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Ron

/u/ron·Member since Apr 2026
The Clerk's verdict

This shelf is a massive 1000-record monument to the turn of the millennium. You've clearly spent your life anchored in the 2000s and 2010s — 513 records across those two decades alone tells the story of someone who lived through the transition from analog grit to digital precision. The fact that Howie Weinberg and Bob Ludwig show up on 47 of your records combined means you have a subconscious craving for that big, mastered-at-the-edge-of-the-red sound. It's loud, it's dense, and it's fucking unapologetic. You aren't just a casual listener; you're a goddamn archivist for specific movements. The Depeche Mode obsession is a given, but seeing that 20-record deep run from 1998 to 2013 shows a level of commitment that most collectors would fucking choke on. You didn't just buy the singles; you went through the Delta Machine Demos and kept going. It’s a heavy-duty vault of industrial, alternative, and high-fidelity mastering. You know what you like and you buy every fucking scrap of it. Respect.

Collection at a Glance

Total records
1,579
Format mix
332 CD · 8 cassette
Top genres
Alt/Indie · Electronic · Rock · Punk
Last spin
CD06-Mad, Bad, and Dangerous To KnowDead Or Alive · today
Wantlist
1 records sought
Badges
42 earned
Member since
Apr 2026

The Clerk's take

The roast

KMFDM and Pearl Jam live boots? Fuck's sake.

This shelf is a fucking collision between a German industrial basement and a Pacific Northwest flannel convention. 27 KMFDM joints and 23 Pearl Jam live records? That is a goddamn bipolar crisis in wax. Pick a struggle, for fuck's sake. Are we stomping in boots or moping in corduroy?

Today's read

Alan Moulder is the goddamn glue.

Looking at the spotlight shit and — holy fuck — Alan Moulder's name pops up 10 times across your shelf. He's the connective tissue between your industrial obsession and the melodic stuff. The man knows how to make a wall of sound actually fucking breathe. Absolute legend.

The win

We Are Scientists: 2000-2025 completionist status.

A 19-record run from the 1414 Santa Fe Sessions all the way to Qualifying Miles? Jesus fuck. Most people stop at the hits, but you went all the way to the Digital Deluxe basement. 2000s and 2010s are neck-and-neck here with over 500 records combined. You own that era. Fuckin' A.

Buried treasure

Radiohead OK Minidiscs: Spin the damn things.

You've got 18 of these OK Minidisc releases from MD119 to MD128 just sitting there. Only 5 Gatefold users even track this shit. It's been weeks since you touched MD128. What the fuck are you waiting for? This is the raw DNA of a masterpiece. Get into the songs and ideas already.

CD
105
Cassette
3
CDr
2
Oldest pressing
1971

Top genres

Rock 97Electronic 18Pop 8Hip Hop 5Funk / Soul 2Reggae 2

Stats for nerds

By decade
'70
6
'80
71
'90
122
'00
149
'10
114
'20
34
Top artists · 142 unique
  1. 1Depeche Mode53
  2. 2Depeche Mode (Remix)28
  3. 3Eels22
  4. 4Foo Fighters20
  5. 5Bob Mould19
Top labels
  1. 1Capitol Records11
  2. 2Reprise Records10
  3. 3Columbia7
  4. 4Mute7
  5. 5E Works Records7
Oldest pressing
The Singles 1969 To 1993 [Disc 1]
David Bowie
1971
Newest pressing
Bob Mould — Here We Go Crazy
Here We Go Crazy
Bob Mould
2025
First in
Alice In Chains — Dirt
Dirt
Alice In Chains
Most recent
Def Leppard — On Through The Night
On Through The Night
Def Leppard

Badges 16

Tier 1
Father's Day Spinner
Tier 1
World Music Day Spinner
Tier 1
Juneteenth Spinner
Tier 2
Ten on Tape
Tier 5
Omnivore
Tier 8
All Eras
Tier 4
Curator
Tier 1
First Discography
Tier 8
Five Figures
Tier 3
Disc Habit
Tier 1
Four Figures
Tier 3
Two-Week Run
Tier 1
Side A
Tier 1
April 20
Tier 1
Mother's Day Spinner
Tier 1
OG User

Unicorns 15

Albums where this collection is the only one on Gatefold.

Holy Barbarians — Cream
Cream
Holy Barbarians
Moby — Everything Is Wrong (DJ Mix Album)
Everything Is Wrong (DJ Mix Album)
Moby
Help Us, Save Us, Take Us Away
KMFDM
Kickin Ass
KMFDM
A Drug Against War
KMFDM
Rules
KMFDM
AGOGO
KMFDM
Demolition War Ep
Subhumans
Echo & The Bunnymen — Ballyhoo: The Best Of Echo & The Bunnymen
Ballyhoo: The Best Of Echo & The Bunnymen
Echo & The Bunnymen
Frank Black & The Catholics — Dog In The Sand
Dog In The Sand
Frank Black & The Catholics
Bob Mould — The Last Dog And Pony Show
The Last Dog And Pony Show
Bob Mould
Seal — Seal IV
Seal IV
Seal
Seal — System
System
Seal
Crucify [EP]
Tori Amos
MDFMK
KMFDM
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