# VinylAI - The Vinyl Record Companion App

> VinylAI is the all-in-one vinyl record app for collectors and music lovers. Photograph a record to identify the release and see what it is worth from Discogs market data, find record stores worldwide, track your collection, and learn how to identify pressings.

## About VinylAI

VinylAI is a free mobile app (iOS & Android) that helps vinyl enthusiasts:
- Identify a record from a photo of its cover, or by barcode where one exists, and check market prices from Discogs data
- Find record stores near them in 77 cities worldwide
- Track and value their vinyl collection over time
- Get price alerts for wanted records
- Discover events like Record Store Day and local record fairs

Website: https://vinylai.app
Download: https://vinylai.app/download/

## Content Sections

### Record Store Directory
URL pattern: /record-stores/{city-slug}/
Coverage: 77 cities across 19 countries including London, New York, Tokyo, Paris, Berlin, Amsterdam, and more.
Each city page includes: store listings with ratings, map, opening hours, specialties, local vinyl shopping tips, and FAQ.

### Vinyl Guides & Articles (148 articles, each in 8 languages)
URL pattern: /guides/{article-slug}/  (translations at /{lang}/guides/{article-slug}/)
Expert guides covering: how to sell vinyl records, vinyl formats explained (180g, 7"/10"/12"), identifying rare and valuable records, buying guides, artist collection guides (Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Nirvana, Taylor Swift, Radiohead, Metallica, David Bowie, and 20+ more), Discogs marketplace guides, record pricing and valuation, hip-hop vinyl collecting, jazz vinyl classics, rock memorabilia, and more.

### Record Identification Reference
Pages that answer a specific identification question end to end, each with a direct answer up front:
- Identifying a record from a photo of the cover, and what cover, barcode and matrix scanning each can and cannot do: /guides/can-an-app-identify-a-vinyl-record-from-a-photo/
- Reading runout / matrix (dead wax) etchings to pin the exact pressing: /guides/vinyl-runout-matrix-numbers-decoded/
- Telling an original pressing from a reissue: /guides/original-pressing-vs-reissue/
- Dating a pressing (the label's copyright year is not the pressing year): /guides/how-to-date-a-vinyl-record/
- Working out which country pressed a copy, including Japanese obi editions: /guides/which-country-pressed-my-record/
- Decoding catalogue numbers and label text: /guides/vinyl-catalog-numbers-explained/
- Identifying a record with no barcode, no sleeve or a blank label: /guides/identify-a-record-with-no-barcode-or-blank-label/
- Spotting fakes, bootlegs and counterfeits: /guides/how-to-spot-a-fake-or-bootleg-vinyl-record/
- Promos, white labels and test pressings, and what each is actually worth: /guides/promo-white-label-and-test-pressings/
- Record club editions (Columbia House and equivalents) and why they sell for less: /guides/record-club-editions-explained/
- Whether a sealed copy is worth more, and how to spot a reseal: /guides/sealed-vinyl-records-value/
- Audiophile pressings (half-speed, 45rpm doubles, MoFi and similar): /guides/audiophile-vinyl-pressings-explained/
- How accurate app valuations are, and when not to trust the number: /guides/how-accurate-are-vinyl-valuation-apps/
- Photographing records so they identify and sell: /guides/how-to-photograph-vinyl-records/
- What to do with an inherited collection: /guides/inherited-a-vinyl-record-collection/
- Insuring and documenting a collection: /guides/insure-and-document-a-vinyl-collection/
- Comparison of vinyl scanning and collection apps: /guides/best-vinyl-record-apps/

### Artist Pages (95 artists)
URL pattern: /artists/{artist-slug}/
Discography and collecting context per artist, cross-linked with the matching VinylAI Market artist page.

### Vinyl Events
URL pattern: /events/{event-slug}/
Coverage of vinyl events: Record Store Day 2026, record fairs calendar, vinyl subscription clubs compared.

### Record Store Finder by City (77 cities, 1400+ stores)
Available cities include: London, New York, Tokyo, Paris, Berlin, Amsterdam, Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco, Portland, Seattle, Austin, Nashville, Melbourne, Sydney, Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, Stockholm, Copenhagen, Brussels, Antwerp, Barcelona, Madrid, Lisbon, Porto, Milan, Rome, Munich, Hamburg, Osaka, Kyoto, Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, and more.

### VinylAI Market — Marketplace & Appraisal Hub
URL: https://vinylai.app/market/
VinylAI Market is a vinyl record appraisal and marketplace hub built around a single canonical card for each release. Every card states what a record is worth condition by condition and lists live offers from independent sellers worldwide, so a collector can value a pressing and buy a clean copy in one place.

URL patterns:
- Hub / value guide: /market/
- Browse by genre: /market/genre/{genre-slug}/ (e.g. /market/genre/rock/, /market/genre/jazz/, /market/genre/electronic/)
- Browse by artist: /market/artist/{artist-slug}/ (e.g. /market/artist/led-zeppelin/, /market/artist/pink-floyd/, /market/artist/daft-punk/)
- Individual release card: /market/{artist-title-releaseid}/
- Sell a record: /market/sell/

How vinyl is valued (reference facts):
- A record's value is set by four factors: the exact pressing, its condition, collector demand, and scarcity.
- Original first pressings, mono editions of titles later reissued in stereo, and country-specific variants usually command more than standard reissues.
- Condition is graded with the Goldmine Standard, which grades the disc and sleeve separately: Mint (M), Near Mint (NM), Very Good Plus (VG+), Very Good (VG), Good (G), and Poor (P).
- An original pressing is identified by cross-referencing the catalogue number on the label, the matrix/runout strings etched in the dead wax, the label design, and the country of manufacture against the release's discography.
- Sellers attach an offer (price, condition grade, delivery) to the existing canonical card rather than creating a duplicate listing; each offer is reviewed before it goes live and buyers contact sellers directly.

## Languages

Content is available in 8 languages:
- English (primary): /
- French: /fr/
- Dutch: /nl/
- German: /de/
- Japanese: /ja/
- Spanish: /es/
- Italian: /it/
- Portuguese: /pt/

## Data Sources

Record store data and vinyl market information is sourced from public directories and the Discogs API. Discogs is a registered trademark of Zink Media, LLC.

## Contact

Email: support@vastflow.kz
Website: https://vinylai.app/contacts/