EAST OF THE GROOVE
Journal
Stories about records, collecting, and the music that matters — from Soviet estrada to the rock, jazz and pop of Eastern Europe, exploring the artists, labels, pressing plants, formats, stories and cultural worlds that brought these records to life.
Collecting Guides
Understanding Soviet Record Labels
You're standing at a flea market table somewhere in Eastern Europe, or maybe you just pulled something out of a dusty crate at an estate sale. The record in your hands has Cyrillic text, a colorful label design, and a string of numbers and letters that mean absolutely nothing to you - yet. Don't put it down. That label…
16 July 2026
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