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"The true beauty of music is that it connects people. It carries a message, and we, the musicians, are the messengers." - Roy Ayers

Couldn't decide what to spin so a shake of the @discogsofficial.bsky.social's app selected In The Heat Of The Night (1979) by Pat Benatar. 🤗 We Live For Love is a fave.

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What are your top five most collected genres on Discogs?

On the Discops app, open your Collection, tap Filters, select Genre. Then screenshot your results and share below!

"In ’99, I commissioned my brother-in-law, who was a carpenter at the time, to build me shelves that can hold at least 50,000 records," said Questlove in 2014. Read more: dustandgrooves.com/ahmir-questl...

YouTube video by Discogs Armin van Buuren Shares His Trance Treasures | Discogs Listening Room

Dutch DJ and producer, Armin van Buuren, shares the tracks that formed the foundation of his career, spinning everything from his own era-defining classics to the deeper cuts that shaped the early Trance sound. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDNCYZap9l8

Welcome To Zamrock: The Albums That Drove the Zambian Movement Discover the electrifying rise and fall of Zamrock — Zambia’s 1970s fusion of fuzz, funk, and freedom.

"Like Jimi Hendrix and Ike Turner jamming Zambian Badima drum grooves"

For another @discogsofficial.bsky.social piece, I zoomed in on Zamrock, the short-lived but fiery mash-up of rock and Zambian rhythms that surfaced in the early 1970s. Check it here 👉 www.discogs.com/digs/music/e...

Amanaz Africa (1975)

Witch We Intend To Cause Havoc (2012)

Ngozi Family 99% Confusion (1977)

Blackfoot The Foot Steps (1978)

Explore the electrifying rise and fall of Zamrock through these essential albums: https://disc.gs/4ovZx7T

Berlin-based DJ Mike Starr discusses his journey, becoming a Berghain regular, and keeping classic house music alive with vinyl records.

"In some ways, I don’t even feel like I’m the one selecting records: they find me when I’m ready for them. When that happens, it feels less like digging and more like fate." - DJ Mike Starr: https://disc.gs/4nP3F1L

Led Zeppelin’s fourth studio album is untitled, but it is also referred to as Led Zeppelin IV, Four Symbols (due to the now iconic four symbols on the back), or Zoso (due to some people’s interpretation of one of those symbols).

54 years ago, Led Zeppelin released their untitled fourth album. In over 410,00 Collections on Discogs, it's the band's best-selling album.

The Cure 45
The Twilight Sad 38
PJ Harvey 15
Low 14
Blonde Redhead 13

YouTube video by One Song Podcast How Wu-Tang Clan Changed The World | One Song Podcast

“[The late-D’Angelo’s second album, Voodoo], to me, is perfection,” said Luxxury on the most recent One Song Podcast. “It’s one of the best albums of the 2000s."
https://youtu.be/7WoZevevmOI?si=hGhJ0WbzCdn14lMV

Ethiopian Modern Instrumental Hits - Various (1972)

In October, a collector spent over $5,000 to bring home this 1972 original pressing that features compositions by one of the Ethio-jazz scene’s most notable figures, Mulatu Astatke. https://disc.gs/4qLsFJL

Bjork - 79
Biosphere - 62
Aphex Twin - 59
Aleksi Perälä - 24
Drexciya/Bach/Dopplereffekt- 22

What are your top five most collected artists on Discogs?

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YouTube video by MTV Vault Questlove Shows His Record Collection (2003) 🥁 You Had To Be There

Questlove's collection contains over 30,000 records, but his "most prized possession" is the record featuring his mom, his aunt, and his dad.
https://youtu.be/qrGgcw7XlHM?si=_tUpEx-ZpqoXiXy0

Never gonna give that up!

Alive In The Catacombs - Queens Of The Stone Age

Getting Killed - Geese

Black Mahogani - Moodymann

The Life Of A Showgirl (Lakeside) - Taylor Swift

@qotsa-official.bsky.social live in the catacombs of Paris? That's the kind of deep vinyl digging we can get behind. Here's what caught the eye of the Discogs community in October: https://disc.gs/3LJDtb6

Album cover of "Promise" by Sade featuring a close-up portrait of the artist in dim lighting.

Members of the band Sade posing for a promotional photo. The lead singer stands at the center with three bandmates around them against a dark background.

40 years ago today, Sade released Promise, a lush blend of sophisti-pop, nu-jazz, and quiet storm. From “The Sweetest Taboo” to “Is It a Crime?”, the album is elegance, emotion, and storytelling at its finest.

De La Soul 3 Feet High and Rising (1989)

Jungle Brothers Done by the Forces of Nature (1989)

A Tribe Called Quest People’s Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm (1990)

Del the Funkee Homosapien I Wish My Brother George Was Here (1991)

Hip-hop's Daisy Age created a new path for the genre with a focus on optimism, humor, and consciousness: https://disc.gs/47DNttX

Hold on Magnolia!

Lô Borges

Milton Nascimento & Lô Borges Clube Da Esquina (1972)

Lô Borges - Lô Borges (1972)

Remembering Lô Borges, a true legend of Brazilian music and beyond.

Borges was a fundamental architect of the legendary Clube da Esquina collective, a movement that redefined MPB by fearlessly blending psychedelia, folk-rock, jazz, and the deep soul of Minas Gerais.

What record in your collection instantly feels like November?

Album cover for "November Rain" by Guns N' Roses, featuring close-up of water droplets on a surface.

Album cover for M.I.A.'s "Sweet November" featuring a low-angle shot of a person smiling under a tree, with album details in blue text above.

Album cover for "Gone Till November" by Wyclef Jean, featuring the artist holding a guitar and looking upwards.

Album cover for Samhain's "November-Coming-Fire," featuring a stylized graphic of a large flame with three skeletons and a prominent horned skull at the top.

It’s officially November, which means it’s time to cue up the songs that sound like gray skies, coffee steam, and crushed relationships.