Examples/Vinyl
Your record collection
deserves better than a Discogs CSV.
Pressings, labels, condition, and value — kept where they belong. No CSV maintenance. No more wondering if you already own this one.
Kind of Blue · Miles Davis
One record. Every pressing detail that decides whether it's the $40 reissue or the $2,200 original.
PLATE 01 — MONO 6-EYEKind of Blue · Miles Davis
Snap cover · flip · scan deadwax
Frame reads the cover, the LP label, and the matrix stampers in the runout groove — pressing, label, catalog, deadwax. Edit any field before saving; reissues and originals get told apart even when the cover art is identical.
02 — Quick add
Snap the cover. Frame reads the label and the deadwax.
Photograph the sleeve and the LP label and Frame fills the record — title, artist, label, catalog #, year, pressing, even the matrix in the runout groove. Confirm in two seconds; correct anything that's off. New pickups stop being a Discogs lookup chore.
- Reads matrix / deadwax stampers — 1A/1B, Plastylite 'P', Van Gelder 'RVG'
- Distinguishes original from reissue when the cover art is identical
03 — Ask Frame
Ask your crate anything. In plain English.
Talk to your collection. Frame answers from your own data — pressing, year, label, paid, current value — and can act on what it finds. Pull a hunt list for first-press upgrades, find every duplicate pressing you didn't know you had, or build an insurance export without writing a single formula.
- Filter by anything in your columns — label, press, condition, paid, location
- Turn answers into actions: hunt lists, duplicate audits, insurance exports
04 — Sharing
Showcase-ready links — read-only, no account needed.
Send a fellow collector a link to your whole crate or just one shelf. They can browse, sort, and filter — never edit. Hide values for a public showcase, show them when you're listing for sale, expire the link whenever you want.
- Per-link visibility: values, condition, storage location
- Revoke or expire any link instantly without affecting your data
Every record. Every pressing. One view.
Built for how vinyl are actually tracked.
Vinyl collectors care about pressings, not just titles. Frame's Press field separates a 1972 Plastylite from a 1980 reissue from a 2016 deluxe remaster — and that matters when you're selling or trading. Label, year, and condition round out the data most collectors need. Notes capture anything not covered: matrix numbers, deadwax codes, signed sleeves.
Outcomes, not features.
- 01
Check whether you already own a record before buying it
- 02
Filter by label, artist, or condition to find what you're looking for fast
- 03
Track pressings — first press vs reissue — separately even when the title matches
- 04
Share a read-only collection link with another collector planning a trade
- 05
Export your collection list before a move, an estate inventory, or a sale
Common questions.
Is this a replacement for Discogs?+
Not exactly. Discogs is a marketplace + database. Frame is a personal catalog with the fields you actually use. Many collectors use Discogs to look up release data and Frame to track what they own and where it's stored. Frame doesn't enforce Discogs's release IDs — you can record any pressing in any way you want.
How do I track pressings vs reissues?+
The Press field is free text — 'Original Mono 6-Eye', '2016 Deluxe Reissue', 'Japanese OBI', 'European Pressing'. The point isn't to match a catalog; it's to capture what makes this copy distinct from another copy you might own.
Can I track condition for both sleeve and vinyl?+
Yes — add a Sleeve Condition field or use Notes. Many collectors record 'VG+/M-' style (sleeve/vinyl) in the Condition field directly. Frame doesn't lock you into a single grading system.
What about 78s, 45s, and 12-inch singles?+
All supported. Use the Notes or add a Format tag to differentiate. Frame doesn't separate them into different categories by default — they live alongside LPs in the same collection.
Can I record where each record is shelved?+
Yes. Many collectors add a Location field via tags ('crate A', 'shelf 3', 'storage'). When the collection grows past a few hundred records, this is what saves you searching by hand.
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Free to start. Every field, photo, and document organized where it belongs.