MyVinyl Guides

Keep the records. Keep the story straight.

Straightforward notes for collectors building a useful digital map of the records already at home.

No perfect system. Just better ways to find, play, and look after your records.

A collector writing notes beside a turntable and a shelf of records in a softly lit room.

Collector Workflows

Turn a useful guide into a ritual you can repeat.

Start with a first 30-minute cataloging session, make space for each new arrival, or give the archive a seasonal reset. Every routine works without a sign-in and keeps its checklist on your device.

Explore Collector Workflows

A simple starting point

Small sessions make a collection easier to return to.

The workflows sit beside the Guides library: concrete enough to use on a Tuesday night, but connected to the deeper context when a question needs more room.

Begin with 30 minutes

Collection Inventory Toolkit

Document the collection for the moments that ask more of it.

Practical, private tools for move-day lists, insurance documentation, condition notes, and thoughtful family handoffs—without appraisal or valuation claims.

Explore the Inventory Toolkit

A practical companion

Keep the physical room and personal record connected.

The toolkit sits beside the Guides and Collector Workflows library. Use a copyable template in your own files, then return to the collection view when you want to remember what is where.

Start an inventory

Choose your starting path

Start with the question your collection is asking.

You do not have to read these in order. Pick the moment that feels closest to the shelf in front of you, then follow the links when you are ready for the next layer.

Path 1

Start the crate

Get a small run of records down before you tackle the whole room.

Start your digital archive Build a cataloging workflow Choose collection fields and notes

Path 2

Match shelf to screen

Keep the shelf and your collection view in step.

Reconcile shelves and an import Catalog vinyl with Discogs Connect shelves and digital archive

Path 3

Sort the oddities

Handle pressings, doubles, locations, and records still worth checking.

Document pressings and duplicates Organize a vinyl collection Maintain a collection archive

Path 4

Care for the stack

Make an inventory or handoff note without putting private details on display.

Prepare a collection handoff Prepare a collection for a move Create a personal Record Room

Knowledge bank

Build a collection system that feels like yours.

Browse every guide when you have a little more time. Each one begins at the physical collection and makes the digital side feel more useful, not more demanding.