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This is our TSDictionary of terms we commonly use.    Pictures coming soon!
Esto es nuestro TSDiccionario. ¡Fotos muy pronto disponibles!

 
  ALBUM - Full length CD, LP, or cassette.  Usually 5 or more tracks. ALBUM - Un CD, LP o casete completo. Usualmente tiene 5 o mas canciones.
  AUTOGRAPHED - An item that has been signed by an artist (may be personalized). AUTOGRAFO - Un artículo que ha sido firmado por el artista. (Puedo ser personalizado)
  BARCODE / UPC CODE - The Universal Product Code or Barcode is the little box with lines and numbers usually found on the back cover of a commercial release (very few promo releases have them).  Barcodes are used for many reasons among them are, to speed up check out, to track sales and to help with inventory. The first set of numbers in a barcode is the manufacturer code, the second set of numbers in the barcode is the product code. Some early CD's were printed with and without barcodes.  Please note that a UPC number is not always the same as a catalog number! CODIGO DE UPC - El universal producto código o (UPC) es la cajita con líneas y números usualmente atrás de la portada de un nuevo lanzamiento comercial (muy pocos promos lo tienen.) El UPC tiene muchos propósitos por ejemplo: para marcar rápido productos en la caja, para seguir ventas, y para ayudar con el inventarió. Los primeros números son el código de la compañía de discos y los últimos números del UPC son el código del producto. Unos CD mas antiguos fueron imprimados con UPC, pero muchos no. Por favor noten que el UPC no siempre es lo mismo que el numero de catalogo.
  BLISTER PACK - Old-fashioned hard plastic packaging for CD's similar to a longbox.  These were used in the early days of CD's so that they would fit into LP racks. BLISTER PACK / EMPAQUETE DE PLASTICO - Empaques antiguos de plástico duro para CDs similar a luna caja largo. Estos fueron usados en los años principios de CDs para que entraran en los estantes de vinilo.
  BOOTLEG - Unofficial release of material not available for commercial sale.  Such as concert footage, unreleased tracks or remixes.  These are not pirated releases, since usually there is either no copyright owner or the copyright owner is the person releasing the bootleg. From time to time we will carry bootleg material. BOOTLEG - Un lanzamiento no oficial y no disponible para venta comercial. Por ejemplo: una grabación de un concierto, partes o remix no disponible al público. Estas copias no son piratería por que no hay derechos de copyright ni dueño de copyright. De vez en cuando, tenemos estos tipos de materiales “bootleg.”
  BOX SET - A collection of anything boxed or packaged together.  A box set will usually contain multiple media formats together such as a CD, VHS and Booklet. COLECCION ENCAJONADA / (JUEGO) - Una colección de artículos en caja o empacados juntos. Un box set (juego) muchas veces lleva múltiplos tipos de media. Por ejemplo CD, VHS y librete.
  CARD SLEEVE - A thin cardboard-like cover sleeve for a CD. CARD SLEEVE - Una portada delgada de cartón para un CD.
  CATALOG NUMBER - This will be the number given to an item by either the record company or us (if a number is not present).  We create our own catalog numbers for magazines, posters and some promotional items that do not come with one.  To find a catalog number on an item look at the spine or back cover of the item.  We will also use either the complete or partial UPC number or matrix number if we cannot find a catalog number. NUMERO DE CATALOGOEste es el numero que las compañías de discos le dan a un articulo. Si un artículo no tiene un numero de catalogo, nosotros le asignamos un numero de catalogo. Nosotros le creamos números de catalogo a revistas, pósters y a unos artículos promociónales que no llevan uno. Para encontrar el numero de catalogo de un articulo, hay que buscar en la parte posterior de la portada. Cuando no hay numero de catalogo, utilizamos el numero de UPC parcial o completo.
  CUT OUT/HOLE PUNCH -  A saw cut, drill mark or hole punch in the case, cover or center of a CD, Cassette or Vinyl.  This mark indicates that the item was marked for promotional use or has been discontinued and discounted. CORTADOUna perforación o marca en el estuche, la portada o en el centro del CD, casete o vinilo. Esta marca indica que el artículo fue marcado para uso promocional o que fue descontinuado.
  DIE-CUT - A cut section of an insert or cover in the form of a shape, picture or letter.  Also used to form a window to expose the page or media below it.  
  DIGIPACK / DIGI-PACK - Folded cardboard case with either a tray or button glued to the inside to hold the CD or DVD.  There are also slipcase digipacks which are trays with a thin cardboard slipcase around them.  
  DISCONTINUED / DELETED - This is an out-of-print item that is in the process of being deleted from a record company's catalog.  Many discontinued items are discounted at the wholesale and retail levels to sale them quickly.  
  DISCOTECA / DISCOTIENDA - A retail store that predominately sells Spanish Language music.  Latin Music does not have to be their only genre but should be the major genre in the store.  For example, Discolandia is a discoteca, Tower Records is not.  
  DISCOUNT BIN / DUMP BIN - This is the table, bin or basket in a store that has random discounted items.  
  DISTRIBUTOR - Wholesale distribution center where retail shops buy their stock.  The distributor is the middleman between the record company and the store.  
  ECONO LINE / MID PRICE / ECONOMEDIA / NICE PRICE - Any release that is printed specifically for budget pricing.  Many reissues are budget CD's.  
  EMBOSSED - A raised (textured) part on a cover or insert. REALZADO - Una parte levantada en una cubierta o un relleno que tiene textura.
  ENHANCED - Some CD's and DVD's come enhanced with extras.  It can include track listings, lyrics, photos, links to websites, video and audio. ENHANCED / CD EXTRA - Algunos CD's y DVD's venidos material adicional. Puede incluir listados de las pistas, letras, fotos, links para una sitio oficial, vídeo y audio extra.
  EPK - Electronic Press Kit.  A press kit on CD, DVD or VHS format. EPK - Paquete De Prensa Electrónico. Una colección de material para la prensa en formato del CD, DVD o de VHS.
  EXCLUSIVE RELEASE - Any item that is released for sale exclusively at one store or retail chain. LANZAMIENTO EXCLUSIVO - Cualquier artículo que se lance para venta exclusivamente en una tienda o cadena de tiendas.
  EXPORT ISSUE - This is an item made in one country for sale exclusively in another.  Like all of those Mexican CD's made in Canada!  Many of these CD's will have an import sticker on them stating when and where they were made and where they are going. EDICIÓN DE EXPORTACIÓN - Esto es un artículo hecho en un país para venta exclusivamente en un otro país. ¡Como todos esos CD's Mexicanos hechos en Canadá! Muchos de estos CD's tendrán una sello o estampa de la importación en ellos que indican cuándo y dónde fueron hechas y donde van.
  FLAPF STICKER / IFPI STICKERThe FLAPF sticker is the tiny holographic sticker on the jewel case or shrink wrap of Latin American recordings from member record companies. FLAPF stands for Federacion Latinoamericana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas.  In 2000 FLAPF joined IFPI, International Federation of the Phonographic Industry, and thus the stickers changed.  The old  larger FLAPF sticker was used from 1995-1998, the newer smaller FLAPF sticker was used from 1999-2000 and the new IFPI sticker is still in use.   
  INSERT - Any printed material inserted with the media that is not part of the cover.  This can be, a separate lyrics sheet, poster, bio sheet, fan club membership offer or advertisement.  This term can also be used for other items packaged with the media such as trading cards, stickers, tattoos, bracelets and coupons.  
  IN THE WILD - The "wild" is any retail shop that carries music.  This can be a flea market, street vendor or resale shop.  This does not include internet based stores like this one, wholesalers (distributors) or collectors.  We use this term to refer to a CD's (or other format's) natural habitat.
CAPTIVITY - This is where a CD will go before or after the wild like; in your collection, in our store, eBay, a distributor, record company warehouse or any store that specializes in collectibles.
 
  GATEFOLD - An insert or cover that folds out. DOBLEZ DE LA PUERTA - un relleno o una cubierta que dobleces hacia fuera.
  GLOSSY - Shiny cover or coating. BRILLANTE - cubierta o capa brillante.

 

LONGBOX - Long Cardboard box packaging for early CD's.  While Longboxes were rare in Latin music they did exist. CAJA LARGA - caja de cartón larga que empaqueta para los discos en los últimos años de los 80's y los primeros años de los 90's. Estas cajas largas son raras en la música latina pero existen.
  MEDIA - The format that the printed material is on.  Such as CD, VHS, Book, etc... MEDIOS - el formato que el material impreso está encendido. Por ejemplo el CD, VHS, un libro, etc….
  MIS-PRESSED/MISPRINTED - This would be when an item contains or lacks tracks or features listed in the track listings.  This includes albums with tracks out of order, remixes or alternate versions of songs not clearly labeled. IMPRESO CON ERRATAS - Esto ocurre cuando un artículo contiene o carece las pistas o las características indicadas en los listados de la pista. Esto incluye álbumes con las pistas en desorden, los remezcla o las versiones alternas de las canciones no indicadas claramente.
  MISPRINT - Incorrectly printed material on the cover, media or poster (Usually Artists names or Song titles). ERRATA - material incorrectamente impreso en la cubierta, los medios o el cartel (generalmente nombres de los artistas o títulos de la canción).
  NEW VERSION - Usually refers to a reprinted album that has extra tracks (or lacks a track).  This will typically be the same album with the same catalog number but with a sticker or reprinted cover stating that it contains an extra track. VERSIÓN NUEVA - refiere generalmente a un álbum reimpreso que tenga pistas adicionales (o carece una pista). Éste será típicamente el mismo álbum con el mismo número de catálogo pero con una etiqueta engomada o una cubierta reimpresa que indica que contiene una pista adicional.
  OBI STRIP - Printed paper strip that wraps around the spine of Asian releases. TIRA OBI - Tira de papel impresa que se envuelve alrededor de la espina de lanzamientos de Asia.
  OFFICIALAny release authorized by the artist, record company or copyright holder. OFICIAL - cualquier lanzamiento autorizado por el artista, la disquiera o el dueño de las derechas de la copia.
  ORIGINAL - The first printing of a release. ORIGINAL - la primera impresión de un lanzamiento.
  OUT-OF-PRINT - Any release that is no longer being made by the record company.  FUERA DE IMPRESION / AGOTADO - cualquier lanzamiento que no esté siendo hecho  más por la disquiera.
  PIRATA / PIRATEUnofficial and illegal copy of an existing release.  These are usually cheap and often poor quality.  WE DO NOT SELL PIRATAS! PIRATA / PIRATE  - Copia no oficial e ilegal de un lanzamiento real. Estos discos generalmente se hacen baratos, y están de mal calidad. NO VENDEMOS A PIRATAS!.
  POP-UP - Paper insert or cover that when opened, forms a 3-D picture. POP-UP / ANIMADO - Relleno o cubierta de papel que cuando está abierto, formas un cuadro tridimensional.
  RARE - This word is used much too loosely in collecting.
In 1998 while searching for CD's for our collection we came up with a system on which we base how rare an item is by how likely you are to find that item
In The Wild.  It is a system which breaks down CD's by how often you would encounter them per Discoteca you visit.  For example you would find 3 copies of a Very Rare CD in 100 Discotecas.  Meaning that if you spent a week and went to 33 different CD stores you would probably find one copy.  There are exceptions for this system such as CD stores that are also distributors, the country of origin versus the country you are shopping in and type of release. (Such as CD singles, Special Editions, Test Markets, and Limited Edition CD's) However this scale has been very useful to us over the years and fairly accurate. This scale is only used for retail CD releases.  Promo CD's or Vinyl would not apply to this scale.  We are mostly referring to CD's in their original factory state but does include used CD's not in specialty shops. (some CD's did not originally come sealed in shrink wrap but had stickers sealing them).

NEW RELEASE - 95 of 100
This would be a new release or reissue within the first 18 months of release. 
COMMON - 75 of 100
This would be a new release or reissue that has been out for 2 - 4 years. 
FAIRLY COMMON - 50 of 100
This would be a  Limited Edition or CD single within the first 18 months of release.  A CD that is 4 to 6 years old and recently out of print. 
UNCOMMON - 25 of 100
This is the category most little known artist new releases start in.  Newly released popular Import CD's.  Newly discounted or marked out CD's.  CD's that have been out of print for at least 5 years. Recently out of print Limited Editions, alternate covers (slip cases) and CD singles.
RARE - 10 of 100
CD's that have been out of print for 7 years or more.  Test Market CD's.  Limited Editions and CD singles that have been out of print for 3 years or more.  First printings (original releases) that are 5 or more years old.
VERY RARE - 3 of 100
CD's that have been out of print for 10 or more years or out of print CD's that were released before 1995.  Alternate versions of out of print CD's or slip cases.  Most CD singles that are over 7 years old.
EXTREMELY RARE - 1 of 100
Most CD's released before 1991 would be in this category.  CD's this rare will typically not be found in the wild but will be found either used or in Captivity (specialty shops, collectors, on-line stores etc...).

You can try our system out if you live in or near an area that has over 100 Discotecas like Southern California or Mexico City.  In areas of less than 100 the scale will be off a little but still work.
Also, please note as stated earlier that Extremely Rare CD's will be Fairly Common in Captivity.  So, just because you see something every week on eBay does not mean your local flea market will have a dozen copies of them. Alternately, some areas where various genres of Latin music are less popular you might stumble across a store with 5-25 copies of a Very Rare or Extremely Rare CD.
 
  RECALLED - Any item pulled from the market and sent back to the record company prior, or after its release.  
  RECORD POOL - This is a subscription service set up to provide DJ's with remixes, usually exclusive remixes and in turn the DJ's submit play list information back to the pool so that record companies can chart which songs are doing well in the clubs (their playability).  Today most record pools are independently owned but some are still run directly by a record company.  Some record pools have their own in-house DJ's that will make special mixes that are distributed ONLY to subscribers!  
  REISSUE / RE-RELEASE - A new printing of an out-of-print CD. REEDICIÓN / RE-LANZAMIENTO - una nueva impresión de un CD agotado.
  REPRINT / RE-PRESSING - A new printing of a CD that was still in print or available. REIMPRESIÓN/REPRESIÓN - una nueva impresión de un CD que todavía estaba adentro impresión o disponible.
  SLIPCASE / SLIP CASE - Printed thin cardboard case that slips over the CD, DVD or cassette case. CAJA RESBALÓN - pedazo fino impreso de la caja de  cartulina que se desliza sobre el estuche de CD, DVD o cassette.
  TEST PRESSING - A test pressing is usually a CDR or white label vinyl record with the contents printed or hand written on the label. IMPRESION DE PRUEBA - Una impresión de la demostración es generalmente un CDR o vinilo de etiqueta blanco con qué se contiene en el disco escrito a mano o impreso en la etiqueta.

 

 
 
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