Tools / Record Collector

Record Collector is a complete research and buying tool for vinyl, CD, cassette, and box-set releases. Look up any album across Discogs and MusicBrainz, identify specific pressings by catalog number or matrix inscription, check current market prices by condition, and search 20+ global resale platforms for copies to buy.

Whether you're building a collection, identifying a record you found, valuing what you already own, or hunting for a specific pressing across international markets, this tool has you covered with real collector data from the world's largest music databases.

What you can do

search_releases — find releases across Discogs and MusicBrainz by artist, title, label, barcode, or catalog number
release_details — get full tracklist, identifiers, artwork, and current market stats for any release
identify_pressing — identify a specific pressing from catalog number, barcode, or matrix/runout inscription
edition_match — score likely pressing candidates from partial clues
price_guide — get current market pricing including condition-based prices (Mint through Poor)
marketplace_listings — see active Discogs listings with supply and lowest price
market_search — search eBay, Bandcamp, Mercari, Yahoo Auctions Japan, and 15+ other platforms
artist_discography — browse a full artist discography sorted by year or format
label_catalog — browse a record label's full release catalog
collection_value — estimate the current market value of a list of releases

Who it's for

Vinyl collectors buying and selling records, crate diggers researching finds at record fairs, dealers building inventory or pricing stock, and music enthusiasts researching an artist's catalog or a label's history.

How to use it

Start with search_releases to find the release — pass artist, title, and format for the best match.
Use identify_pressing if you have a catalog number or matrix inscription to pinpoint the exact edition.
Call price_guide with the Discogs release ID to check current market value and condition pricing.
Use market_search to find copies for sale across global platforms beyond Discogs.

Getting started

Connect your Discogs account for condition-based pricing (Mint through Poor). Without it, you still get current lowest prices and market snapshots.

Search Releases

Search release catalogs for likely matching vinyl, CD, cassette, and box-set editions using artist, title, label, barcode, catalog number, country, and year clues.

Returns: Likely matching releases with edition clues, collector demand, and current market stats where available

Release Details

Get a detailed release profile including tracklist, identifiers, labels, formats, notes, artwork, and current market stats. Use a Discogs or MusicBrainz release id, or resolve from a query.

Returns: Full release profile with tracklist, identifiers, artwork, label and format details, and current market pricing

Identify Pressing

Identify a specific vinyl pressing from catalog number, barcode, matrix/runout inscription, or partial info. Essential for distinguishing original pressings from reissues. Searches Discogs identifiers and cross-references matrix numbers.

Returns: Ranked pressing candidates with edition details, identifiers, and matrix match flags

Edition Match

Score likely pressings and reissues from partial clues like barcode, catalog number, country, format, year, and label so you can identify the closest edition match.

Returns: Ranked edition candidates with matched clue fields and current market context

Price Guide

Get current market pricing for a release — lowest listed price, number of copies for sale, community demand stats (want/have ratio), and condition-based pricing from Mint through Poor when a personal access token is configured.

Returns: Market snapshot with lowest price, supply depth, demand ratio, and condition-based pricing where available

Discogs Marketplace

Find active for-sale listings on the Discogs marketplace for a specific release. Shows number of copies available, lowest price, and a direct marketplace browse link.

Returns: Discogs marketplace overview with number of copies for sale, lowest price, and direct browse link

Global Market Search

Search 20+ global resale and retail platforms for music releases — including Discogs, eBay, Bandcamp, Mercari, Yahoo Auctions Japan, Rakuten, Facebook Marketplace, Craigslist, and more. Use this to find deals, compare prices across regions, or discover copies not listed on Discogs.

Returns: Sale listings and release pages from global record marketplaces with prices, regions, and caveats

Artist Discography

Browse an artist's full discography — albums, singles, compilations, and appearances. Shows release years, formats, labels, and community want/have stats. Requires an artist_id from search_releases.

Returns: Full artist discography with album details, formats, labels, roles, and community want/have statistics

Label Catalog

Browse a record label's full release catalog. Accepts a label name (searches for the label automatically) or a Discogs label_id. Shows catalog numbers, artists, formats, and community demand.

Returns: Full label catalog with catalog numbers, artists, release years, formats, and community demand stats

Collection Value

Estimate the current value of a record collection from known release ids or item queries, with totals grouped by currency and line-level valuation details.

Returns: Per-item values plus grouped currency totals based on the current public market snapshot