About
I’m Tom and I created this site to record all the weird & wonderful records that I have collected over the years. As you’ll probably see there’s a bit of everything in there: some great tunes and some definitely not so great.
I’ve always been a sucker for a brightly coloured piece of vinyl or one cut into a funky (hopefully ridiculous) shape with a picture of something equally amusing on it. Hopefully this site will provide people with a few pretty things to look at as well as some that provoke a giggle or two.
Contributing images
I’d absolute love for other people to contribute to the blog. So, if you have a load of interesting records, a decent digital camera and a few spare minutes either leave a comment below and I’ll get back to you or register an account on the site so that I can give you access. I’ll get in touch once you’ve signed up.
Links
A few other places of interest: my design & development company Lighthouse London. This is what I do to make money and the site shows off some of the work that we’ve done in the past. You can also check out my other blog – where I regularly post random crap, with a healthy lean towards the music side of things.
hey, i have the Warp20 boxset which has a rather nice laser etching on a couple of the records. my camera isn’t AMAZINGLY fantastic, but it takes pretty ok pics. would like to contribute pics of the Warp20 if that’s cool
Hi! I noticed your ‘Etched’ section is empty, and I have a copy of Portishead’s ‘Machine Gun’ on 12″ that has some mad etching on it. It’s really beautiful. I could upload you photos sometime if you like?
Loving your site!
Steph
Hey, I’ve a couple I’d like to contribute, one for your ‘Grey’ section (Dam Mantle’s Grey EP), and a Ghostbusters single in the shape of the Ghostbusters logo. That one calls for a new tag, ‘weird shaped records’.
Hey Tom, just registered. Snapped some of my coloured vinyls/picture discs, so let me know how to upload.
Hi. I have recently began the hobby of collecting vinyls. Some of the ones I have are very eye catching and would fit perfectly on this site. I was hoping for a possibility of contributing to your project.
Thanks,
Alex
Hi Tom
i have a lots of coloured D&B vinyls and Gabber/Speedcore Picture Discs in my vinyl collection.let me know how i could upload them.
Thanks
Tom
Hey, I sent you a few photos before that you’ve added to the site but I’ve got more. Would be easier for me to add them myself. Let me know how. Cheers, Aaron
what about colored 45s?
Yes please! 45s are all good by me
Hi Tom – long time no speak!
Me and some mates have been putting out the amazing music of Ben Bracket who sadly passed away in april 2009 – each release includes a ltd 50 pressing coloured run – the first was green, the second purple.. and the third is out next week!
I’ve got some good photos – you can get an idea from the images from the first release on discogs: http://www.discogs.com/viewimages?release=1941494
Let me know how I get these to you!
Hi Tom,
I’ve a few I’d want to share – is there an email I could forward the pictures to?
Ta!
I’ve got a few to share as well (Cosmin TRG, James Blake etc….) . get in touch!
x
Great collection you have here, really inspiring. I have a beautiful juicy looking one to submit from Oil Gang, will link you into my blog which I’m going to post about it! hit me bk
I like the collection building up here. I got a few DnB and some Rock that aren’t up either, give us a shout and I can hook you up with some photos…
Hey! nice idea for a site. i love picture discs myself and collect them too, even if they are crap heh. i have over a thousand vinyl with some nice pretty discs that i wouldnt mind putting up. Examples like Anthrax vs Run DMC, Neophyte records, Ron D Core and a ton of just different coloured/marbled records including a 7″ pink Dolly parton – Great balls of fire!
get in touch as i cant seem to find an upload link. Cheers
Just a thought, but could you guys also include the release year? It would nice to know when these pieces of art were released.
Good idea on the release year, I’ll have a think about how best to put that up there as well!
This site is wonderful! I’ve got a record collection with plenty of picture disks, etched and multicoloured ones and a decent camera to boot, (5D MK2) and I’m willing to contribute. I registered an account and I’m waiting to get in touch.