Marty

Collector

Marty

/u/martyCollecting since 2026
868
Total
275
Vinyl
584
CD
1
Cassette
2026
Since
The Clerk's read on this shelf

“This shelf belongs entirely to the believers of big studio craft, stadium ambition, and meticulous British progressive arrangement. Eight hundred and sixty-eight records deep, with the eighties and nineties anchoring the weight of the collection through artists like U2, Genesis, and Porcupine Tree. You have got a proper obsession with intricate time signatures and massive production values, built on thirty-two hundred labels of pure melodic conviction. What makes this crate work is the connective tissue hiding in the fine print. When you pull Adele's 25 next to your prog runs, you realize the whole thing is tied together by session heavyweights like Tom Elmhirst and Alan Moulder working behind the glass across dozens of distinct sleeves. It is a massive, widescreen collection that refuses to do things by halves. Stop shelving Iamthemorning and give the room what it actually asked for.”

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Collection at a Glance

On the shelf
868 825 unique albums
Format mix
275 vinyl · 584 CD · 1 cassette
Top genres
Rock · Alt/Indie · Electronic · Soul & Funk
Last spin
Bête Noire — Bryan Ferry · Aug 22
Wantlist
5 records sought
Badges
46 earned
Member since
Mar 2026

The Clerk's take

The roast

Frederick Jude is behind twenty-seven of your records.

Twenty-seven times you let this bloke sit in the control room and run the sessions. The man's name is buried in the liner notes of nearly thirty records and he doesn't even get a spine of his own. Proper ghost in the machine, innit.

Today's read

Adele parked 25 on your shelf.

Adele — 25

Tom Elmhirst mixed it, and he's across seven other records in this crate. Warm, bittersweet, soul-heavy pop that sounds mental on a rainy Tuesday afternoon.

The win

The eighties are doing the heavy lifting here.

Two hundred and thirty-four records from the decade that gave us proper synth lines and gated drums, with the nineties right behind at two hundred and six. Proper depth across the board.

Buried treasure

Spin Iamthemorning tonight, mate.

Iamthemorning — Belighted

Belighted sat there for four months with zero spins and a single lonely physical owner on the network. Lush, art school prog that deserves better than gathering dust in the basement.

CD
584
Vinyl
275
Cassette
1
Oldest pressing
1968

Top genres

Rock397
Alt/Indie195
Electronic152
Soul & Funk30

Top artists

01U219
02The Pineapple Thief19
03Porcupine Tree17
04Pink Floyd15

Stats for nerds

By decade
’80s234 RECORDS
  1. 2020s35
  2. 2010s89
  3. 2000s151
  4. 1990s206
  5. 1980s234
  6. 1970s134
  7. 1960s15
  8. 1950s4
Top labels
  1. 1Virgin68
  2. 2Kscope55
  3. 3Island Records50
  4. 4Polydor43
  5. 5A&M Records29
Oldest pressing
Colosseum — Those Who Are About To Die Salute You
Those Who Are About To Die Salute You
Colosseum
1969
Newest pressing
Gorillaz — पर्वत (The Mountain)
पर्वत (The Mountain)
Gorillaz
2026
First in
Biffy Clyro — Ellipsis
Ellipsis
Biffy Clyro
Most recent
Colosseum — Those Who Are About To Die Salute You
Those Who Are About To Die Salute You
Colosseum

Badges 20

Tier 1
Jazz Day Spinner
Spun a record on International Jazz Day.
Tier 4
Full Crate
Records in your collection where the format starts with Vinyl.
Tier 1
Blue Suede Spinner
Spun a record on Elvis Day (Aug 16).
Tier 1
Hip Hop Day Spinner
Spun a record on World Hip Hop Day (Aug 11) — Kool Herc's Bronx party anniversary.
Tier 1
Dancing Bear
Spun a record on Jerry Day (Aug 1).
Tier 4
Five Hundred Strong
CDs, SACDs, DVDs, box sets — all the shiny stuff.
Tier 1
Juneteenth Spinner
Spun a record on Juneteenth.
Tier 3
Century Spinner
Total spins logged.
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 2
The Real Stuff
Estimated median market value of your physical collection (Discogs VG+).
Tier 1
Cinco de Mayo Spinner
Spun a record on Cinco de Mayo.
Tier 2
A Full Week
Longest consecutive days with a confirmed spin.
Tier 3
Off the Map
Records where you're the only Gatefold owner.
Tier 4
Crate Habit
Unique albums on your shelf. Two pressings of one album count once; streaming doesn't count.
Tier 5
Omnivore
Distinct parent genres in your collection.
Tier 8
All Eras
Decades represented in your collection (1950s-2020s).
Tier 1
Mother's Day Spinner
Spun a record on Mother's Day.
Tier 1
NZ Music Month
Spun a record on the first day of NZ Music Month (May 1).
Tier 1
OG User
Joined Gatefold before May 1, 2026.

Unicorns 15

Albums where this collection is the only one on Gatefold.

Premiata Forneria Marconi — Suonare Suonare
Suonare Suonare
Premiata Forneria Marconi
Yazz — Stand Up For Your Love Rights
Stand Up For Your Love Rights
Yazz
Ultravox — Ingenuity
Ingenuity
Ultravox
Colosseum — Those Who Are About To Die Salute You
Those Who Are About To Die Salute You
Colosseum
Stan Ridgway — Mosquitos
Mosquitos
Stan Ridgway
Clannad — The Collection
The Collection
Clannad
Simple Minds — Ballad Of The Streets
Ballad Of The Streets
Simple Minds
Bryan Ferry — Taxi
Taxi
Bryan Ferry
Live — Overcome
Overcome
Live
Tim Buckley — The Peel Sessions
The Peel Sessions
Tim Buckley
Jean-Michel Jarre — Images (The Best Of Jean Michel Jarre)
Images (The Best Of Jean Michel Jarre)
Jean-Michel Jarre
Santana — All That I Am
All That I Am
Santana
Zucchero — Zu & Co.
Zu & Co.
Zucchero
Jimi Hendrix — Original Sound Track 'Experience'
Original Sound Track 'Experience'
Jimi Hendrix
UB40 — Where Did I Go Wrong (Extended Mix)
Where Did I Go Wrong (Extended Mix)
UB40

Recently added

Colosseum — Those Who Are About To Die Salute You
Those Who Are About To Die Salute You
3w ago
Colosseum II — Strange New Flesh
Strange New Flesh
3w ago
Klaatu — Klaatu
Klaatu
3w ago
Bruce Soord — Luminescence
Luminescence
3w ago
Archive — Noise
Noise
3w ago
Blur — The Ballad Of Darren
The Ballad Of Darren
4w ago

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