Verify a Record Before You Buy
Confirm the exact edition, check current market depth, and compare sale listings before you commit to a collector-priced record.
Explore an Artist's Discography
Map every release from an artist, review edition details, and check collector values across their full catalog.
ToolCollecting by artist means knowing the full landscape: every album, single, compilation, and regional variant. Missing a key pressing or overpaying for a common reissue both come from gaps in discography knowledge.
Record Collector can pull a complete artist discography, open the details on any release, and check current price guides so you can see which editions carry collector value and which are widely available. This is useful for building a want list, planning purchases, or understanding where the rare pressings sit in a larger body of work.
Agent Guides
Claude
- Connect ToolRouter in Claude: claude mcp add toolrouter -- npx -y toolrouter-mcp
- Name the artist and specify any filters: format (LP, 7", 12"), country, year range, or whether to include compilations and appearances.
- Use `record-collector` to run `artist_discography` for the full catalog, then `release_details` and `price_guide` on the releases that interest you most.
ChatGPT
- Connect ToolRouter in ChatGPT: {"mcpServers":{"toolrouter":{"command":"npx","args":["-y","toolrouter-mcp"]}}}
- Specify the artist and any scope preferences: format, country, year range, and whether to include compilations.
- Use `record-collector` to run `artist_discography`, then drill into notable releases with `release_details` and `price_guide`.
Copilot
- Connect ToolRouter in Copilot: {"mcpServers":{"toolrouter":{"command":"npx","args":["-y","toolrouter-mcp"]}}}
- Name the artist and set your scope: format, country, year range, and compilation inclusion.
- Run `artist_discography`, `release_details`, and `price_guide` through `record-collector` for the catalog and the releases that need deeper data.
OpenClaw
- Connect ToolRouter in OpenClaw: openclaw mcp add toolrouter -- npx -y toolrouter-mcp
- Define your output schema and the artist list before starting. Set format, country, and year filters if needed.
- Run `artist_discography`, `release_details`, and `price_guide` through `record-collector` for each artist, keeping the schema consistent.
Related Use Cases
Appraise a Vinyl Collection
Estimate the market value of a vinyl collection by pulling current price data for each release and aggregating the totals.
Identify a Pressing from Clues
Determine the exact pressing of a record using catalog numbers, matrix codes, label variations, and other physical clues.
Find a Specific Pressing for Sale
Search across marketplaces to find a specific pressing or edition currently listed for sale and compare prices.