23:00:00 -0000
Reclusive and outrageous, the former adman and current avant-garde art collector has created his own cult.
Six-Figure Shotguns
Eric Arnold Thu, 03 Dec 2009 23:00:00 -0000
Purdey over-under shotguns are works of art in form and function. They'd better be, at $110,000 and up.
A Child's Garden of Record Labels - Scans of labels from 78s and 45s with anecdotes about each record, arranged alphabetically by label name.
Cylinder, Disc and Tape Care in a Nutshell - Care, handling and storage of musical recordings in a collections environment, from the US Library of Congress. Includes an extensive bibliography.
Meta Description: [ Cylinder, Disc and Tape Care in a Nutshell (Preservation Directorate, Library of Congress). ]
Discogs - User built music database. Store and organise personal music collection listings for free. Includes cross-referenced discographies of artists and labels, marketplace, and forums for music and general discussion.
Gigposters - Images of gig posters, flyers and handbills from around the world.
Meta Description: [ GigPosters.com showcases gig posters, handbills and flyers from around the world. Great for artists, musicians, bands, designers, venues and music collectors. A collection of rock posters and music posters. ]
International Music Discographies - Online music price guide, available by paid subscription. USA values in dollars; accepts submissions from users.
Metro Detroit Record Show - Includes dates and location.
Meta Description: [ Metro Detroit Record Show - Thousands of 45s, LPs, 78s, CDs, Tapes - New/Used Music of all types - Oldies to current - 50s - 90s - Music Memorabilia of all types! Buy! - Sell! - Trade! ]
More Music Collectors Resource Pages - British guide to music collecting, featuring many annotated links and a glossary.
Meta Description: [ Your one stop guide to everything releating to collecting music online. ]
Nibble's Record Shop Guides - Guide to record and compact disc shops in San Diego, Los Angeles and Albuquerque.
PickNET - Global trading network and club for guitar pick collectors.
PNPrecords - Includes a history of Russian rock and information on Russian music labels.
Rare Record Price Guide - Online guide to UK values for records (and a few CDs), mainly by 80's and 90's artists. Calculated from average prices charged by dealers in the UK magazine Record Collector.
Meta Description: [ rare record and cd price guides , 21000 + items , based on prices charged by uk record dealers includes promo's and foreign issues aswell as uk issues ]
Record Collector's Heaven - Yet another site about Exotica, Space Age Pop, Incredibly Strange Music, and weird recordings in general.
Record Covers Drawn by Comic Artists - Listing of album covers (CD and vinyl) drawn by comic artists and illustrators. Includes many images. In French and English.
Record Song Book - Private collector presents information about and seeks copies of the UK music magazine published in the 1960s and 1970s.
Meta Description: [ Private collector seeks copies of 'Record Song Book' that were published in the 1960's and 1970's, fair prices paid for good examples. WHY? Call 0117 9603886 ]
Record-price-guide - German-based database of record and CD prices for independent releases.
Meta Description: [ record price guide ]
Recordjunkie.com - Collectors' community and worldwide record store guide.
Red Sister - Archive of Mark Arminiski handbills.
Red Sister - Archive of Mark Arminiski handbills.
RockPosterCollector.com - History of rock posters and information for collectors.
Meta Description: [ The history of rock posters, poster collecting terminology, a listing of rock poster artists, poster storage tips and various other information for collectors of rock posters, postcards and handbills. ]
The Care and Handling of Recorded Sound Materials - Technical paper on the archival maintenance of music recordings. Expanded version of an article initially prepared for the National Library of Canada.
The Great Brazilian Virtual Guitar Picks Museum - Listing of a collection with pictures, and a picture dictionary of guitar plectrum terminology.
The History of Sound Recording Technology - Explores the history and impact of the inventions that changed the way we listen; includes business, cultural, and techological sections.
The Internet Museum of Flexi / Cardboard / Oddity Records - Devoted to odd promotional and novelty records, usually printed on paper. Images and RealAudio from a collection.
Meta Description: [ A site devoted to odd promotional and
novelty records, usually printed on paper. ]
Vinyl Bank Record and CD Fairs - UK Midlands based record and CD fair organiser. Find fair dates, venue information, public and dealer information.
Meta Description: [ Vinyl Bank ]
Vinylville - Information about Usenet groups, dealers, resources and supplies, FAQs and discographies, cleaning and storage, and cataloging software; from a music collector.
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