“This collection has the kind of scale that sneaks up on you once you start counting past seventeen hundred records. You've got the 2010s dominating the heavy lifting with nearly four hundred LPs, but the roots run right back through decades of heavy rock and stadium staples. When you've got Pearl Jam sitting fifty-seven deep alongside stacks of Rolling Stones and White Stripes, you're looking at someone who buys whole catalogues, not just singles. At the same time, you've got weird little blind spots and dead stock like that Corey Taylor record gathering dust on the end. The heavy rotation engineers like Bob Ludwig and Mark Stent are quietly cutting and mixing half your crate while you sleep on it. It's a massive, sprawling shelf with real weight to it—you just need to stop ignoring the stuff you bought four months ago and let the needle actually drop.”
Collection at a Glance
- On the shelf
- 1,768 1,615 unique albums
- Format mix
- 1315 vinyl · 410 CD
- Top genres
- Rock · Alt/Indie · Metal · Punk
- Last spin
- Unsuitable For Airplay - The Lost KFAI Concert — The Replacements · Jul 29
- Concerts
- 1 attended
- Wantlist
- 1 records sought
- Badges
- 39 earned
- Member since
- Apr 2026
The Clerk's take
One hundred and sixteen records touched by Bob Ludwig.
The man's lathe work is sitting in the deadwax of more than a hundred of your LPs and you've probably never read his name in the fine print. That's the heaviest ghost on your shelf.
Corey Taylor sitting on the shelf at zero spins.
CMF2B... Or Not 2B has been sitting there for four months without a single needle drop. One lone Gatefold owner in the network and you're leaving it in the shrink. Pull it out tonight and give it some volume.
The Stones span covers twenty-one records.
England's Newest Hit Makers through Steel Wheels runs right across twenty-five years of rock history. The 2010s might lead the counts overall, but that 60s to 80s run is a solid anchor for the whole crate.
Spin CMF2B... Or Not 2B tonight.

Zero total plays and zero touches since you brought it home. It's loud, distorted, aggressive, and nobody else in the network is spinning it. Give it a proper run.
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Stats for nerds
- 2020s301
- 2010s395
- 2000s278
- 1990s308
- 1980s303
- 1970s146
- 1960s28
- 1950s8
- 1Columbia105
- 2Third Man Records95
- 3Epic79
- 4Legacy71
- 5Warner Bros. Records65




Badges 8
Unicorns 15
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