Music - Brian Chernicky Dot Com Apologies for the inconvenience. Tue, 01 Sep 2020 23:28:50 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.brianchernicky.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/cropped-brian-chernicky-32x32.jpg Music - Brian Chernicky Dot Com 32 32 How to Grade Records on Discogs: A Simple Reference Table https://www.brianchernicky.com/how-to-grade-records-discogs-table/ Mon, 25 Jun 2018 23:31:48 +0000 http://www.brianchernicky.com/?p=4346 An easy to read and reference table version of Discogs' How To Grade Items instructions.

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Here’s an easy to read and reference table version of the Discogs’ How To Grade Items instructions.

Enjoy it, use it, love it.  And read the notes after the table.

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ConditionPlaygrade
Visual gradeCover
MSealed, unopened.
Sealed, unopened.
Sealed, unopened. No issues, bends, etc.
NMPlays perfectly with no issues at all.Looks perfect and shows no signs of wear.COVER is really in fantastic shape. Probably is still in shrink wrap, with the side of the shrink opened to access record. No creases, marks or problems.
VG+PLAYBACK is very clean with just a few occasional light pops or light static, mostly in quiet places.
VISUAL INSPECTION shows a very clean record with only superficial cosmetic marks that do not affect playback.
COVER is very clean, with only slight signs of wear. [Describe]
  • OK: Cut corner, Cut out hole, indentation.
  • If not for a couple things wrong, it would be NM.
VGPLAYBACK is mostly clean, with occasional light static and surface noise, more noticeable in soft passages/intros/fades, but does not overpower the music.VISUAL INSPECTION is mostly clean, but with a few light scratches and marks that affect the sound (as listed previously).COVER is mostly clean, the standout issues being: [Describe]
  • This is the best possible grade for a cover with writing OR tape (not both).
G+PLAYBACK is loud and without skipping, albeit with moderate surface noise.VISUAL INSPECTION shows a moderate to fair amount of light/non-deep scratches & visible groove wear that affect the sound (as listed previously). COVER shows a moderate amount of issues: [Describe]
  • Seam splits, especially at the bottom or on the spine.
  • Tape, writing, ring wear, or other defects will be present.
GPLAYBACK is without skipping, albeit with very significant surface noise & "ticks" that accompany the playback.
VISUAL INSPECTION shows a lot scratches and visible groove wear that affect the sound (as listed previously).
COVER shows a lot of issues: [Describe]
  • Seam splits, especially at the bottom or on the spine.
  • Tape, writing, ring wear, or other defects will be present.
F
Poor		PLAYBACK: The record does not play through without skipping or repeating.
VISUAL INSPECTION shows the record is trashed, with lots of marks, scratches and scuffs.
The picture sleeve is water damaged, split on all three seams and heavily marred by wear and writing. The LP cover barely keeps the LP inside it. Inner sleeves are fully split, crinkled, and written upon.

What is this?

If you use Discogs, at some point you’re going to come across the question of how to grade your vinyl records.  Discogs uses something called The Goldmine Standard, and their support page describing how to grade your items is here.

When buying a record from the Discogs Marketplace, from time to time you might receive an item in a condition that doesn’t match these grading instructions.  Sometimes what you receive is not even close.

While accurate grading is ultimately the responsibility of the individual seller – I thought maybe the Discogs support article explaining how to grade could be improved upon.

The table above puts the Discogs grading instructions in a format that is easier to read and reference. As much as possible, I’ve used the actual verbiage from their support article.

No matter if you’re using Discogs to catalog the condition of your own collection, sell records, or both – this table should make things a bit easier for you.

If you’re selling something, you should be able to copy and paste the correct condition for your item from each of the 3 fields.  I do.

What’s this ‘Visual grade’ column about?

Discogs has two main grading fields for record condition: Media condition and Sleeve condition.

Sleeve condition is straightforward.

Media condition is really a cross between two things: playback and a visual inspection.

Not all Discogs sellers go through the effort to listen to and playgrade an item, and so it’s helpful for buyers to know if the item for sale has been playgraded, graded visually, or both.  The ideal is that both have been done.

Can you show me an example listing (Public Comments) using your table data?

This is a listing for a record in VG+/VG+ shape:

PLAYBACK is very clean with just a few occasional light pops or light static, mostly in quiet places. VISUAL INSPECTION shows a very clean record with only superficial cosmetic marks that do not affect playback. COVER is very clean, with only slight signs of wear (lightly dinged corner).

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]]> What the “Hey! Hey! Hey!” Chants in Top 40 Hip Hop Are https://www.brianchernicky.com/hey-hey-hey-chants-top-40-hip-hop/ Thu, 31 Mar 2016 20:12:17 +0000 http://www.brianchernicky.com/?p=461 A post about the ubiquitous HEY! HEY! HEY! chant in just about every hip-hop song from the 2010's. Here's what that is, who created it, and a list of examples.

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On the "Hey! Hey! Hey!" chants in Top 40 hip hop

Ever notice the men yelling HEY! in every other hip pop song these days?  I have.

My girlfriend listens to Top 40 R&B Hip Hop radio stations in her car. So if she’s driving, that pretty much means I get to listen to them too.

One day I pointed out to her all the “HEY! HEY! HEY!” cadence calls in every other track, and she said she never even noticed it before.

In the 2010’s you have the Hey! chant in every other modern hip hop track. That’s not a motif, it’s a genre.

If you don’t know what I’m talking about, listen for what sounds like about 10 men in the military, chanting “HEY! HEY! HEY!” in about any hip hop song that has been released since 2012.

And if you don’t feel like doing that, I give you exhibits A-N:

Now that’s a lazy, partial list. The thing is, it’s in just about every other hip hop song from the 2010’s. It’s the musical sound of the decade.

In the 70’s you had disco, funk.

In the 80’s you had hip hop, punk, hair metal.

In the 90’s you had grunge.

In the 2000’s you had nu-metal, post-punk, emo.

And in the 2010’s you have trap, dubstep to a limited extent, but more commonly, you have the Hey! chant.

It’s not a motif, It’s a genre.

If you’re curious as to who is credited with creating this genre, it’s a guy named DJ Mustard.

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