diff --git a/generaterecords.py b/generaterecords.py
index aa24ccb..6fe47b9 100644
--- a/generaterecords.py
+++ b/generaterecords.py
@@ -5,16 +5,15 @@ user = d.user("pilpaotr")
 
 records = []
 
+rawlist = user.collection_folders[0].releases
+
 thenumber = 1
-maxno = len(user.collection_folders[0].releases)
+maxno = len(rawlist)
 
 def typography(thestring):
     return re.sub(" / ","/",re.sub(" \(.*\)","",re.sub(" - "," – ",re.sub("  "," ",re.sub("\.\.\."," …",re.sub("'","’",re.sub(" = .*","",thestring)))))))
 
-print("Fetching records from Discogs")
-
-for item in user.collection_folders[0].releases:
-    print("Fetching " + str(thenumber) + " of " + str(maxno))
+for item in rawlist:
     theitem = {}
     theitem["artist"] = typography(item.release.artists[0].name)
     theitem["title"] = typography(item.release.title)
@@ -32,7 +31,6 @@ for item in user.collection_folders[0].releases:
 
     records.append(theitem)
     thenumber += 1
-    time.sleep(1) # only allowed 1 request per second
 
 records = sorted(records, key=lambda d: d["title"])
 records = sorted(records, key=lambda d: d["artist"])