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Electronic Music Rarity and Price Data
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About
This collection offers a detailed snapshot of electronic music released between 1990 and 2000. Sourced from the Discogs database, the data primarily features Vinyl releases, alongside some compact discs. It was compiled through web scraping techniques and captures various electronic music sub-genres, including House, Techno, Electro, Progressive House, Hip Hop, and Ambient. The resulting resource provides essential insights into record rarity, desirability, and historical market prices.
Columns
The dataset contains 15 columns detailing release information, artist attribution, genre specifics, and market metrics:
- Artist: The name of the artist or group who performed the music.
- Title: The title of the track or album release.
- Label: The record label that released the music.
- Country: The country where the music was originally released.
- Format: The physical format of the release, predominantly Vinyl.
- Release Date: The date the music was made available.
- Genre: The general genre of the music, such as Electronic.
- Styles: Specific styles or sub-genres, such as Tech House or Ambient.
- Have: A metric indicating how many people own the record.
- Want: A metric indicating how many people are seeking the record.
- Number of Ratings: The total count of ratings the record has received.
- Average Rating: The mean rating out of all received ratings.
- Lowest Price: The minimum recorded sale price for the item.
- Median Price: The middle value of the item's sale prices.
- Highest Price: The maximum recorded sale price for the item.
Distribution
The dataset is provided in a standard CSV file format, named
discogs_electronic.csv, and is approximately 4.31 MB in size. It contains 15 fields and details roughly 34.9k valid records.Usage
This data is ideal for exploring market dynamics and cultural influence within the 1990s electronic music scene. Researchers can utilise the want/have ratios to determine record rarity and desirability, finding out which records are popular but not widely owned. It supports analysis of geographic influences, such as identifying leading countries in electronic music production and regional style variations. The data is also valuable for assessing artist popularity and influence through metrics like average ratings and ownership numbers.
Coverage
The temporal scope covers music releases spanning the decade from 1990 to 2000. Geographically, the data captures releases from 56 unique countries globally, with the United Kingdom (32%) and the United States (27%) being the most frequently represented regions. The focus is overwhelmingly on the Electronic genre, although it includes a small portion of Hip Hop. Data coverage is strongly skewed towards the Vinyl format, which accounts for 91% of the releases.
License
CC0: Public Domain
Who Can Use It
- Music historians interested in mapping the evolution of 90s electronic genres.
- Market analysts looking to understand desirability and rarity in niche physical media markets.
- Data scientists who wish to perform predictive modelling on record prices or popularity metrics.
- Data visualizers creating geographic maps of music production and style dissemination.
Dataset Name Suggestions
- 1990s Discogs Electronic Music Market Statistics
- Vinyl and CD Music Trends 1990-2000
- Electronic Music Rarity and Price Data
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