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The Care and Handling of Recorded Sound Materials :

- Technical paper on the archival maintenance of music recordings. Expanded version of an article initially prepared for the National Library of Canada.
Cylinder, Disc and Tape Care in a Nutshell :

- Care, handling and storage of musical recordings in a collections environment, from the US Library of Congress. Includes a bibliography.
Discogs :

- User built music database. Store and organise personal music collection listings for free. Includes cross-referenced discographies of artists and labels, marketplace, and forums for music and general discussion.
Gigposters :

- Images of gig posters, flyers and handbills from around the world.
The Great Brazilian Virtual Guitar Picks Museum :

- Listing of a collection with pictures, and a picture dictionary of guitar plectrum terminology.
The History of Sound Recording Technology :

- Explores the history and impact of the inventions that changed the way we listen; includes business, cultural, and techological sections.
International Music Discographies :

- Online music price guide, available by paid subscription. USA values in dollars; accepts submissions from users.
The Internet Museum of Flexi / Cardboard / Oddity Records :

- Devoted to odd promotional and novelty records, usually printed on paper. Images and RealAudio from a collection.
Metro Detroit Record Show :

- Includes dates and location.
More Music Collectors Resource Pages :

- British guide to music collecting, featuring many annotated links and a glossary.
Nibble's Record Shop Guides :

- Guide to record and compact disc shops in San Diego, Los Angeles and Albuquerque.
PickNET :

- Global trading network and club for guitar pick collectors.
PNPrecords :

- Includes a history of Russian rock and information on Russian music labels.
Rare Record Price Guide :

- Online guide to UK values for records (and a few CDs), mainly by 80's and 90's artists. Calculated from average prices charged by dealers in the UK magazine "Record Collector."
Record Covers Drawn by Comic Artists :

- Listing of album covers (CD and vinyl) drawn by comic artists and illustrators. Includes many images. In French and English.
Record Song Book :

- Private collector presents information about and seeks copies of the UK music magazine published in the 1960s and 1970s.
Recordjunkie.com :

- Collectors' community and worldwide record store guide.
Record-price-guide :

- German-based database of record and CD prices for independent releases.
Red Sister :

- Archive of Mark Arminiski handbills.
RockPosterCollector.com :

- History of rock posters and information for collectors.
Vinyl Bank Record and CD Fairs :

- UK Midlands based record and CD fair organiser. Find fair dates, venue information, public and dealer information.
Vinylville :

- Information about Usenet groups, dealers, resources and supplies, FAQs and discographies, cleaning and storage, and cataloging software; from a music collector.

Red Sister :

- Archive of Mark Arminiski handbills. [RSS]