Record Store Day
Music Intelligence, Scientifically

Know which vinyl is about to move β€” before the price moves

We scan 5.7 million artists across 35 data sources every morning and find the signals hiding in plain sight.

5.7M+Artists tracked
35Data sources
70K+Daily signals
Apr 18Last updated
πŸ’ΏDiscogs
🟒Spotify
πŸ”΄Reddit
πŸ“°Music Press
▢️YouTube
🎡Last.fm
πŸ“»College Radio
πŸ›’eBay
πŸ“ˆGoogle Trends
🎀Setlist.fm
πŸͺMarketplace
🎸MusicBrainz
🍎Apple Music
⚑Bandcamp
πŸ”₯Hype Machine
πŸ’ΏDiscogs
🟒Spotify
πŸ”΄Reddit
πŸ“°Music Press
▢️YouTube
🎡Last.fm
πŸ“»College Radio
πŸ›’eBay
πŸ“ˆGoogle Trends
🎀Setlist.fm
πŸͺMarketplace
🎸MusicBrainz
🍎Apple Music
⚑Bandcamp
πŸ”₯Hype Machine
Four steps. Every morning. Fully automated.
1

Collect

Every morning at 4am, our pipeline scans 35 sources in parallel β€” Discogs, Reddit, press, YouTube, radio, eBay, Hype Machine, and more.

2

Analyze

Our engine reads every Reddit post and press article, extracts artist mentions, and detects market-moving events β€” reunions, reissues, tours, awards.

3

Score

Each artist gets three scores β€” Vault, Momentum, and Catalyst β€” that tell you exactly what's happening and what to do about it.

4

Learn

The system tracks its own predictions against real outcomes. Over time it learns which signals actually move prices β€” and adjusts its weights automatically.

Every crate has a story. We read 53,000 of them every day.

Reddit threads, radio playlists, press features, tour announcements, eBay sales, Hype Machine trends β€” individually they're noise. Together, they're a signal. We find the pattern before the market does.

Three scores that tell the whole story
Each artist is scored 0–100 on three dimensions, updated daily. No opinions. Just data.
SCARCITY

Vault Score

How scarce is it? Want/have ratios, price divergence, pressing rarity. High vault = low supply, high demand.

V = f(W/H, Ξ”P, S)
ACCELERATION

Momentum Score

Is demand growing? 7-day vs 30-day moving averages across all signals. Rising momentum = something is happening.

M = Ξ£(wα΅’ Β· Ξ”sα΅’)
EVENTS

Catalyst Score

Did something happen? Reunions, reissues, festival slots, press features, Hype Machine trending β€” events that move vinyl prices.

C = event Γ— impact Γ— decay(t)

5.7 million artists. Every genre. Underground only.

From Sun Ra to Nina Simone, from Sonny Rollins to McCoy Tyner β€” we track every artist that matters to serious collectors and independent record stores.

Today's observations
Real data from this morning's pipeline run.
What Changed Today
β–²
Conan Gray entered momentum (Score 10.0)
NEW
β–²
Apashe entered momentum (Score 9.0)
NEW
β–²
Nubya Garcia entered momentum (Score 15.0)
NEW
β–²
Nocturnal Winds entered momentum (Score 30.0)
NEW
β–²
The Cool Kids entered momentum (Score 5.7)
NEW
β–²
Harry Nilsson entered momentum (Score 10.0)
NEW
Most Wanted
Highest want/have ratio among active artists
Genre Demand Ratio
Wants per available record β€” higher = tighter market
Electronic29.01x
Soul/Funk17.34x
Latin16.18x
Soundtrack16.01x
World11.04x
Reggae/Dub10.33x
Rock8.7x
Jazz2.99x
▲ Momentum Movers
Mdou Moctar
World
41.1
▲ +4.8%
Vault 32.2 · CrateScore 24.4
Con Funk Shun
Soul/Funk
39.6
▲ +2.3%
Vault 32.2 · CrateScore 23.9
Nocturnal Winds
Rock
30.0
NEW
Vault 34.2 · CrateScore 21.4
Pearly Pride
Hip Hop
30.0
▲ +0.0%
Vault 0 · CrateScore 10.0
Sky Rompiendo
Latin
30.0
▲ +0.0%
Vault 31.7 · CrateScore 20.6
Knuckle Puck (3)
Rock
30.0
▲ +0.0%
Vault 0 · CrateScore 10.0
Elvie Shane
World
30.0
▲ +0.0%
Vault 43.6 · CrateScore 24.5
Chopin* / Martha Argerich, Charles Dutoit, Orchestre Symphonique De MontrΓ©al*
30.0
NEW
Vault 31.4 · CrateScore 20.5
The Choir Of Trinity College, Cambridge
29.5
▲ +109.2%
Vault 31.5 · CrateScore 20.3
Bio
Electronic
28.8
NEW
Vault 33.0 · CrateScore 20.6
Mdou Moctar
World
41.1
▲ +4.8%
Vault 32.2 · CrateScore 24.4
Con Funk Shun
Soul/Funk
39.6
▲ +2.3%
Vault 32.2 · CrateScore 23.9
Nocturnal Winds
Rock
30.0
NEW
Vault 34.2 · CrateScore 21.4
Pearly Pride
Hip Hop
30.0
▲ +0.0%
Vault 0 · CrateScore 10.0
Sky Rompiendo
Latin
30.0
▲ +0.0%
Vault 31.7 · CrateScore 20.6
Knuckle Puck (3)
Rock
30.0
▲ +0.0%
Vault 0 · CrateScore 10.0
Elvie Shane
World
30.0
▲ +0.0%
Vault 43.6 · CrateScore 24.5
Chopin* / Martha Argerich, Charles Dutoit, Orchestre Symphonique De MontrΓ©al*
30.0
NEW
Vault 31.4 · CrateScore 20.5
The Choir Of Trinity College, Cambridge
29.5
▲ +109.2%
Vault 31.5 · CrateScore 20.3
Bio
Electronic
28.8
NEW
Vault 33.0 · CrateScore 20.6
CatalystArtistImpactWindow
reissueBeastie Boys β€” Deluxe Edition of 'To The 5 Boroughs'1.5Γ—45 days
reissueEminem β€” The Eminem Show (Expanded Edition)1.5Γ—45 days
anniversaryOutKast β€” 25th Anniversary Edition of ATLiens released1.2Γ—30 days
reissueDeepChord β€” 2020 repress by Astral Industries (500 copies)1.5Γ—45 days
anniversaryKarate β€” 25th Anniversary Edition of Unsolved: Y2K released1.2Γ—30 days
Six proprietary market metrics
Quantitative finance concepts adapted for the vinyl market.
D
Market Depth
Copies available for sale right now
Ξ»
Absorption Rate
Average days between sales
tΒ½
Supply Half-Life
Days until supply is halved
Ξ”P
Price Velocity
30-day price change rate
Ξ±
Demand Acceleration
Second derivative of want count
L
Liquidity Score
Supply relative to demand
Built for people who discover first
πŸͺ

Record store owners

Stock it before demand spikes. Know what to order, what to price higher, and what's about to move off the shelf β€” before your competitors figure it out.

🎡

Vinyl collectors

Buy it before it gets expensive. Find undervalued records where demand is building quietly and supply is shrinking β€” the sweet spot before the market catches up.

🏷️

Labels & A&R

Reissue what the market is already asking for. Find out-of-print catalogs where hundreds of collectors are waiting and supply can't keep up.

Record Store Day 2026 — April 18
The Underground Picks
Our data-driven top 10. Ranked by Hold Score: format rarity, exclusivity, catalyst heat, and Discogs want/have ratio.
Cecil Taylor
Unit Fragments 1969 Salle Pleyel
FLIP3xLPHold 64.8
Hold score 64.8. Elemental Music. Vault 51.1 Β· 422 wants / 274 haves (1.5x)
Pink Floyd
Live From LA Sports Arena 1975
FLIP4xLPHold 58.0
Hold score 58.0. Legacy Recordings. Catalyst 100 Β· 3 wants / 1 haves (3.0x)
Yes
Tales From Topographic Tours
FLIP3xLPHold 57.0
Hold score 57.0. Rhino. Catalyst 100
Miles Davis
The New Sounds Mono
FLIP10" LPHold 55.0
Hold score 55.0. Craft Recordings. Catalyst 100
Pavement
Perfect Sound Forever
FLIP10" EPHold 55.0
Hold score 55.0. Matador. Catalyst 100
Against Me!
New Wave B-Sides
SKIP12" EPHold 53.4
Hold score 53.4. Rhino. Vault 32.9 Β· 1 wants / 1 haves (1.0x)
Jerry Garcia
Reflections 50th Anniversary
SKIP3xLPHold 53.1
Hold score 53.1. Round Records/ATO. Vault 32.0 Β· 328 wants / 1255 haves (0.3x)
Green Day
Nimrod 25th Anniversary
SKIP5xLPHold 53.0
Hold score 53.0. Reprise. Catalyst 100
Joni Mitchell
For The Roses
SKIPLPHold 53.0
Hold score 53.0. Rhino. Catalyst 83.6
Bruce Springsteen
Live From Asbury Park 2024
SKIP5xLPHold 52.8
Hold score 52.8. Legacy. Catalyst 78.6
Sleeper Picks
No Vault Score yet but the format, label, and genre signals are strong.
John Coltrane Quartet
France 1965: Complete Concerts
4xLP, 2,500 copiesSLEEPER
Coltrane centennial year. Classic quartet final tour. Will be worth multiples of retail.
Ngozi Family
Gate Crash '78
LP on Now-AgainSLEEPER
Zamrock on a prestige reissue label. If you know, you know.
Roy Ayers
Daddy Bug
LP on Nature SoundsSLEEPER
Soul/jazz funk that sample heads and collectors fight over.
Gil Scott-Heron
Reflections
LPSLEEPER
Poet laureate of hip hop roots. Always holds value on vinyl.
Labi Siffre
Crying Laughing Loving Lying
2xLP ExpandedSLEEPER
Sampled by Eminem. Beloved by UK soul collectors. Expanded edition.
Prince Buster
On Tour
LP on Blue Beat LabelSLEEPER
Ska royalty. Original pressings are impossible to find. Any new pressing moves.
Talking Heads
The CBS/Columbia Demos
2xLP on RhinoSLEEPER
Pre-fame demo recordings. First time available. Talking Heads collectors are obsessive.

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