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Collector

Mike

/u/mikeCollecting since 2026
126
Total
126
Vinyl
2026
Since
The Clerk's read on this shelf

“This 124-record shelf leans heavily into the 1970s and 80s, driven by massive artist runs from Bowie, Springsteen, and The Beatles. It's a proper rock-and-pop backbone with solid production fingerprints buried in the deadwax. Notice the gaps in the Bowie and Springsteen spans — missing Diamond Dogs and The River keeps it real instead of pretending every shelf is a museum vault. The heavy rotation of names like Chris Thomas and Ken Scott across multiple records proves you buy the people behind the desk just as much as the artists on the spine. Keep pulling out the heavy hitters, but do yourself a favour and drop the needle on that Patti Smith twelve-inch before it collects any more dust. A crate this size deserves to get spun, not just admired from behind the counter.”

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Collection at a Glance

On the shelf
126
Format mix
126 vinyl
Top genres
Alt/Indie · Rock · Electronic · Punk
Last spin
Vol. II — Angine De Poitrine · Sep 27
Concerts
100 attended
Wantlist
2 records sought
Badges
27 earned
Member since
Mar 2026

The Clerk's take

The roast

Bob Ludwig cut eleven of your records.

The man's lathe work sits on nearly ten percent of your entire shelf, and you've never once mentioned his name over the counter. That's a quiet partnership.

Today's read

Thriller on the deck.

Michael Jackson — Thriller

Bruce Swedien engineered this beast and shows up on two other records you own. The polished urban funk hits different when you realize the same ears balanced the board for half your crate.

The win

Ten Bowie records from 1971 to 1987.

Hunky Dory out to Never Let Me Down. The 1970s dominate your 124-record shelf with forty-one pressings, anchored by proper heavyweights who knew how to work a studio.

Buried treasure

Patti Smith sitting at zero spins.

Patti Smith — Gloria / My Generation

You've owned Gloria for five months and haven't dropped the needle once. One single physical owner in the network. Spin this raw punky defiance tonight, mate.

Vinyl
126
Oldest pressing
1973

Top genres

Alt/Indie41
Rock31
Punk13
Electronic13

Top artists

01David Bowie11
02Bruce Springsteen4
03Radiohead3
04The Clash3

Stats for nerds

By decade
’70s42 RECORDS
  1. 2020s18
  2. 2010s9
  3. 2000s22
  4. 1990s10
  5. 1980s24
  6. 1970s42
  7. 1960s1
Top labels
  1. 1Sony Music9
  2. 2RCA8
  3. 3Warner Records7
  4. 4Columbia7
  5. 5XL Recordings5
Oldest pressing
David Bowie — Aladdin Sane
Aladdin Sane
David Bowie
1973
Newest pressing
American Football — American Football
American Football
American Football
2026
First in
The Clash — London Calling
London Calling
The Clash
Most recent
Linkin Park — Meteora
Meteora
Linkin Park

Badges 13

Tier 1
Juneteenth Spinner
Spun a record on Juneteenth.
Tier 2
Half a Hundred
Total spins logged.
Tier 1
Blue Suede Spinner
Spun a record on Elvis Day (Aug 16).
Tier 2
A Full Week
Longest consecutive days with a confirmed spin.
Tier 2
Hundred Club
Unique albums on your shelf. Two pressings of one album count once; streaming doesn't count.
Tier 3
Century Press
Records in your collection where the format starts with Vinyl.
Tier 1
Mandela Day Spinner
Spun a record on Mandela Day (Jul 18).
Tier 1
Fourth of July Spinner
Spun a record on Independence Day (Jul 4).
Tier 1
Four Figures
Estimated median market value of your physical collection (Discogs VG+).
Tier 1
One of One
Records where you're the only Gatefold owner.
Tier 4
Crate Polyglot
Distinct parent genres in your collection.
Tier 7
Long Run
Decades represented in your collection (1950s-2020s).
Tier 1
OG User
Joined Gatefold before May 1, 2026.

Unicorns 3

Albums where this collection is the only one on Gatefold.

Eric Clapton, Michael Kamen — Edge Of Darkness
Edge Of Darkness
Eric Clapton, Michael Kamen
Patti Smith — Gloria / My Generation
Gloria / My Generation
Patti Smith
Commodores — Easy
Easy
Commodores

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