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
85K+Daily signals
May 26Last 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
Johann Sebastian Bach, Thomas Scherman, The Little Orchestra*, Alfred Wallenstein, Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra entered momentum (Score 15.0)
NEW
β–²
York Street Hustle entered momentum (Score 9.3)
NEW
β–²
Π”Π΅Π²ΡƒΡˆΠΊΠΈΠ½ Π‘ΠΎΠ½ entered momentum (Score 7.3)
NEW
β–²
Vreid entered momentum (Score 10.0)
NEW
β–²
Kendrick Lamar entered momentum (Score 9.8)
NEW
β–²
The Jimi Hendrix Experience entered momentum (Score 15.0)
NEW
Most Wanted
Highest want/have ratio among active artists
Genre Demand Ratio
Wants per available record β€” higher = tighter market
Electronic30.0x
World30.0x
Soul/Funk30.0x
Reggae/Dub9.34x
Rock7.63x
▲ Momentum Movers
Chick Corea
Jazz
30.0
NEW
Vault 0 · CrateScore 10.0
Rome Streetz
Hip Hop
25.2
NEW
Vault 0 · CrateScore 17.9
Moodymann / Theo Parrish
24.2
NEW
Vault 0 · CrateScore 8.1
LL Cool J
Hip Hop
24.0
NEW
Vault 0 · CrateScore 8.0
Bill Evans
Jazz
23.3
NEW
Vault 36.4 · CrateScore 19.9
Ron Carter
Jazz
18.9
NEW
Vault 37.9 · CrateScore 18.9
Mavis Staples
Soul/Funk
18.2
NEW
Vault 31.0 · CrateScore 16.4
Khruangbin
Soul/Funk
17.8
NEW
Vault 0 · CrateScore 5.9
Neil Young
Rock
16.4
NEW
Vault 0 · CrateScore 5.5
Kneecap
16.4
NEW
Vault 0 · CrateScore 5.5
Chick Corea
Jazz
30.0
NEW
Vault 0 · CrateScore 10.0
Rome Streetz
Hip Hop
25.2
NEW
Vault 0 · CrateScore 17.9
Moodymann / Theo Parrish
24.2
NEW
Vault 0 · CrateScore 8.1
LL Cool J
Hip Hop
24.0
NEW
Vault 0 · CrateScore 8.0
Bill Evans
Jazz
23.3
NEW
Vault 36.4 · CrateScore 19.9
Ron Carter
Jazz
18.9
NEW
Vault 37.9 · CrateScore 18.9
Mavis Staples
Soul/Funk
18.2
NEW
Vault 31.0 · CrateScore 16.4
Khruangbin
Soul/Funk
17.8
NEW
Vault 0 · CrateScore 5.9
Neil Young
Rock
16.4
NEW
Vault 0 · CrateScore 5.5
Kneecap
16.4
NEW
Vault 0 · CrateScore 5.5
CatalystArtistImpactWindow
reissueHowlin' Wolf β€” Reissue as part of the Chess Acoustic Sounds Serie1.5Γ—45 days
releaseTarantula Bill β€” New 12" record from psychedelic-rock band Tarantul1.0Γ—30 days
anniversaryElton John β€” 50th Anniversary edition of Captain Fantastic And 1.2Γ—30 days
reissueKris Kristofferson β€” Live From Austin, TX (Rainbow Splatter Color)1.5Γ—45 days
reissueMuddy Waters β€” Reissue as part of the Chess Acoustic Sounds Serie1.5Γ—45 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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