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gravesouth

/u/gravesouthCollecting since 2026
37
Total
37
Vinyl
2026
Since
The Clerk's read on this shelf

“This forty-nine record shelf is an absolute puzzle box. You've got forty-five artists spread across fifty-two different labels, which means practically every record came from a different home. The seventies dominate with twenty-three records, while the nineties pull runner-up duty at nine. When Kendrick Lamar and MF Doom sit three and two deep next to Don Adams, Connie Smith, and Joan Baez, you aren't building a purist shrine. You're building a chaotic sprawl. It's got twenty-three seventiessmashing right into a hip-hop backbone. That's a real crate. There's no corporate polish here, just thirty-odd years of someone buying whatever caught their ear in the bins. Keep alphabetizing the used section. This collection has life in it.”

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Collection at a Glance

On the shelf
37
Format mix
37 vinyl
Top genres
Rock · Hip-Hop · Metal · Alt/Indie
Badges
15 earned
Member since
Aug 2026

The Clerk's take

The roast

Three Kendrick, two Doom.

Forty-nine total records and the hip-hop corner is doing some heavy lifting against a very scattered field. Don Adams and Joan Baez sharing shelf space with underground rap. That's a wide lane.

Today's read

Seventies rule this crate.

Twenty-three records locked in the 1970s. The 1990s trail at nine. Fifty-two different labels scattered across forty-five artists. Someone bought with zero regard for genre loyalty.

The win

Pink Floyd and Connie Smith.

That's forty-nine records spread across forty-five artists with fifty-two labels in the mix. The 1970s take twenty-three slots and the nineties grab nine. Real variety on this shelf.

Buried treasure

Forty-nine records deep.

Fifty-two labels for forty-five artists means you've got an absolute sprawl of independent pressings and major label ghosts sitting together. Pull a random one out tonight and see what happens.

Vinyl
37
Oldest pressing
1973

Top genres

Rock7
Hip-Hop7
Metal5
Soul & Funk4

Top artists

01Kendrick Lamar3
02MF Doom2
03Pink Floyd2
04Chevelle1

Stats for nerds

By decade
’70s11 RECORDS
  1. 2020s2
  2. 2010s4
  3. 2000s5
  4. 1990s9
  5. 1980s3
  6. 1970s11
  7. 1960s3
Top labels
  1. 1Epic4
  2. 2Legacy4
  3. 3Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab3
  4. 4Interscope Records3
  5. 5Warner Records3
Oldest pressing
Connie Smith — I Don't Want Your Memories (I Just Want You)
I Don't Want Your Memories (I Just Want You)
Connie Smith
1973
Newest pressing
Deftones — Around The Fur
Around The Fur
Deftones
2026
First in
Laufey — A Matter Of Time: The Final Hour
A Matter Of Time: The Final Hour
Laufey
Most recent
Pearl Jam — Ten
Ten
Pearl Jam

Badges 5

Tier 1
Starter Stack
Unique albums on your shelf. Two pressings of one album count once; streaming doesn't count.
Tier 1
First Pressing
Records in your collection where the format starts with Vinyl.
Tier 4
Crate Polyglot
Distinct parent genres in your collection.
Tier 7
Long Run
Decades represented in your collection (1950s-2020s).
Tier 2
Real Heads
Records where you're the only Gatefold owner.

Unicorns 5

Albums where this collection is the only one on Gatefold.

Isaac Hayes — Joy
Joy
Isaac Hayes
The Fifth Dimension — Ashes To Ashes
Ashes To Ashes
The Fifth Dimension
The Statler Brothers — Whatever Happened To Randolph Scott
Whatever Happened To Randolph Scott
The Statler Brothers
Tammy Wynette — Another Lonely Song
Another Lonely Song
Tammy Wynette
Connie Smith — I Don't Want Your Memories (I Just Want You)
I Don't Want Your Memories (I Just Want You)
Connie Smith

Recently added

Pearl Jam — Ten
Ten
6w ago
Pink Floyd — The Wall
The Wall
6w ago
The Jimi Hendrix Experience — Are You Experienced
Are You Experienced
6w ago
Linkin Park — Hybrid Theory
Hybrid Theory
7w ago
Johnny Rodriguez — All I Ever Meant To Do Was Sing
All I Ever Meant To Do Was Sing
8w ago
Connie Smith — I Don't Want Your Memories (I Just Want You)
I Don't Want Your Memories (I Just Want You)
8w ago

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