Record Collecting - Scope of Collection

Scope of Collection

The scope of a collection may include:

  • particular genres (or sub-genres), e.g. Classical, Soul, Funk, Country Music, Go-go, Modern Jazz, Detroit Techno, Broken Beat, Elevator Music, early stereo etc.
  • particular artists (or producers, remixer, conductor, or other performer), e.g. Louis Armstrong, Elvis Presley, The Beatles, Stevie Wonder, Sir Simon Rattle, Larry Levan, Berry Gordy, James Brown etc.
  • particular recording labels (or sublabels), e.g. His Master's Voice, Motown, Tamla, Philadelphia International Records, Salsoul, Apple Records, Audio Fidelity Records etc.
  • particular periods (or music scenes), e.g. 1920s, 1960s and 1970s, those played at The Loft, Northern Soul, Philadelphia soul etc.
  • particular formats, e.g. 78s, 7"s, LPs, Mono, Vinyl, 8-track cartridges, Reel-to-reel, Cassettes, CDs, Digital downloads etc.

or combinations thereof.

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