EI

Collector

eiron

/u/eironCollecting since 2026
1,075
Total
599
Vinyl
414
CD
16
Cassette
2026
Since
The Clerk's read on this shelf

This shelf of 1,000 records has a distinct British art-rock and indie identity running straight through its core. Having 46 Everything Everything records alongside 25 from Babybird and 24 from Mansun shows you do not just skim the surface of the bands you love—you dive headfirst into their entire discographies. Your heaviest decade is the 2010s with 263 records, closely followed by the 2020s with 220. This is a collection that lives in the modern era, but it is anchored by a deep historical run of 76 compilations under "Various" spanning from 1985 all the way to 2026. From Ring Parade to This Feeling: Big In 2026, you are capturing decades of music trends in real time. It is a proper, highly focused archive.

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Collection at a Glance

Total records
1,075
Format mix
599 vinyl · 414 CD · 16 cassette
Top genres
Alt/Indie · Electronic · Rock · Pop
Last spin
Hold The GirlRina Sawayama · today
Wantlist
32 records sought
Badges
57 earned
Member since
Apr 2026

The Clerk's take

The roast

Phil Harding's all over your records, but where's his own bin?

You have three records with PWL legend Phil Harding behind the boards, yet not a single release under his own name on the shelf. The man practically engineered the sound of late 80s British pop. You are happy to let him polish other people's tunes but won't give him his own slot.

Today's read

Mansun's brilliant, chaotic peak.

With 24 Mansun records on your shelf, you clearly appreciate the ambition of late 90s UK indie. They took the art-rock blueprint, threw in some heavy progressive hooks, and refused to play it safe. It is a massive corner of your collection that pairs perfectly with your heavy 2010s runs.

The win

Everything Everything: Forty-six records deep.

That is a serious commitment to art-pop. You have tracked them from Suffragette Suffragette in 2008 all the way through Get To Heaven (The B Sides) in 2025. Keeping up with their hyperactive, complex songwriting across 46 releases is proper dedication. No half measures here.

Buried treasure

Dust off Bruce Springsteen's Human Touch tonight.

Bruce Springsteen — Human Touch

You have owned this 1992 LP for three months and it has exactly zero spins. Only one person in the Gatefold network even owns this physical record. It is polished, yearning, and sitting there completely ignored. Pull it out of the sleeves and let those 90s Springsteen tracks breathe.

Vinyl
599
CD
414
Cassette
16
Oldest pressing
1958

Top genres

Alt/Indie440
Electronic221
Rock176
Pop55

Top artists

01Various87
02Everything Everything49
03Babybird29
04The Beatles26

Stats for nerds

By decade
’10s282 RECORDS
  1. 2020s240
  2. 2010s282
  3. 2000s232
  4. 1990s177
  5. 1980s62
  6. 1970s48
  7. 1960s24
  8. 1950s4
Top labels
  1. 1Parlophone55
  2. 2Sony Music37
  3. 3Polydor29
  4. 4Kscope27
  5. 5Fiction Records27
Oldest pressing
Laurie Johnson, Lionel Bart, The Mermaid Theatre Company — Lock Up Your Daughters
Lock Up Your Daughters
Laurie Johnson, Lionel Bart, The Mermaid Theatre Company
1959
Newest pressing
Babybird — AI Jesus Loves You
AI Jesus Loves You
Babybird
2026
First in
Brooke Bentham — Heavy And Ephemeral
Heavy And Ephemeral
Brooke Bentham
Most recent
Doves — Some Cities
Some Cities
Doves

Badges 23

Tier 1
Blue Suede Spinner
Spun a record on Elvis Day (Aug 16).
Tier 1
Dancing Bear
Spun a record on Jerry Day (Aug 1).
Tier 3
Century Spinner
Total spins logged.
Tier 1
Mandela Day Spinner
Spun a record on Mandela Day (Jul 18).
Tier 1
Bastille Day Spinner
Spun a record on Bastille Day (Jul 14).
Tier 4
Month-Long
Longest consecutive days with a confirmed spin.
Tier 1
Fourth of July Spinner
Spun a record on Independence Day (Jul 4).
Tier 1
Canada Day Spinner
Spun a record on Canada Day (Jul 1).
Tier 1
Father's Day Spinner
Spun a record on Father's Day.
Tier 1
World Music Day Spinner
Spun a record on World Music Day / Fête de la Musique (Jun 21).
Tier 1
Juneteenth Spinner
Spun a record on Juneteenth.
Tier 1
The Rose
Spun a record on Tupac Day (Jun 16).
Tier 1
K-pop Day Spinner
Spun a record on K-pop Day (Jun 13).
Tier 1
Purple Reign
Spun a record on Prince Day (Jun 7).
Tier 4
Wall of Value
Estimated median market value of your physical collection (Discogs VG+).
Tier 5
Side Stack
Records in your collection where the format starts with Vinyl.
Tier 3
Disc Habit
CDs, SACDs, DVDs, box sets — all the shiny stuff.
Tier 2
Ten on Tape
Cassettes in your collection.
Tier 4
Curator
Records where you're the only Gatefold owner.
Tier 5
Wall of Wax
Total records in your collection.
Tier 6
The Whole Shelf
Distinct parent genres in your collection.
Tier 8
All Eras
Decades represented in your collection (1950s-2020s).
Tier 1
OG User
Joined Gatefold before May 1, 2026.

Unicorns 15

Albums where this collection is the only one on Gatefold.

James — I Know What I'm Here For
I Know What I'm Here For
James
I Am Kloot — Gods And Monsters
Gods And Monsters
I Am Kloot
Seigmen — Metropolis (The Grandmaster Recordings 1995)
Metropolis (The Grandmaster Recordings 1995)
Seigmen
Sigur Rós — Hlemmur
Hlemmur
Sigur Rós
The Chesterf!elds — Kettle
Kettle
The Chesterf!elds
Various — Random
Random
Various
Devendra Banhart — Heard Somebody Say
Heard Somebody Say
Devendra Banhart
ABBA — The Hits Box
The Hits Box
ABBA
Various — Now Dance 902 (The 12" Mixes)
Now Dance 902 (The 12" Mixes)
Various
Rinôçérôse — Schizophonia
Schizophonia
Rinôçérôse
7L & Esoteric — A New Dope
A New Dope
7L & Esoteric
Fine Young Cannibals — The Raw & The Remix
The Raw & The Remix
Fine Young Cannibals
Boy George — Same Thing In Reverse
Same Thing In Reverse
Boy George
Amy Grant — Big Yellow Taxi
Big Yellow Taxi
Amy Grant
Adem — Homesongs
Homesongs
Adem

Recently added

Doves — Some Cities
Some Cities
2w ago
Babybird — Live October 2 - November 8 2025
Live October 2 - November 8 2025
2w ago
No cover
Music From The Film That Never Got Made
2w ago
No cover
A Difficult Third Album
2w ago
No cover
Real Life Is Overrated
2w ago
Babybird — The C Word
The C Word
2w ago

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